PFN Consensus (1. Detroit Lions (3-1; Last Week: 3): Detroit rises to No. 1 overall in our power rankings after a huge victory over an undefeated Seahawks team, defeating them 42-29. Jared Goff had a flawless game, going 18-of-18 with 292 passing yards and two touchdowns. Oh, and he caught a touchdown pass as well. Unfortunately, the NFL history books might have something to say about his perfect game.One concern for the Lions moving forward, however, is their defense. Against the Seahawks, they allowed more than 500 total yards. Seahawks QB Geno Smith was 38 of 56 for 395 yards and RB Kenneth Walker added 80 yards on the ground, with Smith adding another 38 and backup RB Zach Charbonnet adding 15 for a total of 133 rushing yards from the team. They’ll need to get a better handle on that moving forward, and that will start with their Week 6 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys after their bye in Week 5.): https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-5-2024/
PFT’s Week 5 2024 NFL power rankings (2. Lions (No. 3; 3-1): The Jared Goff trade will pay dividends for the Lions long after Matthew Stafford has retired.): https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/pfts-week-5-2024-nfl-power-rankings
SI (2. Detroit Lions (3–1) - Last week’s ranking: No. 4. Last week’s result: beat Seattle, 42–29
This week: Bye. The Lions are back to being the most fun team in the league. Thank goodness. Sometimes your coach doing a hilarious Applebee’s commercial can be the absolute kiss of death. Just ask Baker Mayfield, the star of some criminally underrated Progressive commercials in his day. Alas…QB receiving touchdowns! Step dancing after toe-tapping grabs! Leaps into the crowd! The Lions are going to the Super Bowl.): https://www.si.com/nfl/nfl-power-rankings-commanders-top-five
Fox sports (2. Detroit Lions - Super Bowl odds: +1100. It's terrifying how many ways the Lions can beat you when their offense is clicking. Its defense looked a little leakier than you’d prefer without Brian Branch, but how many opponents can limit that offense to the point that it matters? Not many, I’m guessing.): https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2024-power-rankings
SN (3. Detroit Lions 3-1 (6): The Lions are maybe getting a little too aggressive with Jared Goff, as their winning identity is less tied more to their dominant running game and improving defense. But that formula also allowed Detroit to make a huge winning statement at home vs. Seattle on Monday night before a Week 5 bye.): https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nflpower-rankings-week-5-vikings-chiefs-eagles-packers-jets/5ac33c60af2ceb936c44badb
FTW (3. Lions: Last week’s rank: 4. You can make the case David Montgomery isn’t even one of the top five most important offensive players on the Lions roster. And yet he can do this.): https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nfl-power-rankings-week-5-vikings-commanders-49ers
NFL.com (3. Lions: The Lions seemed to get a little of their mojo back Monday night in an explosive offensive performance that saw Jared Goff throw a perfect game -- 18-for-18 passing -- which he'd never done before. Goff had caught a pass before, but the quarterback told ESPN's Lisa Salters he'd never logged a touchdown reception prior to snagging Amon-Ra St. Brown's picture-perfect teardrop of a throw, making Detroit a perfect 19-for-19 through the air. The defense had its hands full with Geno Smith and the Seahawks' weapons all night, but the forced fumble in the first quarter and the three fourth-quarter stops were strong moments. I didn't love the late-game execution, with the Lions taking the safety and somehow keeping the Seahawks' chances alive longer, but Detroit ultimately got it done. I was living in St. Louis during the "Greatest Show On Turf" heyday, and these Lions give me those same vibes: always dangerous, always interesting and often making life harder than it needs to be.): https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-5-2024-nfl-season
Yahoo (4. Jared Goff and the Lions' offense are just fine. The defense has been a little softer than Detroit was hoping and that’s an issue, but seeing Goff throw a nearly perfect game on Monday night was another sign of the Lions’ championship upside.): https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-week-4-power-rankings-who-deserves-to-be-no-1-a-month-into-the-season-033049118.html
Walter football (4. Detroit Lions (2-1) – Previously: 7. The Lions hadn’t played their best ahead of the Monday night game. That changed, as Jared Goff was a perfect 18-of-18. The defense is still struggling, but the Lions have some young pieces who can develop and have the stop unit performing at a high level later in the year.): https://walterfootball.com/nflpowerrankings.php
ESPN (4. Detroit Lions (3-1)
Week 4 ranking: 5. Biggest issue on defense: Limiting QB efficiency. Although the Lions' pass coverage has only allowed four touchdowns this season, Detroit's defense could improve at lowering opponents' total QBR (55.6 through four games), which ranks 22nd in the league. In Week 1, Matthew Stafford completed 34 of 49 passes for 317 yards and a touchdown. Baker Mayfield went 12-for-19 with a TD in Week 2, while Geno Smith went 38-of-56 for 395 yards and a touchdown on Monday. Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said they "plan on improving every week," which they'll have to do after surrendering 29 points against Seattle. -- Eric Woodyard): https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41536335/nfl-power-rankings-week-5-poll-2024-biggest-defense-issue
USA Today (4. Detroit Lions (4): QB Jared Goff flexed his "Motor City Muscle" with a near-perfect performance against the previously unbeaten 'Hawks – becoming the first quarterback in 46 years to start consecutive games with at least 10 straight completions – as the Lions finally won what's become their now-annual shootout with Seattle.): https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2024/10/01/nfl-power-rankings-ravens-chiefs-vikings/75462510007/
CBS (5. Lions: They looked amazing on offense in blowing out Seattle. But the defense continues to have problems. They need to tighten up on the back end.): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-5-power-rankings-mvp-candidate-sam-darnold-has-vikings-rolling-texans-bucs-move-into-top-five/
PFF (5. Lions: The Lions won a fun Monday Night Football matchup on the back of a historic Jared Goff performance. The quarterback completed 18 of his 18 pass attempts as the Lions progressed to 3-1 on the young season. The offense is sixth in EPA per play (0.095).): https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-5-power-rankings-2024
Herd Hierarchy: Commanders enter list as Seahawks, Packers slide (6. Detroit Lions (3-1, LW 6) - Super Bowl odds: +1000. Cowherd's thoughts: "Jared Goff, once again, is the strength of a team and nobody wants to acknowledge it. In the last two weeks, he's completing 88% of his throws. They've got an over-the-top receiver [Jameson Williams]. They have Amon-Ra St. Brown. They have two backs I like [and] a great offensive line. Don't trust Dan Campbell in situational football. But here's the reality with Detroit — it is hard not to be a good team when you have a dominating running game and a dominating O-line and a very capable Super Bowl quarterback. They're just going to win a lot of games, they're going to mash a lot of people, and it's not always going to be pretty."): https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/herd-hierarchy-commanders-enter-list-seahawks-packers-slide
Average Power Ranking (53/15): 44
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