Several NFL power ranking analysts wrote the Detroit Lions off after a difficult Week 1 loss to the Green Bay Packers. But after the Lions smashed the Chicago Bears 52-21 in Week 2—dispelling many of the national narratives created during the offseason—most of those analysts had to walk back their initial judgments when putting out their latest rankings.

Let’s take a look at where the Lions land in the NFL’s Week 3 power rankings.

Sports Illustrated: 5 (Previous rank: 12)

From Conor Orr:

The Lions came back from a down Week 1 to log the most efficient afternoon in team history. A stunning 8.8 yards per play have drastically cleared the skepticism around Ben Johnson’s replacement, John Morton. While we live in a week-to-week world held prisoner by the moment, understanding that Morton c

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