However, blowing a 17-point halftime lead to San Francisco knocked out a shot for Detroit to make its first-ever Super Bowl.
Overcoming that failure is Sewell’s top goal after inking his new deal.
“We need it all,” Sewell said via the Detroit Free Press. “I had a conversation with (St. Brown) after we found out that we were getting the contracts and going to sign, that’s our goal is to host that trophy at the end of the day and to just do that. Just to win, bro. There’s nothing else to it. All those individual accolades don’t mean nothing. I want the big boy and I want it now.”
The Lions are currently favorites to retain their division crown and make another postseason run. However, with the rest of the NFC North improving, including the addition of first-round quarterbacks in Chicago and Minnesota, taking the next step up the NFL mountain is never a given.