▶ The Lions dominated the first day of joint practices against the Dolphins, full stop. The offense dominated; the defense dominated; even punter Jack Fox put a ball out of bounds at the 2-yard line. It was a bloodbath. The first teams took a majority of reps, since joint practices are in some way a substitute for playing in preseason.

The best example came at the end of practice. The Dolphins’ offense had the same situational drill as the Lions: Down 24-20, ball on the 48-yard line, 59 seconds left, fourth quarter. It didn’t go half as well as it did for the Lions offense.