The Detroit Lions are on the road tonight in front of a nationally televised audience on Monday Night Football taking on a very good Baltimore Ravens team.
This matchup features two teams that won their respective divisions in 2024 and are two of the best in their conferences. Here are five things to watch out for in tonight’s contest:
The last time the Lions were in Baltimore in October of 2023, they started their first three offensive drives with three-and-outs. Baltimore started their first three offensive possessions with touchdowns. Detroit looked up at the scoreboard early in the second quarter and found themselves down 21-0, and it was an uphill battle from there in an eventual 38-6 loss to the Ravens.
“You don’t forget those because it was – we didn’t give ourselves a chance,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said this week about that 2023 contest. “By the end of the first quarter we were in a bad way.
“We know it’s going to be a challenge, but I’m telling you, we’re looking forward to it. I mean, these are fun, man. These are as good as it gets.”
It’s imperative the Lions get off to a good start in all three phases tonight. Baltimore is as explosive as they come on offense, especially if they can establish the run and lean on it to open up their play-action pass game.
When teams get behind and become one-dimensional against an aggressive Ravens’ defense, it can be a long afternoon as the Lions experienced in 2023.