Monday night brings together two recent multi-time division leaders—the Buccaneers, who have ruled the NFC South since 2021, and the Lions, who have risen to prominence atop the NFC North—in their fourth meeting over the past three seasons.

After Detroit swept Tampa Bay in 2023, including their playoff clash, the Buccaneers struck back early last year in Week 2, handing the Lions one of just two regular-season losses. Now, in a primetime rematch at Ford Field, the Lions will look to rebound from a deflating loss in Kansas City—one where they allowed Patrick Mahomes to march up and down the field nd head into their bye week on a high note against a former Black & Blue divisional rival.

The Buccaneers enter as a legitimate NFC contender behind one of the league’s hottest quarterbacks in Ba

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