The Detroit Lions are rolling right now. While their last week against the Cleveland Browns wasn’t the prettiest win, it was a win nonetheless. Now, at 3-1 and defeating two straight AFC North teams, the Lions have their sights set on a third in the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals are without franchise quarterback Joe Burrow and are now on a two-game losing streak. It appears the sky is falling once again in the state of Ohio. The offense has been downright awful, and the defense can only do so much lifting while gassed and ineffective.
“I think what they’re (Cincinnati) trying to figure out here a little bit is, where do we go without Burrow?” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said when discussing the identity of the Bengals. “We know we still have playmakers, they have a little bit of a run game, they got Brown, and defensively, it’s about they need to get takeaways. That’s what it’s gotta be, so that’s a little bit of who they are.”
Here’s a look at our Pride of Detroit staff picks for the Lions in Week 5:
- Jerry Mallory (3-0): N/A
- Ty Schalter (3-1): Lions 27-3
- Erik Schlitt (3-1): Lions 38-10 (Scheme Breakdown, Honolulu Blueprint)
- Hamza Baccouche (2-1): Lions 38-13
- Morgan Cannon (2-2): Lions 38-13 (Before the Roar Podcast)
- Max Gerber (2-2): Lions 56-0
- Al Karsten (2-2): Lions 42-13 (Key statistical matchups)
- Brandon Knapp (2-2): Lions 49-13 (Scouting Report, Bold Prediction, Before the Roar Podcast)
- Ryan Mathews (2-2): Lions 42-13
- Jeremy Reisman (2-2): Lions 38-17 (On Paper)
- Alex Reno (2-2): Lions 55-10
- Kellie Rowe (2-2): Lions 35-14
- Meko Scott (2-2): Lions 41-16 (Before the Roar Podcast)
- Zac Snyder (2-2): Lions 30-13
- John Whiticar (2-2): Lions 38-17
For the rest of what the POD staff predicted for the NFL, be sure to check out our Week 5 predictions: Moneyline, spread, and over/under.
Now, it’s your turn to have your voice heard. Share what you think the game score will be in the comment section at the bottom of the page and vote in the poll directly below. Will Detroit go up 3-0 against the AFC North, or do the Bengals have some fight in them to show they aren’t dead yet?
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