Moving from the passing of the an NFL legend, to the death of the "Dream Team," thanks for the jinx, Vince Young.  The Eagles needed to dream about less flashy toys, like an offensive lineman or two.  At some point this season they will be scrapping Michael Vick off the field with a shovel.  The Eagles were unable to rebound from last week's demoralizing defeat, but the Niners took that moral boost and took out their new found confidence on the defenseless Tampa Bay Bucs.  The triumvirate of the Saints, Pats and Packers faced tougher tests, but continued to march forward.  On Monday, the Lions will attempt to match the Packers league-best 5-0 start.
 
The Lions find themselves in a Detroit Renaissance.  Between the Tigers post season run, Eminem pimping Chryslers and the Lions first home Monday night football game in a decade, Detroit is the place to be.  That might be a stretch, but we are in the midst of a nice little run for formerly down and out Detroit. 
 
The Lions will only go as far as Matthew Stafford will take them.  He has shown that when he is healthy and able to chuck the ball to Calvin Johnson, he is elite.  The Lions are loaded with Offensive talent, but health is an issue for all of them.  Stafford, Johnson and Javid Best all have a checkered injury history.  What we've seen early this season is that when they are healthy they are a formidable unit.  The vaunted Bears defense is giving up the 4th most points against QB's, but middle of the road against running backs and wide receivers, so the Lions offense should have plenty of room to run.  Calvin Johnson is a man, a beast, an impenetrable force that nobody should be asked to cover in the open-field.  The law of averages says he does not have another two touchdown game, but I'm not sure anyone can stop him.
 
Chicago has not been nearly as impressive as Detroit.  Chicago is in the bottom third of the league in passing and rushing offense, as previously mentioned their defense has not been dominant either.  Matt Forte "careered" it last week, I think it is safe to say he won't be putting up another 200 yard rushing day.  While 200 yards on the ground might be out of the question, he always seems to be good for 125 yards of total offense.  The Bears other main weapon is Devin Hester, who has firmly cemented himself as the greatest return man in history, despite all his talent, the Bears have not found a way to put it to use aside from the return game.  Leading the Bears, the enigmatic Jay Cutler.  If you ask me, his most impressive career feat was landing Kristin Cavallari and she's nothing more than a c-list celebrity.  Cutler was recently complaining about the lack of protection from his offensive line, and now he has Ndamukong Suh ready to feast on him.
 
Monday is an important test for these young Lions.  It is not the team they will be lining up against that will be testing them so much as the circumstances surrounding Monday's game.  The big question is how will the Lions react to being the center of attention on Monday.  They've proven a unique ability to comeback from the dead this season, how will they react when the country is watching them bring life back to Detroit?

Written by Chris Summers exclusively for www.thefantasyfix.com. 

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(September 17, 2011 – Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images North America)