Following a bye week, pundits ranked the Detroit Lions among the top teams in the entire league. Most consider Dan Campbell's squad a legitimate contender to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season.

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Detroit will resume its quest for its first Super Bowl appearance after the bye. The Lions will play Minnesota at Ford Field and will also host the New York Giants, Green Bay, Dallas and Pittsburgh with road games remaining against Washington, Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Rams, the Vikings and Chicago.

The Detroit Lions are on their bye week, and it has already started off exceedingly well. One of their division rivals, the Minnesota Vikings, got absolutely embarrassed on Thursday night, falling 37-10 to the Chargers in the second-worst loss of Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell era.

Do the Lions play today? Schedule, time, channel for next Detroit football game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The (5-2) roar into their bye week on the heels of an impressive home victory over the red-hot Buccaneers last Monday.

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On a yards per rush basis, the Lions rank 11th at 4.0. Their defensive rushing success rate ranks ninth. They rank 11th in rushes of five or more yards allowed. Their defensive rushing EPA per snap ranks 13th.

The Detroit Lions are 5-2, and by all means, things are going pretty well for this team as they go into the bye. They have some injuries, but they're slated to get a lot of guys back after the bye and in November.