Detroit Free Press

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions‘ 28-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, and looks at players who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Stock up Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp: The Lions have gotten good play all season on special teams, and those units were exceptional Sunday.
0 Comments
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After spending a week trying to dodge questions and all the unwanted attention that came with facing his longtime former team, Matthew Stafford came clean on Sunday. “Am I happy it’s over with? Yeah,” the Los Angeles Rams quarterback admitted after a 28-19 victory over the Detroit Lions. “I’ve got a lot
0 Comments
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Moral victories are for losers. Which makes me a loser, I suppose, because I believe in them, at least I believe in what people mean when they use the phrase, even though I’m not sure what a moral victory is. I know what folks mean by it. I know I’ve heard it tossed around in locker rooms and postgame
0 Comments
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Well, that’s show biz. The Detroit Lions tried to follow a Hollywood script on Sunday. Come out and dazzle ‘em. Shake ‘em up early. A quick touchdown. An onside kick. A fake punt. All that was missing was the dancing elephants. The Lions started Sunday’s game with so much pixie dust, Disney signed
0 Comments
The boos were merciless, to the point even Calvin Johnson felt uncomfortable. But as the Hall-of-Fame receiver tried to quell the jeering at his Ford Field ring ceremony last month, Detroit Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp said she understood why fans took that moment to voice their displeasure with her and the team. “Obviously, no one
0 Comments
Free Press sports writers make predictions for the Sunday’s Detroit Lions‘ game, as they make their first trip to SoFi Stadium to face Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, Calif. in Week 7 of the NFL season (4:05 p.m. Fox). If you’re not yet a Free Press subscriber, here is how you can support our staff
0 Comments