What we learned from the Detroit Lions’ Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks

Points: No doubt, scoring 45 points was more than enough for the Lions to win – except for a couple of painful reasons. Most obvious is that their defense has not been good enough to play complementary football.

The Lions never had a lead to protect against the Seahawks, and they trailed the entire game after a missed extra point left them trailing, 7-6, after they scored their first touchdown.

Unlike the previous week, when the Lions had leads of 14-0 and 24-14 over the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions were always playing from behind. They faced a 38-23 deficit going into the fourth quarter.

The offense made a valiant run, but never got a chance to get the lead because of the defense’s inability to get a stop. Given the way the game continued to play out, the Lions could have scored 100 points and it wouldn’t have been enough.