If it felt like Sunday’s 20-0 whitewashing at the hands of the Carolina Panthers was the worst offensive performance from the Detroit Lions in a very long time, that feeling was right. The blanking marked the first time in over a decade the Lions got shut out in the regular season.
The last time the Lions failed to score a single point in a game came in 2009, Matthew Stafford’s rookie season. Stafford did not play in the Week 6 loss, a 26-0 spanking in Green Bay. Daunte Culpepper started the game at QB but was yanked for Drew Stanton. It’s the first time Stafford has been on the wrong end of a shutout.
Detroit did score a potential touchdown on Sunday, but Marvin Jones’ reception was wiped out because he lined up illegally on the gadget play.
The 11-plus seasons without being shut out was the seventh-longest streak in the NFL. The New Orleans Saints have the longest streak, dating back to the 2002 season.
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