Week 10 is in the books and the Detroit Lions came out of a total shootout with a 41-38 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. How did it affect the Lions in the power rankings? Let's take a look. 

ESPN: 4th

Previous Ranking 5th

"The Lions top the NFC North standings and have a fairly smooth schedule for the remainder of the regular season, against mostly teams with subpar records. Detroit's annual Thanksgiving game vs. Green Bay should be fun, and Week 16 at Minnesota could be for a divisional title, but the Lions' most significant game will be on the road at Dallas in a prime-time matchup on ESPN on Saturday, Dec. 30, as they're also vying for a top seed in the NFC to lock down a home game in the postseason for the first time in Ford Field history." -Eric Woodyard

NFL: 4th

Previous Ranking: 5th

"Let's talk about the offensive line. It's admittedly difficult to incorporate significant OL analysis here weekly, mostly for space reasons. But units that dominate like the Lions' O-line did on Sunday deserve the ink. Starters Taylor Decker, Jonah Jackson, Frank Ragnow, Graham Glasgow and Penei Sewell played every snap and turned in a nearly clean sheet; Detroit allowed zero sacks and eight pressures total on 33 Jared Goff dropbacks. RBs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs averaged 7.4 yards per carry and scored TDs of 1, 1 and 75 yards between them. Short-yardage, long-yardage — it didn't matter. Outside of one Decker penalty wiping out a TD on the Lions' first possession and a goal-line stop in the second quarter, this unit dominated a good Chargers front for 60 minutes. And it's why I believe Detroit will be an extremely tough playoff out if the defense gets back in order." -Eric Edholm

Yahoo Sports: 3rd

Previous ranking: 4th

"This is how you know the Lions are rolling on offense: They had a pass play called on Sunday but the wrong personnel was on the field. They needed two tight ends for the called play but somehow they had only one on the field. So Jared Goff changed the play at the line to a run, and David Montgomery went for a 75-yard touchdown." -Frank Schwab

The Athletic: 3rd

Previous Ranking: 4th

"All the kneecap-biting jokes were on us. Plenty of people wrote off Dan Campbell after his bombastic introductory news conference, but he’s 15-4 in his last 19 games. The Lions went for it on fourth down five times Sunday against the Chargers and converted four times, including an early fourth-and-5 with a run play and then on fourth-and-2 with 1:47 left in a tie game when in field goal range. Converting that last one allowed Detroit to run the clock down and kick the game-winner as time expired. “He’s got big …” (confidence, let’s say confidence), quarterback Jared Goff said after the game." -Josh Kendall

The Sporting News: 3rd

Previous Ranking: 5th

"The Lions are becoming like the Eagles, and that's what makes them the second-best team in the NFC. They can win shootouts with Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown and their passing game. They also can dominate with the running game. They can win with offense or defense. Dan Campbell is coach of the year." -Vinnie Iyer

USA Today: 6th

Previous Ranking: 3rd

"Funny to watch Dan Campbell beat the Bolts' Brandon Staley at the analytics game with his bold but successful decision to go for it on fourth-and-2 with 1:47 left Sunday prior to Detroit's game-winning FG. "(H)e’s got big (guts), and he showed it there," QB Jared Goff said of his coach. (Though, in retrospect, does Staley ever win the analytics battle?)" -Nate Davis

CBS Sports: 3rd

Previous Ranking: 9th

"The offense was special against the Chargers, but the defense didn't show up. At 7-2, they are in the thick of the chase for the top seed in the NFC." -Pete Prisco

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