Detroit Lions football is back! The Lions will welcome fans into the Ford Field stands for the first time since 2019 for Friday night’s preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills.
It’s also head coach Dan Campbell’s debut in Detroit. Many Lions players will also be rocking the Honolulu blue and silver for the first time in an actual game setting, including QB Jared Goff and DE Michael Brockers, who followed GM Brad Holmes from the Los Angeles Rams.
Campbell has indicated he will play the starters in the game, something the Bills are not going to do with many of their key performers. The scoreboard isn’t nearly as important as a result, but the process in getting to the final score is incredibly significant. Here are a few things I’ll be keenly watching on Friday night.