Those are just a few of the adjectives that aptly describe the Lions’ 38-6 loss to the Ravens Sunday.

Lamar Jackson and Co. were in control of the game from start to finish, dominating in every facet imaginable.

Detroit was the far inferior team, and looked the furthest thing from a five-win team that is presently in control of the NFC North division.

Jackson was nearly peerless, as he completed 21-of-27 passes for 357 yards and three touchdowns. He also contributed another 36 yards and an additional score as a runner. He looked like the very definition of an MVP-caliber passer, and recorded a near-perfect QBR of 94.9.

Jackson helped the Ravens gain 9.1 yards per play, plus outgain the Lions in total yardage, 503-337.

Meanwhile, Baltimore’s defense constantly exerted pressure against Jared Goff, sacking the veteran quarterback five times and limiting him to an anemic QBR of 14.8.

It was complete and utter domination from the AFC North-leading Ravens. Or as Lions head coach Dan Campbell put it ever so bluntly in the postgame, Baltimore “kicked (Detroit’s) ass.”

“Lamar beat us. He hammered us with his arm. He threw the ball extremely well. He ran when he needed to, and we did not handle it well,” Campbell added. “Our energy was good, which is crazy. You come out of a game like that, and you look at the score, our energy was good. But, our detail and discipline, which has been so good over the last four or five weeks, was not good enough.”

As bad as the loss was, it was just one game in a long season. And, it’s important to remember that other teams have gone through a rough week in the middle of a year in which they have made the playoffs.

Take the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for example, which lost by 35 points – 38-3 – to the New Orleans Saints in Week 9 of the 2020 season. It happened to be the same season in which the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers won 11 games and hoisted the Lombardi Trophy.

There’s also the 1991 Lions which lost by 32 points – 35-3 – in a Week 8 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. Those same Lions proceeded to win the now defunct NFC Central division and a playoff game.

Undoubtedly, the Super Bowl buzz surrounding Detroit will not be nearly as prevalent now. And, that’s a good thing, because it probably shouldn’t have been a realistic topic even prior to the beatdown the Lions just suffered against Baltimore.

Detroit still has holes at multiple positions, most notably at wide receiver and in the pass-rush department. And, those areas of weakness are what separate Campbell’s squad from the NFC’s elite: the 49ers and the reigning conference champion Eagles.

Undoubtedly, the Super Bowl buzz surrounding Detroit will not be nearly as prevalent now. And, that’s a good thing, because it probably shouldn’t have been a realistic topic even prior to the beatdown the Lions just suffered against Baltimore.

Detroit still has holes at multiple positions, most notably at wide receiver and in the pass-rush department. And, those areas of weakness are what separate Campbell’s squad from the NFC’s elite: the 49ers and the reigning conference champion Eagles.