DETROIT --The Detroit Lions head into the bye week riding high after a big-time win over a fellow NFC heavyweight in primetime action.

Detroit is 5-2 entering its well-deserved week off after beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-9, on Monday night. They are right on the heels of the Green Bay Packers (4-1-1) in the NFC North standings and for the conference’s top seed.

While the Lions have already lost as many games as they did last year (!). Their only blemishes are on the road against the Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.

“Just focusing on the moment you’re in. Like hey man, you’ve got this, you’re going to clean it up and then you got five days off,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said of the mentality against the Bucs. “Give us all you got and cut it loose, which our guys do every game. I j

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