Earlier in the week, we highlighted how the Detroit Lions are gaining some national respect after about half of NFL analysis put them in the top half of the league in their Week 3 power rankings. Given the Lions’ impressive win over the Washington Commanders, a bump in rankings was certainly warranted, but Lions fans are so accustomed to a Detroit win typically being interpreted mostly as a failure of their opponent that the positive attention is a bit startling.
Well, it appears that national optimism is carrying over into the Lions’ Week 3 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.