What we learned from the Detroit Lions’ Week 5 loss to the New England Patriots

We start with the offense:

They have put on an entertaining show, especially at Ford Field. The Lions were competitive until Sunday’s debacle and Ford Field was rocking in the three home games.

The Lions’ won once – 36-27 over the Washington Commanders. And they put up big numbers in two of their losses – 38-35 to the Philadelphia Eagles, and 48-45 to the Seattle Seahawks.

Both of those two left open the same question: If the defense could have gotten a stop, would the Lions’ offense have taken advantage with a game-winning drive?

There is always hope with an offense. Sunday’s loss, with the offense in the break-down lane, took away a lot of that.

The Lions are being judged not by the yards and points they put up on offense for five weeks but by the reality of where they are in the standings. And 1-4 and in last place in the NFC North is not inspiring.