The Detroit Lions, while they'd love to be on top of the NFC North, will enjoy their bye Sunday in prime playoff position. If the postseason started today, Detroit would hold the top wild-card spot and the No. 5 overall seed. No other non-division leader in the NFC has as few losses (2) as Detroit, and just three teams have three losses.
There's still a lot of work to be done, but the Lions have put themselves in position to control their own destiny down the stretch.
For the past decade the Detroit Lions have be labeled as being the worst team in the NFL and now they are one of the top five teams in the league. The two games they have lost up to this point have been because of stupid errors that they have definitely worked on fixing. They are now looking forward to continuing the season and getting back on the path that they started off on. The remainder of their season is not too difficult. The main game of the season is on Thanksgiving Day as the Detroit Lions take on their biggest opponent, the Green Bay Packers. This is the deciding game of their season to determine whether or not they are Super Bowl contenders.
As I have been writing in my recent blogs about Brother Rice, the Green Bay Packers are a team that consistent of an alumni and close friend of mine. TJ Lang graduated from Brother Rice and went on to play at Eastern Michigan before getting drafted by the Green Bay Packers a few years back. After working hard he eventually earned a starting position last season and went on to winning the Super Bowl in his first attempt. Although he is a close friend of mine, I still will have to cheer for the Detroit Lions because they have been a close team to me for many years.
With the Lions playing with the fire that they have had this season, I do not see them being held out of the playoffs. They are definitely viewed as being a threat in the playoffs and a team to look out for. They are currently ranked fifth in the National Football League, as mentioned earlier in this article, and are ranked second in their division. This goes out to show that the NFC-North is the best division in the NFL. Year after year this division always has the top teams in the league, consisted of the Green Bay Packer, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears.
The Lions are 6-2 for the first time since Nov. 4, 2007 when they routed Denver 44-7. They have the same record and are coming off a lopsided win against the same team, beating the Broncos 45-10 last Sunday. This team, though, seems to be built to last as a winner. Detroit kicker Jason Hanson, in his 20th season with the franchise, isn't quite ready to buy into the belief that the team's newfound attitude will automatically lead to a strong second half.
The Detroit Lions have been preparing for two weeks for their next opponent which will be the Chicago Bears and are looking to repeat following their week five 24-13 victory over the Bears.
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