ONSLAUGHT: Detroit Lions HIT Five-Game Defensive Slump, what is next?

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions’ defensive struggles reach historic lows after a crushing loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Can Dan Campbell and defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard turn things around, or is a major shakeup looming? Matt Dery breaks down the Lions’ alarming defensive stats, including a two-game span of over 1,000 yards allowed and repeated failures in the trenches, drawing unfavorable comparisons to the infamous 2008 season. Is the lack of talent or coaching changes at fault? Pro Football Focus grades highlight standout performances from Jack Campbell and Khalif Raymond while noting disappointments from key players like Tyleik Williams and Amik Robertson. The podcast also examines Aidan Hutchinson’s officiating comments and tackles the DK Metcalf-fan controversy at Ford Field. With playoff hopes hanging by a thread and roster changes potentially imminent, can Detroit rally for victories against the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, or will they be left searching for answers this offseason?

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0:00.0	Saying it's been a rough stretch for the defense lately is an understatement.
0:11.4	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:16.6	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, here we go, everybody. It is a new week, Locked-on Lions, Locked-on Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network. Matt Derry with you on a Monday, December 22nd, in a Tuesday, December 23rd. Thanks for being with us. Thanks for making us your first listen. Everybody,
0:41.6	Lockdown Lions for today. Brought to you by Fandul. If you want to be right in the middle of the action of this season, visit Fandul.com and place your NFL live bets all
0:47.0	season long. We got the PFF grades for you, top five and bottom five on offensive defense
0:53.4	from yesterday's loss to the Steelers.
0:55.4	We got to discuss Aidan Hutchinson, his interesting quotes following the game yesterday,
1:01.0	where he brought up the officiating, which I think is ridiculous.
1:04.8	The D.K. Metcalf versus a Lions fan discussion from yesterday at Ford Field.
1:11.9	We will get into that.
1:14.4	All of that here on a Monday edition of Lockdown Lions,
1:19.1	Noah Eagle will be on the call for Thursday's Christmas Day game,
1:21.1	4.30 on Netflix.
1:23.9	And I suck.
1:26.2	I didn't look up if it's on Channel 2 or Channel 7,
1:27.1	but it's on one of them.
1:45.9	It's going to be on locally. Check your local listings. But Noah Eagle, the son of Ian Eagle, of course from CBS, Noah's going to be on the play-by-play call of the Lions and Vikings game at 430 on Thursday. We'll talk to him tomorrow. Luke Braun will join us for the crossover on Wednesday, the host of Locked on Vikings. We'll give a shout out a little bit to our everydayers. Tell you about the
1:50.6	Everydayers club coming up, but let's get into it. The Lions defense has been so bad,
1:55.5	and you heard me yelling and screaming yesterday. If you miss yesterday's show, go back and check
1:59.3	it out. Our Sunday edition of Locked Lines following the Steelers 29, 24 victory over Detroit.
2:06.5	It is simple. The Lions are 8 and 7. They're not playing good football. They've lost two games
2:11.5	in a row for the first time since 2022. And their playoff hopes now are at a dwindling 7%.
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