After consecutive NFC North crowns, the Lions saw massive change on both sides of the football this season. Both coordinators left for open head-coaching jobs: Ben Johnson went to the Bears after leading Detroit's offense the past three years and Aaron Glenn, their defensive coordinator from 2021 to '24, took the Jets' job.
Glenn took longtime Detroit staffer Tanner Engstrand with him to be New York's offensive coordinator, too. The unknown of key departures on the Lions' coaching staff brought questions heading into the season as they began another campaign with high expectations, hoping to break through and earn the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance.
