According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there have only been three teams in NFL history to finish with a winning record after falling five or more games under .500 at any point (the 1962 Bills, 1970 Bengals and 2021 Dolphins). Additionally, there have been only three teams who have made the playoffs after being five or more games under .500 at any point (1970 Bengals, 2014 Panthers and 2020 Washington), so the Lions could join a rare group.
After losing by one score in five of the Lions’ seven losses, Goff is happy to start winning some, but says the team is still not satisfied.
“We said this after the game that a lot of these close games are starting to lean more towards us and not towards them and that hasn’t been the case around here,” Goff said. “We fully believe in each other and just know somebody’s gonna make a play to do something right and that’s half the battle and it’s showing off for us a lot right now.”
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