The 2024 NFL season is right around the corner. We have just one preseason game to go before final cuts are made and the regular season kicks off.
This time of year, most fanbases are feeling optimistic about their team’s chances. Perhaps no team is more ready for the season than the Detroit Lions, who have their sights set winning a Super Bowl.
Will Brinson of CBS Sports recently predicted the final 2024 records for each NFL team. Brinson is bullish on the Lions, going so far as to question whether the Lions have the “best top-to-bottom roster” in the league.
Brinson predicted the Lions to finish with an 11-6 record and win the NFC North once again. Regarding the Lions in 2024, Brinson offered the following:
Do the Lions have the best top-to-bottom roster in the NFL now? Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell have done an incredible job building out this Lions team to the point it would be shocking if the Lions didn't make the postseason this year. Jared Goff and this offense play three games all year long outdoors -- yes, three total games outdoors. This could be fireworks, especially if Jameson Williams makes the strides Campbell indicates he could. Jahmyr Gibbs is lining up in the slot a bunch during camp, meaning we could get he and David Montgomery on the field together a ton. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta are studs. The biggest concern for the offensive output here would be the defense taking a big step forward, especially on the back end. Detroit's front seven looks strong, but the secondary gave up a ton of pass yards last year, causing Detroit to invest. That may be bad for fantasy but won't matter one lick for the Lions being a really great football team.
As Brinson mentioned, the defense was the weak link of the team last season, but the additions of Carlton Davis, Amik Robertson, Terrion Arnold, Ennis Rakestraw, Marcus Davenport and D.J. Reader should improve that side of the ball.
The Los Angeles Rams are the only NFC team Brinson predicted to get more wins than the Lions.
After winning 12 games last season, it’s fair to say Lions fans are expecting more of the same in 2024. The Lions will kick off their regular season against the aforementioned Rams on September 8.
