Through five weeks of the 2025 NFL season, the Detroit Lions are tied with six other teams for the best record in the league at 4-1. At the beginning of the season, most Lions fans would probably be pretty happy with that record considering how daunting the first five weeks of the season looked—particularly with road trips to Green Bay, Baltimore, and Cincinnati. Of course, the outlook on that schedule is much different now, with the Ravens and Bengals currently falling way short of expectations for various reasons.

Nevertheless, the Lions look like one of the best teams in football, and the goal of a Super Bowl is still very much the expectation in Detroit.

However, the schedule ahead looks like it could be particularly challenging. This week, they have the 2-3 Kansas City Chiefs at Arr

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