Yes, but actually NO. This is the first season that there are 17 regular season games on the schedule. Last year (and for the past 30 - 40 years - I'm too tired to look it up) there have been 16 regular season games.
So, as I said (go back and reread it if you need to), the Lions could be the FIRST team to go 0 - 17. There have been teams that have been 0 -16, so nothing new there.