ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions are right back in the thick of things in the hotly contested NFC standings as the season heads into the second half.

Through the next five games, the Lions play three of the top conference contenders. They start with the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles (7-2) this weekend on Sunday Night Football. They host the Green Bay Packers (5-3-1) on Thanksgiving. Then, they hit the road to face the Los Angeles Rams (7-2) and surging quarterback Matthew Stafford in early December.

MLive’s Dungeon of Doom podcast fielded reader-submitted questions for this week’s episode. Hosts Kory Woods and Ben Raven discussed the stakes of this weekend’s trip to Philadelphia, while taking note of those big-time games against the Packers and Rams that will be here be

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