Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford said Tuesday the team will retain head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn for the 2020 season.
After going 6-10 in Patricia’s first year in 2018, the Lions are currently 3-10-1 and stuck in a seven-game losing streak.
“We expect to be a playoff contender (next year),” Ford said during a chat with a small group of beat reporters, per mlive.com. “Those are our expectations, which we’ve expressed to both Bob and to Matt.”
Star quarterback Matthew Stafford has been out since Week 9 with hip and back injuries.
Detroit lost at home on Sunday 38-17 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Quinn has been with the Lions since 2016.
Both Patricia and Quinn came over from the New England Patriots. Quinn worked for the Patriots from 2000-15, serving as their director of pro scouting for his last four years with the team. Patricia was head coach Bill Belichick’s defensive coordinator from 2012-17.