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The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have declared their injury designations as they prepare to face off in Week 2. Both teams starting right tackles were dealing with injuries this week, but the Lions appeared to get some positive news with Penei Sewell, while the Bucs were forced to rule out Luke Goedeke.

For the second week in a row, the Detroit Lions will have a rematch from their NFL playoff schedule a year ago. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Ford Field, fresh off a beatdown of the Washington Commanders in Week 1. An NFC showdown this early in the year, between two teams with playoff aspirations,…

The Detroit Lions are hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season, in a rematch from last year’s NFC Divisional Playoff round. Both teams are 1-0 on the season, with the Lions beating the Rams in overtime, while the Bucs dismantled the Commanders by over two touchdowns.

In the Detroit Lions’ thrilling overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams, we got a first taste of the revamped defensive line. Throughout the contest, the Lions defensive line was winning their individual matchups with the Rams’ M.A.S.H. unit offensive line and recorded 27 total quarterback pressures (per PFF). Their 27 quarterback pressures were the…

The Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills will kick off Week 2 on “Thursday Night Football” in South Florida. These teams have faced off 116 times in their storied rivalry, with the Dolphins leading the series 61-54-1. But it’s been the Bills who have been the better team as of late, and over their last 11…

The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off in Week 2, and both teams were back on the practice field on Thursday. For the Lions, they were able to return one starter to practice but they still have two starters not practicing, which will raise some concerns amongst the fan base.

Detroit Lions legendary linebacker Joe Schmidt passed away on Wednesday night, as first reported by the Detroit News. Schmidt had the most prestigious career of any Lions linebacker. He was a 10-time All-Pro, a 10-time Pro Bowler, a two-time NFL champion, an NFL Hall of Famer, and one of 21 players inducted into the team’s…

The Lions move into a second playoff rematch already in this 2024 NFL season. So far it’s been the second verse same as the first for Detroit as they dispatched the Rams, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came off a strong showing to start the year in Florida, with quarterback Baker Mayfield airing out the…

As if you need another reason to be impressed by Amon-Ra St. Brown, some quick thinking by the star receiver may have saved the Detroit Lions from the losing the game Sunday night. After squandering a sizable lead in the second half, the Lions put themselves in a tight spot. Detroit had the ball, quarterback…

New week, new X factor, and despite an average performance from the group last week in the win against the Los Angeles Rams, the Detroit Lions offensive line is the X factor this week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While the Bucs secondary is dealing with injuries at cornerback and safety, I think the trenches…

I’m guessing Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph doesn’t have a lot of fans in Los Angeles. Last year, Joseph was called out by Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford after he hit tight end Tyler Higbee low, resulting in a torn ACL and MCL. Higbee has still not returned to the lineup since that January collision.

The Detroit Lions are taking on a familiar foe in Week 2, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be in town for a Sunday afternoon matchup at Ford Field. On Wednesday, the Lions held their first official practice of the week and a couple of starters landed on their initial injury report.

On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions announced changes to their active roster, signing veteran nose tackle Kyle Peko while adding defensive tackle Chris Smith—who was released from the active roster on Monday—to the practice squad. The team also confirmed the previously reported signing of kicker Greg Joseph to the practice squad.

One of the most surprising developments from the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 victory over the Los Angeles Rams was the lack of production from All-Pro receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Over the course of his three-year career, St. Brown has averaged 6.4 catches and 72.0 yards per game. On Sunday night, he managed just three catches…

The Detroit Lions found a way to win against the Los Angeles Rams on “Sunday Night Football” in a way completely asymmetrical to how they won against the Rams in the Wild Card round back in January. Some things remain the same—the Lions have a strong running game, their linebacking corps anchors the defense, and…

Ford Field has life and character for the first time since the stadium opened up back in 2002. Don’t get me wrong, Detroit Lions fans have been psychotic (a compliment) for decades, but that has never really translated to a transformative experience on game days. It could get loud at times, but there just didn’t…

This might be at this point a grudge match, as the Lions and Rams met again in Detroit, and moods don’t seem to be mending. But the good news is we get some killer football out of it, and as a bonus the Detroit Lions picked up their first victory of 2024 on Sunday night,…

On Sunday night—and nearly into Monday morning—the Detroit Lions got their first win of the 2024 regular season against the Los Angeles Rams in overtime, 26-20. As we’ll do every week throughout the season for this Lions team, we have some data we can comb through courtesy of Pro Football Focus that better helps us…

Like a pitcher in baseball, you aren’t always going to have your best stuff. Sometimes your fastball just doesn’t have the same bite as other nights, or maybe you can’t seem to get in a rhythm. You can apply this same analogy to basketball, cooking—you name it. Some days you just don’t have your best…

In the NFL, you don’t expect to be playing your best ball in Week 1, but you also don’t want to come out so flat that you kill the vibes and start with a loss. For the Detroit Lions, they did what great teams do. They didn’t play their best game—not even close—but they found…