The Lions almost blew a 21-0 lead. They held on when they forced an incompletion on a 2-point conversion in overtime. Detroit’s defense had played very well in building that lead, then let the Saints back in the game. Lions head coach Dan Campbell blamed the offense’s inefficiency for the lead slipping away. “I’m like, man, we’ve got to be more efficient on offense,” Campbell said. “We kind of spit and sputtered there and then they … had some tempo going.”
The Lions face a very tough Week 2 game against the Bills, who will host their first regular-season game in their new stadium Thursday night.