The 2022-2023 season is crucial for the Detroit Lions. They will be in year two of the Brad Holmes-Dan Campbell regime, and the duo have put in the work to improve their team in various aspects this offseason. In terms of a Lions record prediction, many media personalities have called for the Lions to have a good season.

Regressing is not an option, as the Lions are expected to have a healthy and improved squad going into the season. The current roster is shaping up to be a relatively competitive one. They will be a pesky team to face, as they proved last year. Hopefully, many of those close games edge in their favor, resulting in a season fans can be happy with. 

Many people do not expect the Lions to win the division or even finish the season over .500. However, I personally believe the realm of possibilities for this team is vast. I can just as easily say the Lions will finish 5-12 as they will 10-7. I would not be surprised with either outcome.

To get a sense of how other Lions fans were feeling, I took the opportunity to ask the Woodward Sports staff for their record predictions, as well as who they thought would be the team MVP.

Full On Kneecap Biter:

Ryan Ermanni – Host of The Bottom Line: 10-7 (Record); QB Jared Goff (MVP)

Light Kool-Aid Drinkers:

Kory Woods – Lions Beat Reporter: 9-8; QB Jared Goff

Ryan Lentz – Video Editor: 9-8; QB Jared Goff

Stick – Founder: 8-9; QB Jared Goff

Adham Beydoun – Host of Morning Woodward Show: 8-9; QB Jared Goff

Jeff Iafrate – On Air Talent: 8-9; DE Aidan Hutchinson

Noah Wulbrecht – Intern: 8-9; QB Jared Goff

Neal Ruhl – Host of Big D Energy: 8-9; OT Penei Sewell (“Get him fitted for the gold jacket!!”)

The S.O.L. Club:

Tom Mazawey – Co-Host of The Bottom Line: 7-10; Amon-Ra St. Brown

Sam “Fish” Fisher – Audio Engineer: 7-10; WR Amon-Ra St. Brown

Chris Platte – Intern: 7-10; DE Aidan Hutchinson

Owen Oszust – Intern: 7-10; RB D’Andre Swift

Nick Leach – Head of Socials: 7-10; RB D’Andre Swift

Andrew Jonna – Video Editor/Content Creator: 6-11; RB D’Andre Swift

Maddy Miller – Co-Host of Morning Woodward Show: 6-11; WR Amon-Ra St. Brown

While these predictions are scattered across the board, the general consensus among the staff is that the Lions will be a middle-of-the-pack team in 2022. No one was bold enough to make an outrageous prediction, which goes to show that not all of us in the office are drunk on Kool-Aid. Let us know your Lions record prediction, and who you think will be the team MVP!