Pride of Detroit

On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions were forced to make a move on their practice squad, after the Tennessee Titans signed defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna to their active roster. In a corresponding move, the Lions re-signed defensive tackle Chris Smith, who was originally signed as an undrafted free agent rookie last April, to fill the vacancy.

One of the more curious developments in their Week 14 snap counts was the fact that the Detroit Lions scaled back the role of rookie defensive back Brian Branch to just 37 snaps—or 52 percent of the defensive plays. Branch, one of the team’s second-round picks this year, has been arguably the best player in…

The Detroit Lions may only be 4-3 in their last seven games, but their 5-1 start to the season has put them in a tremendous spot with only four games remaining in the regular season. At 9-4, the Lions currently hold the NFC’s third overall seed, and they have a two-game lead in the division…

After a disappointing loss against the Chicago Bears in Week 14, the Detroit Lions head home to play under the lights Saturday night against the Denver Broncos. Both teams are eyeing the playoffs with just one month left of the regular season. The Lions are still fighting the other teams in the NFC North for…

There will be a lot of reunions happening when the Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos face off on Saturday night in primetime. Most surround the New Orleans Saints, where Broncos head coach Sean Payton used to lead and Lions head coach Dan Campbell cut his teeth as a coach. Campbell considers Payton one of his…

The Detroit Lions are 9-4 on the season—the sixth-best record in the NFL—, hold a two-game lead in the NFC North, and have a 99% chance of making the playoffs. Yet, they’ve been in five close games following their bye week, going 3-2 over that stretch, and appear to have regressed in multiple areas. This…

With the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Chicago Bears last week, they lost ground on their NFC North lead. The Minnesota Vikings may not have looked good against the Las Vegas Raiders, but they’re now 7-6, just two games behind the Lions with four games left to go—and both head-to-head matchups still to be determined.

The Detroit Lions have had a poor stretch of games after a hot start, and a big reason for their struggles is their inability to overcome injuries. Early in the season, the Lions suffered some pretty significant injuries on defense when C.J. Gardner-Johnson and James Houston were forced to miss most of the season. Despite…

The Detroit Lions are slumping, but it wasn’t always like this. Some are quick to call the Lions frauds, but over the first six weeks of the season, the Lions were anything but. They had amassed a 5-1 record and were coming off four straight wins of 14 points or more. Bad teams don’t do…

Going into Week 14, the Green Bay Packers were feeling themselves, and why not? They had won three games in a row, including a big Thanksgiving win over the Detroit Lions, and they followed it up with a huge primetime win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Suddenly, after a 2-5 start, the Packers were 6-6…

Against the Chicago Bears in Week 14, the Detroit Lions put up one of their worst offensive efforts of the season. Their 13 points scored was the second fewest of the season, and their 267 yards gained was the lowest of the year. Mix in three turnovers and a 1-in-5 conversion rate on fourth down,…

The Detroit Lions continue to try and shake things up on defense, looking for the right mixture of player to accomplish their weekly game plans. In Week 14, a loss to the Chicago Bears, the Lions adjusted for injuries on their defensive line, increased their bulk in the box, and gave opportunities to new faces…

What do you call a quarter where the Detroit Lions didn’t reach a single first down? The turd quarter—and rest assured that the turd quarter on Sunday against the Chicago Bears was one of the turdiest of turd quarters this season. What do you do with an offense that refused to move down the field,…

The Detroit Lions are in need of a wake-up call. The Lions’ loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 14 still has them sitting with a solid 9-4 record, but the panic is setting in. For as dominant as the team looked early on, issues are arising lately that spark fear for a Lions division…

It’s a battle of the best on “Sunday Night Football.” The Dallas Cowboys play host to the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles Sunday evening. Not only are the Cowboys competing with the Eagles for the top spot in the NFC East, but the NFC itself. A game like tonight’s could prove pivotal down the stretch for the…

A gut punch if there ever was one, the Detroit Lions fell to the Chicago Bears in disappointing fashion. Losing to a team more interested in chasing draft picks than the playoffs is one thing, but the Lions were outmatched in every facet. The offense put up a mere 13 points, all of which came…

The Detroit Lions continued their road trip on Sunday as they traveled to Illinois to take on the Chicago Bears in an NFC North matchup. Unfortunately, the Lions would lose this game to the Bears 28-13, keeping the magic number for the divisional crown at three unless the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers…

The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears face off in Week 14 in a game that has some underrated intrigue. For the Lions, the intrigue is obvious. They’re scrapping their way towards a possible divisional title for the first time in over 30 years. At 9-3 and with a three-game lead in the division over both…

It’s Week 14. Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is running out of ways to surprise you, but I’m not. We’ve seen so many iterations of complete, team wins on the road to a 9-3 record —Jared Goff galore, David Montgomery’s one-man show, a dominant run defense, the Sam LaPorta spectacle, and more. We’ve seen the…

The Detroit Lions are headed to Chicago for a bout with the Bears, and they’ve already made some interesting personnel choices. Whether it’s due to injury or something else, Detroit has opted to keep defensive end Bruce Irvin on the practice squad this week, despite him adding some juice to the pass rush against the…