The Lions were fit for a king during their bye week. Detroit gained status in several NFL weekly power polls by simply not playing in Week 9, a good case of when everything means nothing. No fear of missing out in a crazy weekend around the league.
Detroit moved up in the Touchdown Wire poll, hopping from No. 8 to No. 6. The move up came at the expense of Buffalo and Miami, with both AFC East teams losing in Week 9. At ESPN, the Lions climbed three spots and into the top five with the No. 5 ranking.
The Lions also ascended three spots at CBS, up to No. 6 from ninth. Detroit’s highest ranking comes from The Athletic, where Dan Campbell’s Lions spun up one spot to No. 4 overall.
In this week’s USA TODAY power poll, the Lions held steady at No. 7. The focus is on Jahmyr Gibbs’ impressive start to his rookie campaign,
In the three games he’s started, rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs has a league-best 132.3 yards from scrimmage per game.
Dallas, losers to Philadelphia, fell from sixth to eighth but the idle Lions got jumped by the Bengals, who have won four in a row.