The Detroit Lions find themselves in a very, very close spot within the NFC North after dropping a home game to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9. J.J. McCarthy sliced up the Lions' defense in the first half of the game while the Lions' offense did that to themselves for all four quarters.
It was a nightmare scenario considering just how much talk was had between Lions coaches and the media headed into this game about how important it would be for the team to take care of business in three specific facets: with converting on 3rd down, with stopping other teams from converting on 3rd down, and getting a more balanced attack from their running back room.