Coming out of the bye week, the Detroit Lions are facing an NFC North rival in their Week 9 game. The Lions (5-2, second in NFC North) have a matchup with the Minnesota Vikings (3

Unfortunately for McCarthy, Hutchinson has returned to his true form after his injury -- resembling the player who’s an early favorite to win this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Hutchinson is currently tied for fifth among all edge rushers in sacks (six) and first in pressures (48).

On the opposite sideline will be Minnesota Vikings second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, Hutchinson’s former teammate at the University of Michigan. The two shared a locker room in 2021, when McCarthy was a freshman and Hutchinson the unquestioned leader of a Wolverines team that made a run to the College Football Playoff.

Do the Detroit Lions play today? No, they have a bye week, meaning they are not playing a game during Week 8 of the NFL schedule.

All the stars are out at Ford Field for the Detroit Lions' season opener against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Sept. 14, and not just the usual suspects. Of course it's not too big of a surprise to see Michigan native and former "Key and Peele" star Keegan ...

Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson is a big part of a nucleus that the franchise wants to build around in its chase for a Super Bowl title.