Oh yeah, that was my bad - I glanced too quick. They lost to Seattle on the 2nd place schedule in the regular season. They beat the Rams in the playoffs.
So, both of us were not quite right.
And yes, they beat the Chiefs in the 1st game of the first game season. Personally, I doubt that would happen again, given the chance. But doesn't matter, they did.
The question is not whether or not the Lions had a great 2023 - they obviously did.
The question is: Can they repeat winning the NFC North? They literally have never done that before. It's damn hard to have sustained success in the NFL which why the teams that do it stand out.