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The Detroit Lions are 12-1, on an 11-game winning streak, and are a perfect 4-0 in division play. For most teams in most seasons, that would be enough to have the division wrapped up with four weeks to go and have a stranglehold on the conference’s No. 1 seed for the playoffs. That’s not the…

If you believe that the Detroit Lions are a Super Bowl team, you won’t want to miss this week’s matchup. After playing, and winning, three games in 12 days, the Detroit Lions host one of the hottest teams in the AFC, the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are one of the top teams in the NFL…

The Detroit Lions are getting bit, chewed up, and spit out by the injury bug. You wouldn’t know it from their record, but it’s starting to add up when you watch the team on the field. The defense has been especially bruised and battered—I’m sure you have seen this infamous graphic by now:

The Detroit Lions’ tough stretch continues this week against the Buffalo Bills. Detroit has weathered every storm this year, as they continue to ride a franchise-high, 11-game winning streak. Their 12-1 record is tied for the Chiefs for the best record in football, and their +183 point differential is easily the best in the league.

Some people love Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell for his heartfelt coaching style, others aren’t quite so sure about it. One of those others—ESPN NFL analyst Tedy Bruschi. On “Sunday NFL Countdown,” the three-time Super Bowl champion, who played 13 seasons in the NFL, expressed he’d love Campbell as a teammate, but not so much…

On Monday—as he typically does—Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell ran through a list of players he believed stood out in a positive way in the previous game. When it came to Detroit’s game against the Green Bay Packers, Campbell listed nine players: Tim Patrick, Jared Goff, Sam LaPorta, Dan Skipper, Pat O’Connor, Za’Darius Smith, Ezekiel…

The NFL closes out Week 14 with a game that looked much better before the season than it does heading into “Monday Night Football,” as the Dallas Cowboys (5-7) welcome in the Cincinnati Bengals (4-8). These two franchises have only met 14 times in their histories with the Cowboys holding a 10-4 advantage, including winning…

The Detroit Lions are currently suffering through over a couple dozen injuries. So to help you keep track of where each player is at in terms of their recovery, we’ve put together a master list of each Lions injury and their projected return date. This information is where things stand as of December 9, 2024.

For all but one NFC team, Week 14 is in the books, and the playoff race is heating up. Earlier this week, the Detroit Lions punched their ticket to the postseason with a win over the Green Bay Packers. However, they didn’t create any additional space between them and the two other top NFC teams,…

If the Detroit Lions want to defeat the Buffalo Bills next week, it all starts with stopping Josh Allen. One of the frontrunners for Most Valuable Player, the Bills quarterback is a difficult beast to tame on a good day. The strongest arm in the NFL is just one tool in his tool belt. He…

The AFC North will take center stage in Week 14, as the Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) will take on the Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) on “Sunday Night Football.” These division rivals have faced off 129 times in their histories, with the Chiefs holding a 70-57-1 regular season lead—including winning their past 6 matchups—while the Chargers…

The Detroit Lions lost defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson way back in Week 6. When he broke his leg, most estimates had him out for the rest of the season and postseason. There were sporadic reports that he could make his way back onto the field for a potential Lions Super Bowl.

It’s funny to think about someone like Detroit Lions legend Calvin Johnson going through some of the same emotions as fans do. I mean, this guy is a Hall of Famer and one of the best to ever do it, yet he is still sweating out fourth-down conversions like most of us do.

Oh man, how good does this mini-bye feel? After the Detroit Lions played three games in 11 days—winning all three—they’ve had the entire weekend off. That will continue on Sunday, as Lions fans, players, and coaches can just ride the couch all day and watch the rest of Week 14 unfold.

On Saturday, the NFL announced their Gameday Accountability fines from Week 13, and there was a bit of delayed justice handed down from an incident during the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears game on Thanksgiving. Bears cornerback Tyyrique Stevenson was assessed a nearly $20,000 fine for his part in a personal foul called against the…

The Detroit Lions took it down to the wire in arguably their biggest game of the season. Heck, it was one of the most fun games of the season. The Lions had their fair share of blunders but found a way to win down the stretch—a trend we’re starting to see more of, and the…

The Detroit Lions’ win over the Green Bay Packers obviously had a pretty huge impact on the NFC standings. The Lions (12-1) hold onto the top spot for at least another week, as the Vikings (10-2) and Eagles (10-2) will now both have to win in Week 14 to stay a game behind Detroit.

On Thursday, the Detroit Lions clinched a playoff spot with a gigantic win over the Green Bay Packers. That win triggered another avalanche of franchise records and achievements for the Lions. It’s the first time they’ve gone to the playoff in back-to-back seasons in 30 years. It was the Lions’ 11th win in a row,…

Let’s take a detailed look at the Detroit Lions’ Week 14 snap counts from their 34-31 win over the Green Bay Packers on “Thursday Night Football.” With a patchwork defense due to injuries, the Lions needed to lean on their offense to keep them in control of this game. As a result, they ran 30…

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur is responding after he was seen on camera in a pre-game verbal altercation with a Detroit Lions fan. The NFL GameDay crew was previewing the matchup Thursday night when the cameras turned live to the Packers coach clearly yelling at someone on the field. Turns out he was going…