Let’s pop the hood and do a midseason diagnostic check on the key topics that surrounded this team entering Week 1.

Since then, Minnesota has fallen a couple tiers below Detroit because its quarterback situation ... On the other hand, the Lions spent the bye week focusing on third downs. I gotta think the Lions will find a way to get Jameson Williams the ball, force ...

The bye week is a key opportunity for rest and recuperation, but it also gives coaches a week to adjust their playbook. The Detroit Lions are sitting comfortably with a 5-2 record, but that does not mean Dan Campbell and company have been idle.

DETROIT – Here’s where the Detroit Lions rank in national power rankings coming out of the bye week at 5-2. ESPN notes the addition of RG Tate Ratledge as their best offseason acquisition, and the fact that they’ve scored the third-most points per game in the NFL.

The Vikings fended off a strong comeback from the Lions to secure their biggest win of the season over their division rival.

The Detroit Lions injury report grew during the Minnesota Vikings game in Week 9, when Christian Mahogany was carted to the locker room in the 4th.