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Free Press sports writer Evan Petzold grades the Detroit Lions in their 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears at Ford Field: Quarterback A heads-up play from Jared Goff in the first quarter summarized everything he has been for the Lions. They tried to pass the ball on fourth-and-4 from the Bears’ 35-yard-line, but without any open receivers,

Free Press columnist Carlos Monarrez tackles the tough questions facing the Detroit Lions after their 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Ford Field: What did tight end Brock Wright’s two touchdown catches mean? They were huge in validating one of the franchise’s biggest decisions this season. Not only did the second of

Detroit Lions rookie Aidan Hutchinson isn’t running out of steam. Lions coach Dan Campbell, a third-round pick in the 1999 draft from Texas A&M, vividly remembers his rookie season with the New York Giants. He played 12 games but spent the final four games of the regular season on injured reserve. “That was really like

Free Press sports writers predict the winnner of Sunday’s Detroit Lions game vs. the Chicago Bears (1p.m., Fox) at Ford Field: Carlos Monarrez The 3-12 Bears have lost eight straight games, which makes them the Titanic, if the Titanic was on fire with a leaky nuclear reactor on board and about to hit an iceberg.

Detroit Lions (7-8) vs. Chicago Bears (3-12) The coaches: Lions — Dan Campbell (15-28-1 overall, 10-21-1 with Lions); Bears — Matt Eberflus (3-12 overall, 3-12 with Bears). Last game: Lions lost to Carolina Panthers, 37-23; Bears lost to Buffalo Bills, 35-13. Last meeting: Nov. 13, 2022: Lions won, 31-10. BIGGEST GOAL: If Lions want to win, defense must

Jared Goff stood in a corner of the Detroit Lions locker room and his reaction time was just as sharp and decisive as in a game. “How would you gauge the emotional response to Saturday’s game,” he was asked by a reporter about Carolina’s 35-13 butt-whupping of the Lions. “Has there been a shell shock?”

Once again, the Detroit Lions will be without safety DeShon Elliott. That means Ifeatu Melifonwu, despite a poor performance last weekend, gets another start at safety for Sunday’s must-win game against the Chicago Bears (and star quarterback Justin Fields) at Ford Field. Elliott, who ranks second on the team with 91 tackles, injured his left

The Detroit Lions were blown out by a weaker opponent last weekend. Refusing to load the box turned out to be recipe for failure, and the Carolina Panthers made the Lions’ defense pay with 570 yards of total offense — highlighted by 320 rushing yards — and four touchdowns. “We’re going to move forward,” defensive coordinator Aaron

On Christmas Eve, Detroit Lions rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams — the No. 12 overall pick in the 2022 draft — liked a post on Twitter from a fan begging the Lions to put him in the game and throw the ball his way. The 21-year-old, coming off surgery to repair the ACL injury he suffered in

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Carlos doubles down on self-appreciation as the guys look at the Detroit Lions’ inexcusable loss to the Carolina Panthers

Can someone please explain what just happened? I take one measly week off and the Detroit Lions forget how to play football? In Charlotte, North Carolina? A city where the height of sports entertainment is watching dudes drive in a circle for three hours? So now the Lions’ playoff hopes are on life support; they

On Wednesday morning, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell sent a message to his players and coaching staff. Having already digested the film, Campbell instructed them to forget about last Saturday’s blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers and focus solely on Sunday’s clash with the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. The Lions, facing adversity yet again,

In early December, the Detroit Lions thought they would be adding a former fifth-round draft pick to their passing attack by the end of the season. That never happened. Wide receiver Quintez Cephus, who suffered a foot injury in an early October loss to the Seattle Seahawks, has been placed on season-ending injured reserve, marking

The next time the Detroit Lions play will be in January. That’s 2023, if you’ve lost track of time, and the calendar, and perhaps your name and where you grew up. But this isn’t about the time-bending, multi-connectedness soup we reside in and wasn’t it just summer a couple of weeks ago anyway? This is

NFL power rankings entering Week 17 of 2022 season (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Eagles (1): Since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, no team had had at least six in four consecutive games … until now. If Philadelphia can extend its streak to six weeks, it will overtake the 1984 Bears (72) for the

Dan Campbell’s intensity started to rise. And so did his resolve. “It’s up to us to decide what we want to do and how we want to handle this, and that’s the good news,” Campbell said on Monday afternoon during a news conference that sounded like a preview of what he will tell his team.

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, reflecting on a disastrous 37-23 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Christmas Eve, summarized the mistakes by pointing to a lack of aggressiveness, detail and discipline. “There was a number of different things that showed up that were very uncharacteristic of how we’ve been playing,” Campbell said Monday. What never

[embedded content] The Detroit Lions were treated to a holiday greeting they’d like to forget, suffering a 37-23 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Christmas Eve. More:Detroit Lions need help to make playoffs after blowout loss to Carolina Panthers More:Dan Campbell and his young Detroit Lions learned a tough lesson on cold Christmas Eve With

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Detroit Lions blew a chance to take command of a wild-card spot in the NFC playoff race with Saturday’s loss to the Carolina Panthers; they’ll need help the next two weeks if they’re going to reach the postseason for the first time in six years. The Lions entered Sunday’s games with

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett looks at Detroit Lions players and coaches who helped their stock or hurt it after their 37-23 loss to Carolina Panthers on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium: Three up WR DJ Chark: The Lions didn’t do a whole lot right Saturday, but Chark continued his hot play with four