The Detroit Lions (5-3) came out of their bye week flat and suffered their third loss of the season, this time to their division rival Minnesota Vikings. As expected, the Lions fell in almost every power ranking this week, but how much they fell varied on publication: most dropped the Lions about four spots, others went as far as seven, while one publication didn’t move them at all.

Let’s take a look at how things shook out in this week’s power rankings.

The Ringer: 6 (Previous rank: 2)

From Diante Lee:

It’s worth remembering that that version of Jared Goff still exists.

If you’re a Jared Goff skeptic, Detroit’s loss on Sunday had to feel like a gift. He was rattled by pressure from the Vikings defense, and his lack of athleticism kept him from escaping the pocket. The result was that

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