Are troubled waters ahead for the Detroit Lions?

A bye week is normally time to recover from early-season bruises and prepare for upcoming opponents. However, the Lions looked more rusty than ready on Sunday. Detroit was outmatched by the Minnesota Vikings, a team that had been coming off a 37-10 beat down at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers.

After a good start to the season, some doubt has crept into the minds of the Lions fandom. Now 5-3, are the Lions in trouble going forward? What needs to be fixed for Detroit to return to dominant form: a trade, a returning player, a playbook shakeup? Matching their 15-2 record from last season was always a lofty challenge, but now the Lions need to battle to ensure they are in playoff contention, let alone winning their division or conference.

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