Detroit Lions lead the NFC North after two weeks in the season with a 2-0 record, and they’ve looked good doing it. Detroit beat up on Arizona especially in the second half, and their defense took care of business handling the meek New York Giants offense. They look powerful to start the season. But are the Lions a real threat to Green Bay when it comes to the NFC North division crown? Even though Detroit has been impressive, it might too early to tell.

If you want to say they’re a real threat this season, let’s start with Matthew Stafford. He’s off to a great start with 414 yards with six touchdowns and one interception. Stafford looks very efficient behind the center and has a host of receivers to play with this season. Golden Tate, Marvin Jones, Kenny Golladay and Eric Ebron are all very talented giving the Lions quarterback a host of weapons this season. The Lions quarterback may have to do it without an offensive line though. Greg Robinson continues to struggle at left tackle, and that could be a real sore spot for Detroit with better pass-rushers.

While I think Stafford looks really good to begin the year, we should all take a pause on their defense. I’m not buying them for a second based off games against Arizona and New York. Both teams are struggling to score points, and they both have some major holes on their team. New York doesn’t have an offensive line to speak of at this point. Arizona looks rugged without David Johnson, and Carson Palmer hitting the regression wagon. We’ll see what the Lions defense looks like against Atlanta next week in a better than advertised game.

Lions and Packers do not meet until the early November for what’s shaping up to be quite the donnybrook for Monday Night Football. At that point of the season, we should know much more about each team. Lions are better than I expected, but I’m not sure if they are worth being scared about.

Charlie.