Nolan Bianchi, Richard Silva, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Monday's game between the Lions and Buccaneers.

Gibbs was the explosive stick of dynamite the Lions needed to counter Todd Bowles’ well-coached, blitz-happy Buccaneers defense. In one of the best performances of his young career, he accounted for a career-high 218 total yards—a whopping 57.5% of Detroit’s offensive output.

The Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-9, and are now 5-2. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes ask what the Lions proved on Monday night, and if the Buccaneers have bigger issues to address.

Hold up on that MVP talk. Slow down on giving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the No. 1 seed. Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers crashed in Detroit against a depleted defense missing its entire starting secondary.

The MVP candidate showed that frustration on the field as the Lions beat the Buccaneers 24-9 on Monday, Oct. 20. And though it wasn't exactly directed at the Lions defense, Mayfield's frustration was emblematic of how much the Lions flummoxed him at all levels.

Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs provided a spark for the Lions, with St. Brown getting the scoring going on a 27-yard touchdown reception on the opening drive of the game. Gibbs started the momentum on that drive with a 30-yard reception, leading to St. Brown's touchdown.