The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears are franchises going in opposite directions, and it may not be the directions that the overall record suggests.
The Lions are 0-3, but just spent all offseason tearing down the roster to get younger, cheaper and accumulate draft picks. Though they’ve lost all three games this season, they’ve already shown significant week-to-week improvement, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
The Chicago Bears, meanwhile, are scrambling. A playoff hopeful in Year 4 of the Matt Nagy era, Chicago is 1-2 and coming off one of the more embarrassing offensive performances in franchise history.