Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions completed a 15–2 regular season by stunning the Minnesota Vikings, 31–9, despite trotting out a defensive unit completely ravaged by injuries. It's far and away the best record the franchise has ever enjoyed and it's enough to ensure that the NFC runs through Ford Field. Since taking over in 2021, Campbell and his staff have transformed the locker room and the front office has crushed the drafts.
They embraced an identity and succeeded to the point where everyone knows what the Lions' identity is—grit, kneecaps and a willingness to roll the dice. America's Team is already taken by the Dallas Cowboys but Colin Cowherd referred to them as "the Chicago Cubs in shoulder pads" during his show today, which seems fairly apt.
