The Detroit Lions might not be leading the NFC North, but they're certainly separating themselves from the divisional pack as we get past the halfway mark of the 2025 season.
Green Bay still controls their destiny within the division, but Detroit is right behind them at 6-3. While they're also tied with the Chicago Bears, the Lions simply feel like the team less likely to be a paper tiger between the two. And, there's one metric that seems to back up that notion: DVOA.
DVOA, or defense adjusted value over average, measures a teams' success on each play compared to that of the league average.