Detroit currently sits at the No. 5 seed in a very tight playoff picture in the NFC. There are nine teams in the NFC with a .500 record or better. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said this is a critical month where teams usually start to separate themselves from the pack. Detroit has five games in November vs. Minnesota (3-4), at Washington (3-5), at Philadelphia (6-2), vs. New York Giants (2-6) and vs. NFC North leading Green Bay (5-1-1).
“I mentioned to the team yesterday, I just kind of put up where everything is stacking in the NFC right now. It’s very competitive, especially at this point in the season for one conference,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday.
“But all I stated was, ‘Hey, this is where we’re at, this is where these teams are at, and this thing’s about to shake out within the month of November.’ You’re going to start seeing the risers and fallers, and a lot of these teams are playing each other. We’re one of them.
“So, it really is just handle your business, man. And the bottom line is, find a way to win your division. And we’ve got Minnesota coming in here, that’s number one. And then you worry about the next one after that.”