Detroit Free Press

All right, make all the jokes you want. The Detroit Lions won’t go 0-17! The Lions didn’t lose a game! The Lions still haven’t won in Pittsburgh since the Eisenhower administration! But here’s the thing. No team in the NFL is laughing at the Lions after Sunday. No fan base outside of Detroit thinks they’re

The Detroit Lions didn’t add to losing column after Sunday’s tie in Pittsburgh, which could be seen as a sign of progress. Sitting at 0-8-1, the Lions enter another week hopeful that THIS will be the week they collect their first win. To pick up the first win in the Campbell era, they’ll have to

PITTSBURGH – Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions‘ 16-16 tie to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and looks at players who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Heinz Field. Stock up RB D’Andre Swift: Swift had a career-high 33 carries and 130 yards rushing Sunday, the first time he said he can

PITTSBURGH – Determined to fix his flailing offense, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell made a big change coming out of the bye week, installing himself as offensive play caller for Sunday’s 16-16 tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I thought, hey, one of the things is why not change it up a little bit here,” Campbell

PITTSBURGH — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions in their 16-16 tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on Sunday. Quarterback Rainy conditions and the oblique injury he suffered in the first quarter were contributing factors, but Jared Goff had his worst passing day in more than two years. Goff was

PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Lions went into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers determined to run the ball in soggy conditions, and those plans were amplified when starting quarterback Jared Goff suffered a strained oblique late in the first quarter. Goff said he injured his side on an underthrown deep pass to Kalif Raymond one play

PITTSBURGH — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell stood on the sideline, scanning a play sheet and glancing at his offense. He reached to his hip and flicked a button on the pack attached to his headset. He covered his mouth with the sheet — a familiar pose for any coach trying to avoid lip readers — and started

PITTSBURGH — Taylor Decker is back. Decker, who injured his left index finger four days before the Detroit Lions’ season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers, is active for the first time this season and expected to start at left tackle Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Decker’s return was expected after he was a full participant

Considering the Detroit Lions have lost eight straight games to open this season, and 12 straight overall (dating back to a Dec. 6 win in Chicago), it’s hard to believe we’re still finding surprising stats about their losing ways. But that’s the Lions — they keep on giving, especially to opposing teams, and especially on

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not play Sunday vs. the Detroit Lions. Roethlisberger was declared out, according to a Steelers spokesperson, and will be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The only other Steeler to attempt a pass in the regular season so far is Chris Boswell, who was injured on the incompletion. Mason Rudolph is expected

The Detroit Lions’ chances of getting their first win Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers just got a whole lot better. The Steelers announced late Saturday that starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is out for Sunday’s game and will go on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Mason Rudolph, who has not played this season, is expected to start in

The Detroit Lions will have a new kicker for the holidays. The Lions placed kicker Austin Seibert on injured reserve Saturday, leaving Ryan Santoso to handle kicking duties at least through Thanksgiving. Seibert did not practice Friday because of a hip injury that limited him earlier in the week. The Lions elevated Santoso from the

The Detroit Lions return from the bye week still in search of their first win in 2021 for first-year head coach Dan Campbell. The Free Press writers have made their picks; will the Lions produce a stunner in the Steel City? Dave Birkett The Steelers have won four straight and have one of the best defenses

C.J. Moore is tied for second on the Detroit Lions in special teams snaps this season. He sat down to answer five questions for the Free Press ahead of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. You have a twin brother, A.J., a defensive back with the Houston Texans. What’s the best part of being a

Detroit Lions (0-8) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) The coaches: Lions-Dan Campbell (5-15 overall, 0-8 with Lions); Steelers-Mike Tomlin (150-81-1 overall, 150-81-1 with Steelers). Last game: Lions lost to Philadelphia Eagles, 44-6. Steelers beat Chicago Bears, 29-27. Last meeting: Oct. 29, 2017: Steelers won, 20-15. Key matchups Lions RT Penei Sewell vs. Steelers OLB T.J. Watt:

Taylor Decker is officially questionable to return Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the Detroit Lions will be without kicker Austin Seibert for the game. Seibert did not practice Friday because of a hip injury that limited him earlier in the week. Practice squad kicker Ryan Santoso is expected to take Seibert’s place. Santoso, who

There is a good chance Taylor Decker makes his season debut Sunday for the Detroit Lions after taking first-team left tackle reps Friday for the third straight practice. “High,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said when asked to put a percentage on Decker’s return. “High percentage. Higher than 50(%).” Decker has not played since injuring his left index

Josh Reynolds connected enough dots before he hit free agency in March to think the Detroit Lions would be major players for his services. He spent four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, where new Lions general manager Brad Holmes and his top executive, Ray Agnew, were in the front office, and he caught most

The Detroit Lions finished the first half of the season on a sour note, with a 44-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that was far and away their worst performance of the year. Before they left for their bye week break, defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn told his players to forget about that game, to bury

Taylor Decker earned positive reviews in his return to practice Wednesday and the Detroit Lions left tackle remains on track to make his season debut Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said Decker “looked good” in his first practice in nearly a month and was in line to have an expanded workload