Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images We reflect back on the first five weeks of the season for the Detroit Lions and the rest of the NFC. The Detroit Lions are officially out of their bye week, but before we move ahead to the Dallas Cowboys, we wanted to take one last look at the first month of the season. Detroit is 3-1, the second-best record in the division and only behind the Commanders (4-1) and Vikings (5-0) in the entire NFC. So on the latest PODcast, myself, Ryan Mathews, and Ty Schalter handed out some awards and superlatives for the Lions season thus far, and also took a look around the league to find the biggest competitors and biggest phonies across the league. Here’s a guide to our conversation on this week’s podcast: Segment 1 Biggest positive surprise from the Lions Biggest negative surprise from the Lions Lions’ most improved player Lions’ most memorable play Most impactful Lions injury Biggest source of optimism Lions MVP thus far Segment 2 Who is the most legit NFC North team? Who is the biggest threat in the entire NFC? Who is the biggest phony in the entire NFL? Which team under .500 is the most likely to turn it around? Who has been the NFL MVP through five weeks? You can listen to the entire show below in the embedded player, or click here. You can also watch a replay of the show—which include in-between-segments banter with our live audience—over on our YouTube or Twitch page. As always, we appreciate your support. Don’t forget to give the PODcast a five-star rating on your preferred podcasting platform.