Lions talking will not make ‘SOL’ go away

On paper, the Lions were clearly not the better team going into their Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills, led by dual-threat passer Josh Allen, contain a myriad of weapons on both sides of the ball. On offense, there’s high-end talent like running back Devin Singletary and wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis. Meanwhile, on defense, there’s proven players such as defensive end Von Miller, defensive tackle Ed Oliver and linebacker Matt Milano.

Detroit, in its current state, truly can’t contend with all the firepower that Buffalo possesses.

Yet, for all 60 minutes of Thursday’s loss to the Bills, the Lions hung in there with Buffalo — a preseason favorite to make the Super Bowl out of the AFC — and had a chance to win the game.

It was a sign of how far Dan Campbell’s team has come in the last four weeks (since its nowexpired three-game winning streak began), yet how far it remains from being on the same level as a Super Bowl title contender like Buffalo.

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