The Detroit Lions get a week off thanks to their bye to rest and heal up after Monday night's 24-9 win over Tampa Bay. Teams typically like their bye week to fall somewhere in the middle of the season and Week 8 for Detroit is about perfect, especially with some players battling through injury and others closing in on a return.

Following is a breakdown of Detroit's 10-game stretch coming out of their Week 8 bye:

Week 9 vs. Minnesota Vikings

Detroit will be well rested coming off their bye week and hopefully getting back a few reinforcements on defense. The Lions have won their last five against Minnesota and their last four vs. the Vikings at Ford Field.

Twentyman: Division games mean more, and this is a chance for the Lions to improve to 2-1 in the NFC North with wins over Chicago an

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