Not much was going to change for the Lions' outlook after the bye week, and it didn't in the eyes of the outside world.
They're a little healthier after a week off, and they'll gladly take that reality after playing without T.J. Lang and Ezekiel Ansah recently. But now they'll gear up for 11 straight games to finish the regular season, and in those, they will try to break into the upper half of the NFL.
Right now, the major power rankings all have them in the tier right below. Four of the seven lists we look at for this post, including our own weekly rankings, have the Lions between 17th and 19th in the league.