Detroit Lions Week 7 Rooting Guide

Detroit Lions are currently the No. 3 seed in the NFC.

The Detroit Lions have emerged as legitimate NFC title contenders, through the first six weeks of the 2023 NFL season. 

If Week 7 results fall correctly, Detroit could end up the No. 1 seed in the NFC, as several teams have started the season with a record of 5-1. The objective is to root for the teams ahead of and below the Lions in the NFC standings to lose this week, giving Detroit improved playoff seeding. 

Detroit must first head on the road and defeat Baltimore, which has started the season with a 4-2 record.  

While the Ravens' defense may look to make the Lions' offense one-dimensional, Ben Johnson's offense has proven it can make plays, especially in the fourth quarter.

"I think that’s what was encouraging about last week is they did make us one-dimensional. We did not run the ball well at all, a number of reasons for that, that we’re looking to clean up," said Johnson. "But, I thought our guys responded really well. 

"We had to start throwing. Heck, we had -- (in the) fourth quarter, we’re up by a couple scores, and we knew we wanted to produce a time-consuming drive. And, we had to do it through the air, and third-down conversions were a big part of that. But, Jared (Goff) was able to find some guys, we were able to stay inbounds and I think milk seven-plus minutes off the clock there to help put the game away. We are versatile, we can shape, we can go whatever direction we need to go, because we have the players that can do it.”

NFC standings

• 1.) 49ers
• 2.) Eagles
• 3.) Lions
• 4.) Buccaneers
• 5.) Cowboys
• 6.) Seahawks
• 7.) Rams 

Rooting guide

• Falcons at Buccaneers (1 p.m.) -- Falcons
• Cardinals at Seahawks (4:05 p.m.) -- Cardinals
• Steelers at Rams (4:05 p.m.) -- Steelers
• Dolphins at Eagles -- (8:20 p.m.) -- Dolphins 
• 49ers at Vikings (MNF, 8:15 p.m.) -- Vikings