The Detroit Lions remain the NFL’s best powerhouse team after beating the Titans.

The Detroit Lions pulled off a convincing win over the Tennessee Titans, picking up their fifth straight win and improving to 6-1 on the season.

Here’s a look at the Lions’ place in a number of power rankings compiled by experts and analysts from around the league.

Sports Illustrated

Power rating: 1st place

Previous rank: 1st

What I love about Dan Campbell is that when he steps up to the podium for a press conference, he grabs him by the shoulders like someone he bullied in high school. When he is about to start talking, he there. When I wrote for the magazine about Campbell and the Lions for our football preview issue, I noticed the beauty in the way he meanderingly makes his points – sometimes without any conclusion or meaning. That’s why I think his weekly episode of Game Balls is a must watch. This team needs to keep winning.

Athletic

Power rating: 1st place

Previous rating: 1st place

They peak too early. This is the only thing that can worry Lviv now. Detroit has averaged 43 points per game since Week 4 and has averaged a 22.8-point margin of victory over that span. On Sunday, Jared Goff threw an 85-yard pass to lead the Lions to 51 points. This season, the Lions lead the league in success rate (47.5%) and rank second in expected points allowed per game (0.12 per carry), according to TruMedia.

CBS Sports

Power rating: 2nd place

Previous rank: 2nd place

They scored 52 points against the Titans and didn’t have to do much on offense. The special teams made big strides in this game as they face a mammoth division matchup against the Packers.

Yahoo Sports

Power rating: 2nd place

Previous rank: 2nd place

Over Detroit’s last five games, they have had more touchdowns (25) than incompletions (20), according to CBS. They are the first team since the 1970 merger to do so in five games. Yes, this team is fun to watch.

Further Reading: Detroit Lions LT Film Review by Taylor Decker

Bleach Report

Power rating: 2nd place

Previous rank: 2nd place

The Lions are undoubtedly the team to beat in the NFC, and they may be the best team in the NFL. I’d still like to see Detroit make a couple of defensive additions before the trade deadline, but the offense (and special teams) can cover up a lot of shortcomings even if it doesn’t.

Jared Goff is playing some of the best football of his career, and offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is making the most of Detroit’s glut of playmakers. The Lions are beatable, but the list of teams that can knock them off in January is pretty short.

USA today

Power rating: 2nd place

Previous rank: 3rd place

Their 172 points over the last four games are a franchise record, the most by any team over a four-game span in five years, and allowed them to become the 30th team in league annals to score at least 500 points.

ESPN

Power rating: 2nd place

Previous rank: 2nd place

Bates signed with the Lions as a free agent in June after one season in the UFL and a short stint with the Texans in 2023. He was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 7 after making the game-winning 44-yard run. A field goal with 15 seconds left helped Detroit win over Minnesota. This season, Bates is 11 of 11 on field goals and 27 of 28 on extra points.