We’re already at the halfway point of the NFL season.
And if there’s one takeaway from Week 9, it’s that the clear favorite in the NFC has emerged.
The Detroit Lions went into a rainy Lambeau Field and dismantled the Green Bay Packers to retain their (slim) hold on the No. 1 seed in the conference. Detroit’s offense is playing efficiently, its defense is clamping down on third downs and in the red zone and the Lions are playing with intensity and physicality.
Elsewhere in the league, the Baltimore Ravens bounced back, the Los Angeles Rams are surging, the New Orleans Saints are in free fall and Jim Harbaugh has built a winning culture with the Los Angeles Chargers – with one caveat.