The best regular season in Detroit Lions history was quickly erased when a depleted defense could not stop Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in a home playoff game. Dan Campbell's rebuild has been super impressive but the Lions have fallen short of the Super Bowl in two consecutive years. It's a situation that reminds Peyton Manning of his Indianapolis Colts in the 2000s and, as such, he reached out via text to the Lions coach to offer encouragement after the early postseason ouster.
“I said, ‘I know how you feel, I’ve been there, and it’s not a good feeling,’” Manning said in an interview at an event on Monday night. "'Understand that, but we did win the whole thing the next year.' You just kind of keep sawing wood."
