These are Dan Campbell’s Lions, still gritty, gutsy and among the NFL’s elite

BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Detroit Lions are just two weeks removed from an opening dud in Green Bay.

But it’s a distant memory after what they did on Monday Night Football against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens.

They aren’t just back on track. These Lions look like the old version of themselves, if not better, while kicking that Super Bowl window wide open. The definition of a statement victory.

After dropping 52 points against former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears last week, the Lions went into Baltimore and physically imposed their will against a perennial contender .

In a 38-30 win, Detroit sacked Jackson seven times, shut down Derrick Henry, and leaned on the offense for two length-of-the-field touchdown drives that wore Baltimore’s depleted defensive