Super Bowl contenders are falling apart. But Detroit isn't.

As many of the NFL's favorites have wilted over the past month, the Detroit Lions have quietly built one of the best resumes, winning four straight and scoring 34 or more points in every win.

It’s a distressing time to be a team once considered a preseason Super Bowl contender.

Reigning champion Philadelphia has lost two straight after Thursday’s blowout loss to the Giants. The Baltimore Ravens are 1-4 and star quarterback Lamar Jackson is hurt. The Kansas City Chiefs have their game-breaking quarterback healthy, but are 2-3, having suffered more losses already than all of last season. Buffalo’s 13-game home winning streak was just snapped in a surprise upset. Since Green Bay began talking of going undefeated at 2-0, the Packers have lost one game and tied another.

Cincinnati? Don’t even ask.

The Detroit Lions seemed to be headed toward trouble, too. In Week 1, playing with brand-new defensive and offensive coordinators, an offense that led the league in scoring in 2024 mustered only 13 points in a loss to division rival Green Bay.

As many of the NFL’s favorites have wilted over the past month, though, the Lions have quietly built one of the best cases for Super Bowl contention by winning four straight and scoring 34 or more points in every win.