For this week’s NFL power rankings, the Detroit Lions take their spot back atop NFC teams in just about every one of the rankings we look at every week. After the loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 15, the Lions dropped as low as four in rankings. But they rebounded this week for a couple of reasons.
For one, the Lions looked a lot more like themselves against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The offense was nearly unstoppable, and the defense made some key stops in both halves of the game on the way to a comfortable 34-17 road divisional win.