Who needs Ben Johnson?

That’s the general consensus from NFL writers across the country following the Detroit Lions’ dominant win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Ford Field.

After a lackluster showing in their Week 1 loss to the Green Bay Packers -- a game where the offense failed to capitalize on opportunities and didn’t score its first touchdown until the final seconds -- concern grew that Detroit’s offensive mojo might have left with Johnson, who bolted to become Chicago’s head coach.

That wasn’t the case in Week 2.

The Lions dropped a 50-piece and a biscuit on the Bears, and national writers took notice. Some vaulted Detroit back into the top five or 10 of their NFL power rankings. One writer even dropped the Lions a spot while still praising their performance.

Here’s a look a

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