Week 8 Power Rankings

USA Today (14. Lions (10): Trey Flowers was understandably frustrated in Week 6 — but maybe he should also be frustrated by his disappointing production (1 sack, 3 QB hits) so far.):  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/10/22/week-7-nfl-power-rankings-cowboys-vikings-rams/4058181002/

SI (14. Detroit Lions, 2-3-1:  The Lions’ defense ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, and Detroit was dealt their second crushing loss in a row in the NFL’s toughest division. A win against the Giants is a must for this group.):  https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/10/22/nfl-power-rankings-week-8-patriots-49ers-packers

Touchdown Wire Doug Farrar (14. Lions:  The Lions had a short week to recover from their Monday night loss to both the Green Bay Packers and Clete Blakeman’s officiating crew before running directly into the unlikely buzzsaw that Minnesota’s passing offense has become. Kirk Cousins blew apart Matt Patricia’s man and match concepts for four touchdown passes, and Vikings running back Dalvin Cook gashed Detroit’s front for 142 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones enjoyed his second career four-touchdown game, putting him in rarefied air with Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, and Bob Shaw as the only receivers in NFL history with multiple games of four or more touchdown catches. But Jones also became the first receiver in NFL history to catch four touchdown passes while gaining fewer than 100 yards (93 yards on 10 catches and 13 targets), which kind of sums up Detroit’s season so far. There’s talent up and down this roster, and it’s the NFL’s best team with a losing record, but these kinds of defeats take their toll after awhile.):  https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2019/10/21/nfl-week-8-power-rankings-old-school-football-rules-the-day/

MLive (No. 15 -- Detroit Lions (2-3-1): Despite four scores from Matthew Stafford to Marvin Jones, the Lions dropped their third-straight game. The defense gave up more than 500 yards of offense in the 42-30 loss at Ford Field. Week 8: vs. Giants):  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/10/mlives-week-8-nfl-power-rankings-lions-fall-after-giving-up-42-points-in-third-straight-loss.html

Walterfootball (15. Lions:  I've had the Lions listed as underrated for several weeks, but they lost so many players to injury in the Minnesota game that the underrated designation doesn't apply to them anymore.):  http://walterfootball.com/nflpowerrankings.php

AP Pro32 (15. Lions):  https://pro32.ap.org/poll

Freep (16. Lions (2-3-1):  After three straight losses, the Lions have a chance to get better quick Sunday against the Giants.):   https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/10/22/nfl-power-rankings-detroit-lions/4060161002/

NFL (17. Lions:  We've reached the stage where it's not good enough to merely hang with quality opponents. As Herm Edwards once taught us, "You play to win the game," and the Lions haven't done that this month. The biggest culprit is a sieve-like defense that has allowed 450 yards in each of their last three losses. Their run defense has been suspect all year (Detroit has allowed at least 100 yards on the ground in six straight games), and now the entire unit is beginning to melt. This was not supposed to happen under Matt Patricia, who won a title running Bill Belichick's defense in New England. It wasn't all bad against the Vikings. Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes, all four of them going to Marvin Jones. The craziest stat of Week 7? That wasn't even Jones' first four-TD game; he did it with the Bengals in 2013.):  http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001068483/article/nfl-power-rankings-week-8-vikings-hit-top-five-bears-tumble

CBS (17. Lions):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/powerrankings/

ESPN (17. Detroit Lions (2-3-1) - The Lions looked like they could be contenders -- and have been competitive in every game -- but at 2-3-1 with a porous run defense, no pressure on opposing quarterbacks and perhaps an injured running back in Kerryon Johnson, reaching the playoffs as a wild-card team would be the best-case scenario for Detroit. But more realistically, hanging around .500 is probably where the Lions will end up this season. -- Michael Rothstein):  https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27889924/week-8-nfl-power-rankings-1-32-poll-plus-new-goals-every-team

SN (17. Lions 2-3-1 (17):  The Lions keep losing close games they have chances to win thanks to one or two mistakes. Matt Patricia has a good team, but he is still having trouble installing a winning mentality down to the finish, especially defensively.):  https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-power-rankings-packers-cowboys-eagles-bears-dolphins-week-8/j0sywticaz0f12mbtikw2bvxy

PFT Power Rankings (19. Lions (2-3-1; No. 18): After winning a couple of games the Lions of old would have lost, the Lions lost a couple of games the Lions of old would have lost.):  https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/10/22/pfts-week-eight-power-rankings-2/

Yahoo (19. Detroit Lions (2-3-1, LW: 18):  The Lions rank 26th in the NFL in points allowed per game and 31st in yards allowed. They were ripped apart at home by the Vikings offense. With a huge opportunity in a seven-game stretch, the Lions went 0-2 against the Packers and Vikings (yes, the officials in Green Bay didn’t help). These are not great signs for Matt Patricia.):  https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-power-rankings-sorry-49-ers-but-saints-are-the-nf-cs-best-team-034500962.html

FTW Power Rankings (22. Lions):  https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-playoff-power-rankings-every-teams-playoff-chances-entering-week-8

PFF (25. DETROIT LIONS: After a promising start to the 2019 season, Matt Patricia and the Lions find themselves ranked fourth in the NFC North at 2-3-1 coming off back-to-back division losses. Quarterback Matthews Stafford has played better than he has in previous years, but the defense enters Week 8 ranked 24th in EPA allowed per play (0.051).):   https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2019-pff-week-8-nfl-power-rankings


Average Power Ranking (239/14):  17