DETROIT — Players and coaches trickled in one by one in street clothes and found their seats, gathering for a final team meeting. It was the day before a much-anticipated divisional game against their rivals. They were set to hear from their head coach. Instead, the lights shut off. A movie clip — one of a raid scene from “The Last of the Mohicans” — began playing on the projector. It would set the tone for what was to come.
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You see, the Lions’ backs were against the wall. Despite an 11-1 start, they had little to no breathing room in their division — arguably the best since the NFL/AFL
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