The Lions are 5-1 and are tied for the best record in the NFL. Wow! that's a real thing that I got to type just there. It had to feel pretty good to read it. It felt pretty good to type it. I just have one question. Is the the sports world ready to put the Lions on top and call them Super Bowl contenders? Let's see where the Lions fell in this weeks power ranking roundup.

ESPN: 5th

Previous ranking: 5th

"There was a ton of hype surrounding this team entering the season, based on how the Lions finished last season winning eight of their final 10 regular-season games, and they have picked up right where they left off. Detroit has started 5-1 for the first time since 2011, winning four consecutive games by double digits for the first time since 1991. The offense is averaging the fourth-most points per game (28) and the defense is allowing the seventh-fewest yards per game (285.5). The team is looking to change the losing narrative surrounding this franchise, and coach Dan Campbell has a lot to do with that."

The Sporting News: 5th

Previous ranking: 5th

"The Lions roared well on the road back in old NFC Central country in Tampa Bay. They proved they can get the job done with young defense when getting limited pop from their offense."

USA Today: 2nd

Previous ranking: 3rd

"They're indeed in rare air – one more win would make them 6-1 for the first time in the Super Bowl era (since 1966). And while it can be dangerous to look too far ahead, even for a team on a four-game heater, there don't appear to be many losses on the other side of Detroit's Week 9 bye. And if their RB room gets healthy, and WR Jameson Williams continues morphing into the weapon he was intended to be? Roar."

Yahoo Sports: 2nd

Previous ranking: 6th

"The Lions got one big play out of Jameson Williams. But it was a huge one, a 45-yard touchdown on third-and-10 that put the Lions in control of the game. They're deep enough that they don't need anything else from Williams, a 2022 first-round draft pick. They need him to be a threat and make an occasional big play. If he can do that, the Lions' offense can go to an even higher level."

The Athletic: 3rd

Previous ranking: 4th

"The Lions, who are 13-3 in their past 16 games, have won four consecutive games by 14 or more points, which is their longest such streak since 1969. The offense is leading the way, but the run defense is sneaky good (second in the NFL, allowing just 3.3 yards per carry).

Detroit jumped Philadelphia this week because its win against the Chiefs is more impressive than anything the Eagles have done this year. (For now, we’re willing to overlook the fact that Detroit’s win against Kansas City came with both Travis Kelce and Chris Jones out.)"

CBS Sports: 3rd

Previous ranking: 5th

"Going on the road and limiting Tampa Bay to no touchdowns is a big day for their defense. This team is for real."

Sports Illustrated: 7th 

Previous ranking: 4th

"What?" 

That's not the authors quote. That's my quote because I cannot understand what happened here. 

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