As part of this week’s five-question segment, MLive spoke with Reader about how he spent his bye week, an unsung hero in the Lions locker room, and their Week 9 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.

Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph did not participate in practice on Tuesday, when the team returned form their bye week. The talented safety has been battling a knee injury for months, and a recent performance against the Chiefs forced the coaching staff to evaluate if he needed to sit and rest.

Bye weeks present several key opportunities for NFL teams. For the Detroit Lions (5-2), their Week 8 bye afforded them the chance to get multiple players back from injury, do some self-reflection on where they need to improve, and take extra time to prepare for another division rival, the Minnesota Vikings, in Week 9.

The Chicago Bears fell hard to the Baltimore Ravens, and former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson isn't pleased.

Tim Twentyman covers all the key questions from Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell's Monday press conference.

The Detroit Lions are on their bye week, and it has already started off exceedingly well. One of their division rivals, the Minnesota Vikings, got absolutely embarrassed on Thursday night, falling 37-10 to the Chargers in the second-worst loss of Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell era.

Detroit's offense ranks third in scoring offense (30.7), fifth in yards per play (5.9) and ninth in yards per game (357.3).

Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach Scottie Montgomery speaks to reporters about the team's productive bye week ahead of the Lions' Week 9 game vs the Minnesota Vikings.