NFL vice president of football operations Troy Vincent offered more explanations on the Lions vs. Chiefs trick play ruling.

The NFL has made its decision on a Detroit Lions player who took a late hit on Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes last week.

The Lions, however, were missing Pro Bowl defensive back Brian Branch in this one after the 23-year-old was suspended by the NFL for the Bucs game. Branch was penalized for instigating a fight in the aftermath of their loss to the Chiefs, where he threw an open-faced strike on Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster’s helmet.

In what sounds like the worst uniform matchup in recent memory, Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) will host the Green Bay Packers (4-1-1) on Sunday Night Football in Week 8. This will mark the first time Rodgers faces his former team for whom he played for 18 seasons.

The Detroit Lions have one of the NFL’s highest-scoring offenses, and yet inconsistency seems to have become a theme.

Despite Dan Campbell's claims he was told New York got involved, the NFL says the play was fully officiated on the field.

Detroit will resume its quest for its first Super Bowl appearance after the bye. The Lions will play Minnesota at Ford Field and will also host the New York Giants, Green Bay, Dallas and Pittsburgh with road games remaining against Washington, Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Rams, the Vikings and Chicago.

The Detroit Lions get a week off thanks to their bye to rest and heal up after Monday night's 24-9 win over Tampa Bay. Teams typically like their bye week to fall somewhere in the middle of the season and Week 8 for Detroit is about perfect, especially with some players battling through injury and others closing in on a return.