Just like the home opener against the Vikings, the Lions looked almost playoff-caliber in the first half. And then the second half rolled around, and they didn’t.

In the Vikings game, it was the defense that performed admirably in the first half, then let up and allowed 27 unanswered points.

This week, it was the offense, which put up 21 first-half points against the vaunted Bears’ defense, before notching negative total yardage in the third quarter, and three points in the fourth.

All the while, the Bears went on a scoring rampage, putting up 48 points.

Now, it’s tempting to say this isn’t a trend. After all, the Lions beat Washington, right? They must have held up in that game, righ...

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