The Lions built a Super Bowl contender. Now it's all falling apart.

The Lions, one of the best teams in the NFL, have more than 20 players either listed on injured reserve or considered out.

The Detroit Lions are hoping to end their 58-year streak of never making it to the Super Bowl.

Behind an uber-physical offensive line, an ultra-aggressive coach, and defenses and offenses full of some of the league’s most promising players, the Lions already clinched a playoff spot by alternately crushing opponents and being more creative. 

Yet less than a month before the playoffs begin, their Super Bowl ambitions are in danger of being derailed — because one of the league’s best teams has become one of its most injured.

In all, 13 Lions defenders were listed on injured reserve entering Sunday’s potential Super Bowl preview against Buffalo. Then, the attrition got worse. 

In a 48-42 loss to the Bills that dropped the Lions to 12-2 and ended their 11-game winning streak, starting defensive tackle Alim McNeill suffered a season-ending torn ACL; cornerback and special-teams standout Khalil Dorsey suffered a season-ending ankle injury; and starting cornerback Carlton Davis III fractured his jaw, according to reports. The earliest that Davis could return would be the NFC championship game, NFL Network reported.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/lions-built-super-bowl-contender-now-s-falling-apart-rcna184436

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