Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions return from the bye week with the mission to go out and secure the first win of the season. It will not be easy. The schedule takes Campbell’s Lions to Pittsburgh in Week 10 to face the 5-3 Steelers, winners of four games in a row.
It’s a daunting task, no doubt. But the Lions do have the ability to pull off the unexpected. Detroit has played better football against better competition all season, and the rested Lions catch Pittsburgh coming off a hard-fought, physical game against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football.
Here are three of the critical matchups that will determine if the Lions crack the win column or continue as the NFL’s only winless team.
