Detroit Lions Move Up to Unbelievable Spot in NFL Power Rankings

The news for the Detroit Lions keeps getting sweeter, and the team deserves it. After being the brunt of jokes early in the season, now the Detroit Lions are the team to beat in the NFL.

Following a 1-6 start to the season, the Lions are now 7-7. They've been victorious in six of their past seven games. They're tough. After all, they're Lions.

Now, the NFL.com Power Rankings have the Lions in an unbelievable spot: No. 7. That's up from No. 10 last week.

Of this Detroit team, NFL.com says, "The Lions can win ugly, too. Dan Campbell's Grit Monsters went to the Meadowlands and struggled to break through against a stellar Jets defense ... until it mattered most. Facing fourth-and-inches at midfield with two minutes to play, offensive coordinator Ben Johnson (his head coach stock going up by the week) called a brilliant misdirection play that resulted in a 51-yard touchdown for Brock Wright. The Lions have won six of seven with an opportunity to move into NFL playoff position if they can take out the Panthers on Sunday. "A lot of these close games are starting to lean more toward us than them," said Jared Goff. "That hasn't always been the case around here. We fully believe in each other and know that somebody's going to make a play to do something right."

If you're wondering, the Philadelphia Eagles remain in the No. 1 spot. They have my favorite quarterback, Jalen Hurts, so I'm cool with that. Although I am a big fan of Jared Goff, too. Find the full list of NFL Power Rankings for Week 16 here.

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The Detroit Lions are on a roll, and I mean a roll. The team has won six of their past seven games and are on their way to possibly making NFL history.

The Lions defeated the New York Jets on Sunday (Dec. 18), in what was a very tight game, 20-17. I'm drinking the Blue Kool-Aid! View the best Twitter reactions from the win below.

Check out the latest episode of "The Squad with Anne Erickson" below, talking all things Lions. Give me your take on Facebook here!

I'm not a teary-eyed person, but this video gets me in my gut. I mean, this team has heart.

Barstool Sports is taking notice of the Lions and having some fun with us. They say we're in the playoff hunt- you better believe it, baby!

Jeremy Reisman of Pride of Detroit has been a guest on "The Squad with Anne Erickson" podcast. He makes some great points, including, "The most impressive part of the Lions' turnaround is their ability to win in different ways."

Detroit does deserve every bit of this! We're in this together.

I love to see the NFL giving the Lions some respect. We are a new team, and it's a new era!

The best thing from this Sports Center tweet is that they say the Lions are definitely in the playoff hunt! Because that's what Lions do: hunt. We're hungry.

Instead of "Same Ol' Lions," people are saying, "Brand New Lions." I love it! Here's a fun tweet from Evan Fox of The Pat McAfee Show!

Ha! This is very true. The brand new Lions have Tony Dungy excited.

I love the happy faces in this photo. The Lions won- again!

Brad Galli of WXYZ has this interesting tweet. "Detroit entered November with a 1.5% chance of making the post-season. Look at Dan Campbell’s team now," he notes. Check the stats below!

Eric Woodyard of ESPN shares this quote from Dan Campbell: "The players man, they're feeling it. They're starting to feel it and they're taking ownership into this team and we're getting better because of it."

Your girls had to get in on the fun. I want more blue Kool-Aid!