PFF (6. Detroit Lions (Down 1) - Chance of making playoffs: 44%. Chance of winning Super Bowl: 3%. A lack of week-to-week consistency has plagued the Lions all season. After the 31-24 loss to the Packers in Week 13, the Lions have now failed to win back-to-back games since Week 4 and 5. That’s not great. This Lions team is too talented on both sides of the ball for that to happen, but this is the hand they’ve been dealt. The injury to receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (90.0 grade; 4th) in the loss to the Packers will sting, as will the news that former center Frank Ragnow will not be coming out of retirement to join the team after failing a physical. The Lions needed his presence on the offensive line. Their playoff odds now sit at 44%.): https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-14-power-rankings-bears-rise-ravens-slip
PFN (9. Detroit Lions - Last Week’s Ranking: 6. Playoff Odds: 63.80%. The Detroit Lions had a crucial divisional matchup on Thanksgiving, and though their offensive performance was encouraging, they fell just short of the Packers and finished 7-5. There’s still plenty of time between now and the end of the NFL season, and a close loss against a legitimate playoff team isn’t anything to be ashamed of. That said, the Lions will need to perform well for the rest of the year if they want to remain on track for the postseason with how talented the NFC is this year.): https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-2025/
SI (9. Detroit Lions (7–5) - Last week’s ranking: No. 6. Last week’s result: lost to Packers, 31–24. This week: vs. Cowboys. Food for thought: The Lions have faced incredible attrition once again this year on the injury front. On top of that, as we discussed ad nauseum before the start of the season, they made two coordinator changes and seemed to whiff on one of them. The offensive line is a shell of itself. And…the team is still having a season that, like, 15 other teams would sell a soul for. Detroit isn’t what it was, but not every season contains neatly linear progress en route to that Super Bowl berth.): https://www.si.com/nfl/week-14-power-rankings-afc-hopefuls-not-inspiring-confidence
Athletic (10. Detroit Lions (7-5) - Last week: 8. Thursday: Lost to Packers 31-24. Best-case scenario: Amon-Ra St. Brown doesn’t miss time. The Lions offense played pretty well on Thanksgiving Day against a good Packers defense, but St. Brown is what takes that group to a different level. It doesn’t help his prospects that Detroit isn’t on an extended break, with a second straight Thursday game looming.): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6852509/2025/12/02/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-patriots-bears-chiefs-rams-eagles/
FTW (11. Detroit Lions - Last week: 6. Jared Goff's offense refused to let Green Bay pull too far ahead on Thanksgiving, even without Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Lions defense, however, couldn't contain Jordan Love through the air. Now that shootout loss threatens to leave Detroit on the outside looking in at a dense NFC playoff race.): https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/12/01/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-bears-actually-good-rams-patriots-eagles/87546097007/
ESPN (11. Detroit Lions (7-5) - Week 13 result: Lost to the Packers 31-24. Week 13 ranking: 8. X factor for final stretch: Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. The Lions are still fighting for a playoff spot after entering the season with high expectations as Super Bowl contenders. Detroit's pass rush has struggled with just four sacks over the past four games; Hutchinson had 1.5 sacks in a rough November. The Lions need Hutchinson, and the defense, to find a groove. "Look, we have five games left of the regular season. We're at a point where there's some adversity for sure," he said during Sunday's practice. "We call ourselves a gritty team, it's all over this building. It's what people say about us, but I think it's easy to be gritty when you're winning games and it's all sunshine and rainbows." -- Eric Woodyard): https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47168214/nfl-week-14-power-rankings-poll-32-teams-2025-x-factors-final-stretch
Yahoo (11 (8): Detroit Lions (7-5) - The Lions haven’t won two straight games since Week 5. The only bad loss they’ve had was at home to Minnesota, but this is life with a first-place schedule and in a tough division. The loss of cornerback Terrion Arnold, who is going to injured reserve, and receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown possibly missing some time, makes the road to the playoffs even tougher. It’s a good team but the inconsistency is the reason they’re no longer in the top 10. “We dug ourselves into a little bit of a hole,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said. “That’s the bottom line, we are in a little bit of a hole.”): https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-are-the-lions-in-danger-of-missing-the-playoffs-040723013.html
NFL.com (11. Detroit Lions: A painful Thanksgiving loss to Green Bay included an early ankle injury for Amon-Ra St. Brown, and it was followed by the news that Frank Ragnow wouldn't be coming out of retirement after all, spoiling Detroiters' holiday season that much more. The hyperaggressive Lions once again suffered from fourth-down failures, and they just haven't been able to replicate last season's magic against a brutal schedule. Jared Goff gamely tried to rally the Lions without his top receiver but just couldn't get it done, resulting in their third one-score loss since the Week 8 bye. The postseason remains possible, and beating the Cowboys and Rams in the next two games would go a long way toward making that happen, but we must brace ourselves for the possibility Detroit ends up on the outside looking in come playoff time.): https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-2025-nfl-season
Fox sports (12. Detroit Lions - Previously ranked: 9. The Lions are in "a little bit of a hole" now, as Dan Campbell said, and not just because he’s too much of a fourth-down gambler for his own good. The ankle injury to WR Amon-Ra St. Brown now looms really large.): https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2025-nfl-power-rankings-week-14-whos-really-best-team-football
USA Today (12. Detroit Lions (9): Even if they can once again avert their first two-game regular-season losing streak since 2022, there's no scenario that gets them back into the projected NFC playoff field this week − circumstances that illustrate how much this team is struggling with its coaching staff turnover.): https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2025/12/02/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-patriots-rams-seahawks/87562012007/
Touchdown wire (12. Detroit Lions): https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/touchdown/2025/12/02/week-14-nfl-power-rankings-patriots-remain-steady-movement-in-top-5/87560789007/
SN (13. Detroit Lions 7-5 (10): The Lions have seen their defensive issues, especially against the pass, catching up to them big-time of late with too much being put on Jared Goff and the offense to win shootouts. Seeing the hot Cowboys and Rams back-to-back won't help.): https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-14-bears-bills-eagles-colts-chiefs/68e122d30c77606568e4307c
PFT (13. Lions (No. 8; 7-5): They miss Ben Johnson more than they’ll ever admit.): https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/pfts-week-14-2025-nfl-power-rankings
The Big Lead (13. Detroit Lions: The Lions are currently out of the playoffs and are in deep trouble in the NFC. They host the Cowboys on Thursday in what feels like a must-win for both teams.): https://www.thebiglead.com/nfl-power-rankings-week-14/
CBS (15. Lions They would be out of the playoffs right now, which is hard to believe. They just haven't looked right all season long. They face a big one against the Cowboys this week.): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-14-power-rankings-chiefs-collapse-unpredictable-season/
Average Power Ranking (176/16): 11
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