Lions get lofty comparison to one of the best offenses in NFL history
The Detroit Lions' offense is off to another strong start to an NFL season. Sunday's 37-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals was just the latest explosive offensive showing by the Lions this season.
Over the last three seasons under coach Dan Campbell, the Lions have had one of the most potent and high-scoring offenses in the NFL. A current stat to start this season has put the Lions offense in company with one of the best offensive teams in NFL history.
Through five games this season, the Lions lead the NFL in touchdowns with 22 scored. Of those 22 touchdowns that have been scored, 13 have been passing, eight rushing, and one punt return score.
The only other team in NFL history to produce those touchdown totals through five games to start a season was the 2000 St. Louis Rams, also known as "The Greatest Show on Turf." The team featured two NFL Hall of Famers, including quarterback Kurt Warner, running back Marshall Faulk, along with wide receivers Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Az-Zahir Hakim, and Ricky Proehl.
Lions offense in company with the "Greatest Show on Turf"
The Rams recorded the offensive start that the Lions did, fresh off winning Super Bowl 34, 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans. St. Louis would finish the 2000 season losing 31-28 to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wild Card round. Obviously, the Lions would like to avoid the same fate the 2000 Rams did and go all the way to the Super Bowl.
Lions offensive leaders during hot start to 2025 season
Jared Goff is currently ninth in the NFL in passing with 1,187 yards, 12 touchdowns, and two interceptions. One of the 13 touchdown passes thrown this season by the Lions came on Sunday by running back David Montgomery, who threw a 3-yard pass to Brock Wright for a score in the win over the Bengals.
Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown leads the team in receiving with 407 yards and six touchdowns. Of the Lions' eight rushing touchdowns through five games this season, four have been scored by running back Jahmyr Gibbs, along with Montgomery scoring two. Gibbs leads the Lions in rushing with 325 yards on the season.
Wide receiver Kalif Raymond has the Lions' one punt return touchdown this season, which came in the 34-10 win over the Cleveland Browns in week 4.
Lions look to upset the Chiefs again
The Lions look to keep their success going on offense in week 6 as they travel to Arrowhead Stadium to face off against Patrick Mahomes and the reigning AFC Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs.
With the Chiefs a slight favorite over the Lions, it presents the perfect opportunity for Detroit to once again prove the doubters wrong and upset Kansas City once again.
Trade: The Titans are trading defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons for either a first-round pick or a second- and third-round pick
I realize his value is at an all-time high & likely won’t be higher than it is this season but I just think it’s better to keep the best player on the team.
He doesn’t have any more guaranteed money on his current contract & changed agents this offseason. He will 100% be expecting a new contract before next season. He’s playing at an All-Pro level so far & is in position to earn top of the market DT money on his new contract. I’d expect his new deal to land somewhere in the $28mil-$30mil a year range. That would make him the 2nd highest paid DT in the NFL behind only #Chiefs DT #ChrisJones.
If teams were interested in trading for him they would have to pay him $28mil-$30mil plus give up significant draft capital. It would have to be either a 1st round pick or a 2nd & 3rd round pick to even consider it imo.
I personally wouldn’t even consider the 2nd & 3rd round offer simply because the odds of either of those picks getting the Titans a player on the same level of Simmons is extremely low. I would only consider the 1st round pick offer but the problem with that is it would likely be a late 1st round pick because it only makes sense for a contender to trade for him. Contenders will likely go deep into the playoffs & end up selecting in the bottom of the 1st round.
Sure you could use that late 1st to either trade up or down but you aren’t guaranteed a trade partner. Same argument could be used for the offer of a 2nd & 3rd round pick. Using one or both to trade up back into the first round is very enticing but again, not a guarantee you will get a trade partner. There are big risks to trading away your best player in the hopes of getting 1 or more players who will end up being high end caliber talents.
I just think Simmons offers more for the Titans in two-tone blue than with another team. They have a lot of holes already & will be making more when they look to trade other players currently on the roster.
Jeffery Simmons is incredible
Simmons is on an All-Pro path this season. He leads all defensive tackles in sacks, pressures, tackles for loss, and solo tackles, which means that no matter what you try to do on offense, there is no interior defender an offense hates seeing more than Simmons.
It is still early, so this will fluctuate, but he is currently tracking to record 12 sacks, 31 QB hits, 20 TFLs, and 54 solo tackles. That gives you an idea of how dominant Simmons has been this year, and it is a stark reminder of how much this fan base undervalues one of the best defensive players in the NFL.
