​| Source: Lastwordonsports.com – Sue Levine, EditorThe Lions enter their bye week with a 3-2 record after delivering their best performance of the season in a dominant 45-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Describing it as “the most complete, complementary game we’ve played to date this year,” Dan Campbell acknowledged, “The guys did a good job, responded…It was our best game this year.”However, he cautioned that the Lions’ victory over the 1-4 Cardinals was not to be confused with beating a tough divisional opponent.“But to think that it’s going to be good enough for Green Bay, it’s not. We still need to clean up more than – we need to clean up a lot more than that, and we can, and we will.”Now, the early bye provides an opportunity for Campbell to address lingering issues ahead of the Week 7 game against the Green Bay Packers.4 Priority Issues For Dan Campbell’s 2026 Bye WeekOne of the priority issues that Campbell and the coaching staff wrestled with for weeks was figuring out the Lions’ 2026 identity. “Who is this team?” Campbell recently questioned, “What can we hang our hat on? What do we really feel like suits us well in all three phases?… But, at this point, now we need to figure out what we really are and what we do well.”Issue #1: Determine The Lions’ IdentityOn September 21st, Campbell astutely predicted it might take four or five games before the coaching staff can answer that question. “I hate saying it, we’re not gonna know until probably around the bye. Until we get a good four or five games, and you really start to figure out, this is what we can do and where we can really grow.”In years past, the Lions’ identity was built around the city’s resilient blue-collar mentality. This team had the grit to rise up from the depths to keep pushing beyond the restraints that previously held them back. However, does that image still hold today?Or has the Lions’ recent success created a sense of complacency that has left them stuck in neutral? Can Detroit regain the level of excellence from the glory days of 2024, or have the Lions plateaued? This is a team overflowing with elite talent. But to compete at the highest NFL level today, it takes more than individual superstar performances. It requires a total team effort.On Sunday against the Cardinals, the Detroit offense, defense, and special teams unit played the complementary football that Campbell has been seeking all year. Can the 2026 Lions sustain that level of superiority for the remainder of the season?Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) and running back David Montgomery (5) celebrate a 34-31 win over the Green Bay Packers as he exits the field at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.Issue #2: Build on the Success of the Arizona GameCampbell also hopes to build on the success they achieved with the Arizona game. After finding the right personnel combinations and schematic elements that led to the success in Week