After an impressive 2024 regular season that saw the team go 15-2, the expectation was that some Detroit Lions players and coaches would be up for major awards.Well, that turned out to be the case. According to Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press,

Here are the five finalists for the eight AP NFL awards that will be given out on Feb. 6, listed in alphabetical order: Brian Thomas Jr.

Detroit Lions' Jared Goff, Dan Campbell picked as finalists for top NFL awards to be announced Feb. 6 in New Orleans.

Most Valuable Player of the Year for the 2024 season. The list includes Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff, and Lamar Jackson.

Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Saquon Barkley are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.

We know who will replace Johnson and Glenn. But what are some of the toughest challenges/questions ahead for new coordinators Morton and Sheppard?

The Detroit Lions hired John Morton to be their offensive coordinator this week. Morton will have big shoes to fill, as Ben Johnson led the Lions to the highest-scoring season in franchise history and the NFL lead in points per game in 2024.

“Just facing the offense, the creativity of the offense, the way that he’s able to utilize all of his assets and get them in the best position to have success, I was always really intrigued with how he was able to do that,” Allen said.

Campbell hired Morton as a senior offensive assistant that season. It just so happened to be Johnson’s first year as an offensive coordinator and play caller. He was only 35 at the time. Considering Campbell had fired Anthony Lynn just one year into his Detroit tenure, it was crucial for him to get the next hire right.

Hosted by Snoop Dogg, NFL Honors will be conducted on Thursday, February 6th, just days before the Super Bowl. With the big game just around the corner, it’s time to look at the finalists for each NFL award.

Johnson and Glenn, who are now the head coaches in Chicago and New York, respectively, were not-so-secretly major reasons for the Lions' turnaround, and there's always a real challenge in replacing top coordinators and continuing to fire on all cylinders.