The Detroit lions and their chief coach Dan Campbell set an ambitious objective publicly declared to go to the Super Bowl during the 2024-2025 NFL season, to look helpless while the injuries wreaked havoc late in the season.
The result was a defeat of the playoffs of the second round against the Washington commanders who shocked the fans and made Campbell tears shed at a post-match press conference at the end of his dream.
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Last month, the Lions selected seven new players at the NFL 2025 draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin, adding size, skills and talents to a team that was already being challenged by the NFC crown in 2025-2026.
Dan Campbell (left) shares a coffee with two others in the annual meeting of the NFL in Palm Beach, Florida. © Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
Recently, the initiate of the NFL, Dave Helman, shared its power classification of the Post-Trafic NFL, placing the second lions of the league behind the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The Lions were followed by three AFC teams, the Bills, the Ravens and the Chiefs, and ranked four places in front of Jayden Daniels and the commanders.
The other three NFC North teams arrived in 10th, 14th and 16th with second place in the Vikings falling to last in the division according to Helman’s choices.
Fans reacted with excitation.
“The Vikings which are not in the top 8 are a crime and a pure hatred,” Another added.
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“The Lions are too low,” added another fan about Detroit, indicating that he thought he was linked to the Super Bowl championship.
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