After making it all the way to the NFC Championship Game in 2023 for the first time since 1991, anything short of a trip to the Super Bowl would be a disappointment for the Detroit Lions in 2024.
Of course, if the Lions make it to the Super Bowl it would be their first appearance in the Big Game in franchise history, but falling short of winning it would be a heart-breaker, to say the least, as it's extremely difficult to get there one time, let alone multiple.
In a recent article projecting the 2025 NFL Draft spots for all 32 teams in the league, ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) predicts the Lions will land the No. 30 overall pick, which means they'd fall short of the Super Bowl once again.
While the vast majority of teams in the NFL would gladly take that projection, the Lions aren't most teams after the season they just had.
The FPI projects a Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers for this coming season, with the latter winning it based on their projected draft spot of No. 32 overall.
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On the glass-half-full side of things for the Lions, Detroit has the third-best chance (10%) to win the Big Game, falling behind the Chiefs (12%) and the Niners (16%).
