Looking at the rest of the current top teams in the NFL and their records against teams that currently hold a winning record:

  • Eagles (9-1) are 4-0

  • Ravens (8-3) are 4-2

  • Chiefs (7-3) are 3-2

  • 49ers (7-3) are 3-2

  • Jaguars (7-3) are 1-3

  • Cowboys (7-3) are 0-2

  • Dolphins (7-3) are 0-3

Part of the Lions’s low record against winning teams is due to a weaker NFC North this season (although Vikings currently hold a winning record and Lions have yet to play them). But it still stands that the Lions have had a relatively weaker schedule this year, and have not defeated a team with a current winning record since Week 1.

This stands to change with upcoming games against the Vikings (6-5) and Cowboys (7-3), as well as possibly the Broncos and Saints (5-5) depending on how their records turn out.

  • Reasonable_Emu_2636@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    When we beat the Chargers, they were .500.

    When we beat the Bucs, they were 3-1.

    When we beat the Falcons they were 2-0

    When we beat the Packers they were 2-1.

    I despise this stat

    • spazmo_warrior@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Despise the stat all you want. “ were” is the keyword. The body of work for these teams this season has them with a losing record.

  • Thel_Odan@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Sometimes you just get lucky.

    But even though I absolutely snort lines of Kool-aid, I know that the Lions aren’t quite a Super Bowl team yet. They’re better than they have been in fucking ages, but they still have some work to do.

  • Kelefane41@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    You can only play who is on your schedule. These things aren’t fluid. I’ve never understood why people get uppity over SoS. Either you win, or you don’t. And the Lions are doing more winning than losing right now. Their fans have the right to be excited.

  • Ryanbrasher@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    It should still get them to the playoffs. That’s still a huge win regardless of how they got there

  • boogswald@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Blog boys are salivating at this post - it’s gonna be a topic on every podcast now

  • nooo82222@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I just want say the first 5 weeks in the NFL is teams trying figure out their teams and get people in positions. After week 10 you know the good teams and great teams. So any team in first 5 weeks losses and win don’t count.

  • OptimisticRealist__@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Lions are a good team.

    Lions are also overrated and benefitted an awful lot from being in the NFC, which is a joke of a conference.

    Both things can be true

  • SaltyRussStan0@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I don’t think the Lions are real contenders, but using a 3 game sample size where they won 1 of the games is dumb