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Robert Prince has been a respected member of the Detroit Lions coaching staff since he joined the team as wide receivers coach in 2014.
His value to the franchise is documented by the stats compiled by players he has coached – Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr. and others.
What we learned from the Lions 47-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs is that the respect for Prince doesn t come only for the work he does with his players in the meeting room, on the practice field and on gameday.
It s also his perspective, which was apparent in the way Prince handled the postgame press conference in his role as the leader of the coaching staff. He was selected for that role when interim head coach Darrell Bevell and four assistants were prohibited from participating under the COVID-19 protocols.
Detroit Lions plummet in NFL power rankings for Week 17 after loss to Tampa Bay
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
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Tom Brady threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns in the first half of Saturday’s 47-7 blowout road win over the Detroit Lions. After Matthew Stafford left the game with an ankle injury on the second drive of the first quarter, the Lions managed just 169 yards of total offense the rest of the game.
MLive Lions beat writer Ben Raven put the deflating loss in history perspective: “Detroit’s defense has allowed 40 points in consecutive games for the first time since 1958. The Lions have also allowed at least 40 points five times this season, matching a team record set in 1948. They rank near the bottom of the league in about every defensive category, needing to hold Minnesota to fewer than 262 yards this weekend to avoid setting the franchise record for most yards allowed in a season.”