Two contenders in the NFC collide when the Detroit Lions take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in Detroit in the first game of a Monday Night Football doubleheader. The Buccaneers (5-1) own the best record in the NFC and can join the Colts as the only 6-1 teams in the NFL with a win on Monday. Meanwhile the Lions (4-2) sit in second place in the NFC North, behind only the Packers (4-1-1).

Detroit is coming off a 30-17 loss at the Chiefs , but the team has been resilient in recent years. The Lions have gone a franchise-record 50 straight games without back-to-back losses and have won 11 straight games following a defeat. The average margin of victory during the 11-game streak is 16.7 points per game.

That streak will be tested on Monday by a Tampa Bay team that has a

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