Freep (18. Lions – I think the Lions have a legitimate shot to make the playoffs this year, but I can’t put them any higher on this list based off last season’s failures.): https://www.freep.com/picture-gallery/sports/nfl/lions/2020/09/09/nfl-power-rankings-detroit-lions-2020-season-begins/5753363002/
PFN (18. Detroit Lions
The Lions offensive line allowed 15 more sacks than their defense generated. Even with inexperienced quarterbacks playing for an injured Matthew Stafford, Detroit’s defense was to blame. The Lions defense had just 28 sacks over their 16 games.): https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-1/
USA Today (20. Lions (21): Pretty cool to see this organization leading league's social justice charge following shooting of Jacob Blake. Now, will it galvanize club?): https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2020/09/08/nfl-power-rankings-week-1-cowboys-chiefs-steelers-ravens/3456453001/
Yahoo (23. Detroit Lions (LW: 27) - I don’t understand signing Adrian Peterson. The Lions have used second-round picks on Kerryon Johnson and D’Andre Swift the past three years. That’s a lot of capital into the position. Does it help those young players, or the Lions in general, to use a roster spot on a 35-year-old back who isn’t contributing on special teams or the passing game?): https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-power-rankings-lions-cardinals-dolphins-some-team-is-likely-to-go-from-worst-to-first-this-season-131040552.html
CBS (Lions ranked 24): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-power-rankings-chiefs-start-season-at-no-1-and-look-ready-for-repeat-patriots-in-unusually-low-spot/
Foxnews (24. Detroit Lions: Quarterback Matt Stafford led the Detroit Lions to a 3-3-1 record through the team's first seven games, but then suffered a season-ending injury, and the Lions' season spiraled out of control. Detroit failed to win a game the rest of the year. Stafford finished with 19 touchdowns and 2,499 passing yards before going down with an injury.): https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-power-rankings-2020-season
Walterfootball (24. Detroit Lions (3-12-1) - Previously: 26. The Lions began the 2019 season with a 2-0-1 record, and if it wasn't for close losses to the Chiefs and Packers, they would've been 4-0-1 to start the year. Things fell apart for them because of injuries, however, as they lost all but one of their final 13 games. The Lions might be better in 2020 if they're healthy, despite a downgrade to the offensive line. However, Matthew Stafford's troublesome back may not heal by the start of this upcoming season. If so, Detroit will obviously have one of the worst records in the NFL. That said, if Stafford turns out to be 100 percent, and the Lions stay healthy for the most part, I think they could challenge for the division. I believe they have the widest range of outcomes of any team in the NFL.): https://walterfootball.com/nflpowerrankings.php
ForTheWin (25. Detroit Lions — They have the player talent to win some games, but I'm not sure they have the requisite coaching talent.): https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-power-rankings
Sporting News (27. Detroit Lions (28): The Lions are hard team to read. They can end up getting top-flight QB play from Matthew Stafford, — which he delivered for half a season before his 2019 back injury — and still disappoint in terms of winning games. That's tied to having an inconsistent running game, which they hope to correct with D'Andre Swift. Defensively, the heavy pressure will be on Matt Patricia to put the pieces together, fast.): https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-1-patriots-bills-packers-seahawks/1vqcz9oapuoah1owb3au3q2gsj
PFT (27. Lions (No. 27): Adrian Peterson didn’t sign with the Lions to stand on the sidelines.): https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/08/pfts-week-one-power-rankings-4/
ESPN (28. Detroit Lions - Will Matt Patricia's defense finally come together? Michael Rothstein: The Lions could have as many as seven new defensive starters, and whether they can figure out how to become an effective unit leads to the overarching question for the 2020 season: Will Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn start to turn it around after a combined nine wins over two seasons, or will this be their final year in Detroit? Read the full Lions preview.): https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29826992/nfl-season-2020-team-previews-1-32-power-rankings-breakout-picks-schedule-analysis#m-previews-1-32-power-rankings-breakout-picks-schedule-analysis#DET
NFL.com (30. DetroitLions: The late-period version of Adrian Peterson has a way of clearing low bars set for him by people on the outside. He carved a bigger role than people expected for two years in Washington, and now he lands in a crowded Lions backfield that already includes Kerryon Johnson, second-round pick D'Andre Swift and Bo Scarbrough. Perhaps Peterson is simply a temporary depth rental while Swift and Scarbrough get healthy. But, like we said, Peterson has a way -- and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell has a history with the future Hall of Famer.): https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-1-chiefs-49ers-on-top-at-kickoff
Average Power Ranking (310/13): 24
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