CBS (23. Lions: They come off the bye with a game at Jacksonville. Matt Stafford hasn't been great, but the Jaguars defense should be the perfect tonic.): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-6-power-rankings-packers-new-no-1-as-chiefs-fall-browns-soar-into-top-six/
SI (23. Lions: I understand that, sometimes under a new head coach, a team has to take a step back before it can take a step forward. After all, Bill Belichick started 5-13 after taking over a Patriots team that hadn’t had a losing record the previous four seasons and had made the playoffs in three of those four seasons. Everyone was calling for his job, the franchise quarterback he’d signed to a record deal had his insides liquified . . . and then the Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl in 78 consecutive seasons (approximately). But in the case of Matt Patricia, it’s Year 3, they’ve been dealing talented players at a discount in order to get “his guys” in the building, and the defense—his side of the ball—has gotten progressively worse since he arrived. There’s still time to turn things around—no one saw it coming with those early Belichick Patriots—but the evidence all points to another wasted year of Matthew Stafford’s dwindling prime.): https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/10/14/nfl-power-rankings-buccaneers-chiefs-packers
USA Today (23. Lions (25): Their three losses have come against teams with a combined 11 wins. Their next five opponents have a combined six wins. Giddy-up, fellas.): https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2020/10/14/nfl-power-rankings-week-5-packers-seahawks-chiefs-raiders/3647870001/
FTW (24. Detroit Lions (1-3) — Matt Patricia still has a job, huh? *looks at watch*): https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/nfl-week-6-power-rankings-packers-chiefs-seahawks-ravens
ESPN (25. Lions: Biggest weakness: Literally the entire defense. Where to begin. The Lions have given up more rushing yards per game (170.3) than any team in the NFL and have allowed 5.16 yards per rush. Detroit is yielding 405 yards per game in total and 6.16 yards per play. They can't get off the field -- No. 31 in first downs allowed per game (27.3) -- and can't sack the quarterback (five sacks in four games). Even defensive end Trey Flowers, when asked about the team's lack of pass rush, said it hadn't been in enough pass-rush situations because teams are running so well on them. It has led to an inefficient defense and putting more pressure on the offense to have to score on every possession. -- Michael Rothstein): https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30095589/nfl-power-rankings-week-6-1-32-poll-plus-team-biggest-weakness
NFL.com (25. Lions: You have to wonder whether Matt Patricia would still be employed right now if the Lions hadn't edged out the Cardinals in Week 3. The Week 5 bye looked ominous for the embattled head coach as far back as August. Up next is a pair of winnable road games at Jacksonville and Atlanta (teams with a combined record of 1-9). Getting back to 3-3 hardly qualifies as an impossible ask ... but what have the Lions shown us in the Patricia era to make us think they'll take advantage of this opportunity to reboot their season? Do-or-die time in Motown.): https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-6-packers-claim-no-1-browns-crack-top-10
Fox News (25. Lions: Coming off a bye week, the Lions will look to get back on track when they travel to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars.): https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-weekly-power-rankings-2020-season
PFN (25. Detroit Lions (1-3): The Lions were on bye. They sit at 1-3 and are well behind Green Bay and Chicago in the NFC North. Most concerning, the Lions defense is allowing just under 32 points per game. Detroit does get to come out of their bye with games against the Jaguars and Falcons, so maybe they start to trend in the right direction before long. They’re 25th in my Week 5 NFL Power Rankings.): https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-6-2020/
Freep (25. Lions): https://www.freep.com/picture-gallery/sports/nfl/lions/2020/10/13/nfl-power-rankings-detroit-lions-stand-week-5/3640366001/
Yahoo (26. Detroit Lions (1-3, LW: 25): Here was Terry Bradshaw on Fox’s pregame show, talking about Matt Patricia (via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press): “Patricia, in Detroit, can’t coach. Smartest guy in the world. Rocket scientist. Engineer. Can’t coach a lick. Can’t hold a lead when they’re leading by 10 points. He’s got to be gone.”): https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-power-rankings-how-does-dak-prescotts-injury-reshape-the-nfc-east-race-040246651.html
Athlonsports.com (26. Lions: Matt Patricia was off this week but he can't feel all that great watching the news ticker seeing another head coach get a pink slip.): https://athlonsports.com/nfl-power-rankings
AP Pro32 (26. Lions): https://apnews.com/hub/pro-32
PFT (27. Lions (No. 26; 1-3): Texans, Falcons, Lions?): https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/14/pfts-final-week-six-power-rankings/
PFF (27. Lions:): https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-6
Walterfootball (28. Detroit Lions (1-3) - Previously: 27. If the Chargers, missing three starting offensive linemen and four starting defensive players, could take the Saints to overtime, why were the Lions blown out by New Orleans at home? This team blows.: https://walterfootball.com/nflpowerrankings.php
Touchdown wire (29. Lions: The Lions had a Week 5 bye, so they managed to not blow another double-digit lead. An encouraging trend! They face the 1-4 Jaguars on Sunday, so the resumption of football brings the prospect of more beclownery for Matt Patricia’s team.): https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2020/10/14/week-5-nfl-power-rankings-dak-prescott-and-the-nfls-brutal-truth/
Average Power Rankings (432/17): 25
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