Detroit Lions Podcast: Breaking down the Lions loss to the Chargers
The Lions dropped Thursday's game, 34-7, but the score didn't matter at all. This episode breaks down what fans can take away from the game and what's important for the coming season. Recorded Saturday night and after the benefit of film review, Chris and Jeff go over which players helped themselves and which ones left everyone wanting more.
As always, an audio-only version of the show is available from your favorite podcast provider.
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