Detroit Lions hold the final wild-card spot in NFC playoffs. The Eagles remain aggressive at trade deadline as we wait for Lions to strike.

With his tackle attempt on McCarthy, Hutchinson may have a fine coming his way. Normally in the NFL, players are fined up to $17,389 for a first leg whip offense, which can increase to $23,186 upon a second violation during the same season.

The Lions thought the bye week, and the 15-point victory over an NFC contender that preceded it, would be a jumping-off point. It was not.

The NFL announced its ruling on Jets guard John Simpson's hit on Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson. Here's the full list of Week 8 fines.

The Lions also struggled in the running game. The Vikings give quarterbacks fits with their varied blitz packages, but teams have been able to run against them. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, though, managed 65 yards on 20 carries with a long of 11 yards.

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Dan Campbell's squad has not lost back-to-back games in years. Unfortunately, the offense has been an area of concern. New offensive coordinator John Morton is taking a significant amount of heat for questionable play-calling and for not utilizing the team's weapons in ideal ways.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell says that his team still needs to play better, even after they've started the season 5-2.