Dan Campbell had a 15-win football team that was battling a myriad of injuries. Unfortunately, losing many players, especially on the defensive side of the football, became difficult to overcome. Detroit was unable to advance past the Washington Commanders and was upset in the Divisional Round of the postseason despite being the No.

When Peyton Manning watched the 2024 NFL season, he saw the 2000s-era Colts in the story of at least one team. The Detroit Lions. Manning texted Lions head coach Dan Campbell after Detroit’s upset loss to Washington in the divisional round,

It's not what anyone saw coming. You had this dominating force that did everything you thought they could do to win it all and then when it came time to do it, it ended in a heartbreaking loss. We're talking about Cody Rhodes.