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As we get a deeper understanding of analytics and predictive power, our breadth of data widens. So when we talk about the NFL schedule and metrics like strength of schedule, our discussion should evolve. And that’s what we’re going to do in this post about the Detroit Lions’ 2024 strength of schedule.

Yeah, this is America’s team. Following a year where they seemed to capture football fans’ hearts around the world, the Detroit Lions will play in nine nationally televised games in 2024, with five of them being in primetime slots. There is plenty to love about this schedule, but there are also some things that Lions…

The Detroit Lions 2024 schedule has been released and it’s once again time to make some way-too-early predictions for the season. For the last two seasons, Erik Schlitt and Jeremy Reisman have made game-by-game predictions of the Lions’ schedule. And while their individual game predictions have not always been spot on, the overall season accuracy…

Now that the 2024 NFL schedule is officially out for everyone to see, it’s time to look into when the Detroit Lions take on their opponents this season. While we have known about who they were playing and where since January, the order of when was unknown until now. After having a successful season last…

It’s common shortly after the NFL Draft for teams to shuffle up their front office and personnel departments. That appears to be the case again for the Detroit Lions, as according to Neil Stratton, the Lions have added two high-regarded people to their scouting department: Tom Roth and Dwayne Joseph. As of right now, their…

The Detroit Lions ended 2022 on a hot streak, and the NFL took notice. After initially giving the Lions just one primetime game in 2021 and none in 2022, they took a gamble on Detroit, baking four primetime games into the Lions’ 2023 schedule. The league was rewarded handsomely, as Detroit gained steam as America’s…

In trading for Carlton Davis, the Detroit Lions secured one of the best players to make an impact in Detroit, according to one NFL writer. NFL.com’s Tom Blair created a list of traded players who will contribute most to their new teams — not necessarily on an individual level, “but rather who has the chance…

The 2024 NFL schedule has already started to be leaked, but every year eyes are drawn to one particular Detroit Lions game: Thanksgiving Day. It’s an honored tradition for the Lions and their fans, as it’s not only nationally televised, but the franchise has become a part of the national holiday across the country.

The 2024 NFL schedule will officially be released on Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET. But in the hours and days before then, we should get news about the Detroit Lions’ schedule. The NFL has now made the schedule drop a week-long event, dropping individual games here and there until we reach Wednesday night.

On Monday, Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions agreed to a new contract extension that makes the Lions quarterback the highest-paid player in franchise history. It’s a remarkable redemption story for Goff, who was unloaded to Detroit with a haul of draft picks so the Los Angeles Rams could chase (and win) a Super Bowl…

On Day 3 of the NFL Draft, the entire Detroit Lions war room was sporting the team’s new black jerseys, with head coach Dan Campbell’s name and number (89) on the back from his playing days. It was a neat moment, but it also sparked an important question among Lions fans.

The Detroit Lions made a lot of noise ahead of draft day in Detroit when they announced hefty extensions for wide receive Amon-Ra St. Brown and OT Penei Sewell just hours apart. It brought brief relief to Lions fans all over, until it quickly led to the question of where Jared Goff’s extension was. Brad…

According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Detroit Lions are signing wide receiver Kaden Davis to their 90-man roster. Davis was with the team this weekend as part of their rookie minicamp tryout squad. He was notably the intended receiver on a pass that was picked off by Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold. Davis initially…

With 2024 Detroit Lions rookie minicamp underway, there’s a lot of information to consume. In addition to reading about observations from camp, fans received some clarity on how the Lions plan on using their newly acquired players, learned more about players’ positional ranges, heard some fun quotes, found out which jersey numbers were assigned, and…

Entering the 2024 NFL Draft, there was a sizable group of candidates for the Detroit Lions at pick 29. Detroit would ultimately trade up to 24th overall to select Terrion Arnold, arguably the top defensive back prospect on the board—and perhaps in the draft itself. Yet in the lead up to the Lions’ pick, there…

Detroit Lions rookie minicamp continues through the weekend, and while media won’t be there to cover the final two practices, the Lions production crew is still on hand to capture big moments. And on a cloudy Saturday, the Lions managed to capture a pretty significant moment: first-round cornerback Terrion Arnold picking up the first interception…

On Friday, the Detroit Lions opened 2024 rookie minicamp with the first of three practices. Media was only privy to that opening practice, as the following two will be done internally. Pride of Detroit was lucky enough to be part of the media present during the practice, which spanned about 90 minutes long. Here are…

Rookies reported to Allen Park on Friday for the first day of rookie minicamp. This gave us a first glimpse at what numbers the rookies will be wearing, and we got a taste of how clean the new practice jerseys look on the field. Following the practice, assistant general manager Ray Agnew spoke to the…

Detroit Lions second-round pick Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was in the “starting” lineup as the team broke for their first 11-on-11 drills of rookie minicamp, but he may not have been where you would have expected him. For most of the first day of minicamp, he was lined up as the nickel—a position Rakestraw is more…

As the Detroit Lions kick off rookie minicamp, assistant general manager Ray Agnew spoke on the team’s 2024 draft class for the first time. Most notably, Agnew provided a little bit of clarity on what positions two of Detroit’s most interesting draft picks—fourth-rounders Giovanni Manu and Sione Vaki—will start camp at.