The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers met in a battle of NFC championship hopefuls on "Monday Night Football" in Week 7. Here's what happened.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 5-2, coming off a loss. The Saints are 1-6, they’re on a 2-game losing streak. The Bucs are a playoff contender, the Saints are just trying to get through the season. Laying all that out,

Detroit, sitting at 4-2 and in second place in the NFC North, is coming off a 30-17 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay – sitting in first place in the NFC South with a 5-1 record – is coming off a 30-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6.

The Buccaneers could not overcome injuries and inconsistency against a dominant performance by the Detroit Lions.

It's Monday night at Ford Field, and the Detroit Lions are hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) for a showdown of two of the NFC's top teams in Detroit. The Monday Night Football game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. ET, with the TV channel broadcast available on ABC and ESPN, and the streaming link available on Fubo (free trial).

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions will face off in Detroit. Here are the best prop bets for the Monday Night Football matchup.

TAMPA, Fla. ( WWSB) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a photographic retrospective exhibit at the Tampa Museum of Art. The exhibit features 100 photos across five decades, including some that have never been seen before. Visitors are greeted with two Vince Lombardi trophies as they enter the display.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers take a trip up North to visit the Detroit Lions in the first game of a Monday Night Football double header.

Spencer Rattler and the Saints passing game are key to beating the Buccaneers on Sunday. New Orleans must string together some big shot plays: