Answer: Defence. Question: Who did not ‘show-up’? Spectacle of defensive failures by both teams. When is the last time you saw a 1,000 yard offensive game? Down field completions by Commanders complements of Detroit’s pass defence would have made Stevie Wonder proud. Lion’s season long scandalous containment of a ‘running QB’ was an open, fetid wound. Also cannot disregard sloppy tackling by the Lions. Yardage after first defensive contact appeared excessive.

On Lion’s offensive side, their huge total yardage was negated by Lion’s ugly turnovers. J. Goff hesitated a fatal extra second on pass/throwaway decisions to many times. Offensive line seemed to have ‘brain fart’ blocks at most inopportune times.

Get involved in a ‘shoot-out’ and make more mistakes than your opponent and this is how it ends. You lose by beating yourself.

Solvable issue are wide open for fixing as we embark on our 67 year of rebuilding.