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Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Listed as doubtful for the team’s Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals heading into the weekend, the Detroit Lions officially ruled out top cornerback Desmond Trufant (hamstring) on Saturday.  With Trufant sidelined, the Lions will once again turn to the inexperienced duo of Amani Oruwariye and rookie Jeff

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Many Lions fans remember last season’s opening game as rookie T.J. Hockenson’s breakout debut, with 131 yards and a touchdown. Some others will remember the Lions’ all-too-familiar refrain of coughing up a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter for a dispiriting tie. Arizona Cardinals fans recall that matchup for

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Lions at Cardinals Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. Sunday, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. TV/radio: Fox/760 Records: Lions 0-2, Cardinals 2-0 Line: Cardinals by 5½ Rod Beard of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 3 matchup against the Cardinals. Key matchup KYLER MURRAY VS. LIONS SECONDARY Don’t look at last

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News A significant portion of being a successful defensive back in the NFL is the ability to forget a mistake and move on to the next play with a clear focus. Detroit Lions safety Will Harris needed to lean on an expanded version of that concept to put a disastrous stretch from

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions are trending toward having a more complete roster when they travel to Arizona to play the Cardinals on Sunday.  On Friday’s injury report, the team listed wide receiver Kenny Golladay (hamstring) and right tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot) as questionable for the contest. Both have been sidelined the first

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News As the Detroit Lions have dropped their first two games of the 2020 season, all Kenny Golladay could do was watch. The Pro Bowl receiver, coming off a season where he led the NFL in touchdown catches, has been sidelined by a hamstring injury.  Players are taught early in

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News According to last Sunday’s broadcast, running back Adrian Peterson drew interest from the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles before he agreed to sign with the Detroit Lions.  That’s two of the last three Super Bowl winners — and in Kansas City’s case, the favorite this year — but Peterson

The Detroit News  |  The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions on the outcome of Sunday’s Lions vs. Cardinals game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., (4:25 p.m., Fox/760 AM). ►Justin Rogers: One of these weeks, the Lions are going to pull off

Bob Wojnowski   | The Detroit News Detroit — In the NFL, 0-2 should not be an inescapable pit. The season should not be over when it’s 12.5% over. Lots of football left, right? And then we have the Lions. I’m not here to bury them (they do a decent job of that themselves). I’m here to help,

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News It was late in the first half against the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions had executed the worst two-minute drive imaginable. Taking over at their own 7-yard line, the team proceeded to go backward after quarterback Matthew Stafford took a sack near the goal line.  That put punter