When it comes to the NFC, everyone is chasing the Los Angeles Rams.
They may not have made it to the Super Bowl last year, but the Rams are considered the favorites in the conference after several big offseason moves. They traded for Trent McDuffie and Myles Garrett and signed Jaylen Watson to a big deal. After making it all the way to the NFC Championship last year, the Rams are now not only the Vegas favorite to win the conference, but they are clear Super Bowl favorites as well (+550 odds, per FanDuel
Sportsbook).
But which NFC team is most likely to challenge them this year? That was the topic on NFL Network’s “GMFB” earlier this week. The Bears, Eagles, and Seahawks were among the teams discussed. But the Lions also made their list of contenders.
“The Lions are a really, really good team,” former WWE star Seth Rollins—now a regular on “GMFB” said. “They had a rough year last year, but they are a really, really well-coached team. Jared Goff is an excellent quarterback. They’re an efficient offense. Jahmyr Gibbs is going to take the brunt of the load this year and I think he’s ready for it. He could be an MVP candidate at running back. That’s how good I think he is. I’m on the Kyle Brandt wagon when it comes to Jahmyr Gibbs. The Lions are a really, really good team, and I think people are kinda overlooking them because they didn’t make the playoffs last year.”
Rollins would continue to wax poetic about the Lions’ offense, putting them right up there with the Rams, in terms of overall talent.
It’s a good reminder that while there are warranted questions about Detroit’s defense, their offense is stacked with talent and it could carry this team quite far.
Onto the rest of today’s Notes:
- If you read one Lions story not on Pride of Detroit, make it this one: a great profile on Tom Kennedy’s “improbable” football journey from Justin Rogers of Detroit Football Network.
- Over on The Feed, commenter Blueingreer looked at the rosters of some of the best offenses in NFL history and compared the current Lions to them:
- Some Lions training camp preview content is rolling out this week. DetroitLions.com has 5 things to watch, and the Detroit News has 7 starting battles to watch.
- Maybe one of my favorite things on the internet. A young kid was looking for advice on his pass sets, and a bunch of player—including Barry Sanders—offered him some overall guidance:
- If you didn’t see it, Aidan Hutchison walked out with country artist Morgan Wallen during one of his performances at the Big House this past weekend:
- The Vikings will be wearing their new “Rivalry” uniforms for their Week 15 game against the Lions this year. The actual design of the 2026 Rivalry uniforms have yet to be revealed.
