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Another week, another win for the Detroit Lions. After Sunday’s 40-14 onslaught vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars, Lions coach Dan Campbell will hold his weekly news conference at 2:15 p.m. Monday in Allen Park. The Lions have won four of their past five to pull themselves nearer to the NFC playoff picture. The latest win included

Fans serenaded Jameson Williams with chants of, “We want Jamo,” in his NFL debut, and Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell gave DJ Chark a well-deserved game ball for his season-high five-catch, 98-yard performance against his old team. Chark played his best game as a Lion in Sunday’s 40-14 blowout of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Williams’

Let’s go back in time to the old days, when the Detroit Lions were terrible and had no hope. Back on Oct. 26 — I mean, think about that, less than six weeks ago — the Lions were playing so badly, and there was so much growing heat on coach Dan Campbell and general manager

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions’ 40-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, and looks at whose stock was helped or hurt Sunday at Ford Field. Stock up RB D’Andre Swift: Swift had fallen to third in the pecking order at running back as he battled shoulder and ankle injuries in

Sometimes you’re right. Sometimes you’re really right. And sometimes you’re a Taylor Decker-level of right. Last week, the Detroit Lions‘ left tackle took a hard stand against the naysayers following a 28-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving, claiming “this isn’t the (expletive) same old Lions anymore.” He took a lot of heat for

The Detroit Lions are getting healthy on offense, and if Sunday is any indication, that could be bad news for the rest of the NFL. Jared Goff threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns and D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams ran for scores as the Lions, playing with their full complement of offensive weapons —

Jameson Williams spent most of Sunday standing patiently alongside Detroit Lions receivers coach Antwaan Randle El on the sideline waiting for a chance to enter the game. At one point in the fourth quarter, fans chanted, “We want Ja-mo.” Williams, the No. 12 pick in April’s NFL draft, played six snaps and did not catch

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions in their 40-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field. Quarterback Jared Goff is a different quarterback when he has all his weapons healthy, and it showed Sunday. Goff was an impressive 31 of 41 passing with a handful of drops and throwaways. He

The Detroit Lions were rolling. Ripping off touchdowns, answering every challenge; and their defense was suffocating the Jacksonville Jaguars; and first-round draft pick Jameson Williams played in his first game, although he didn’t really do much — but Lions fans were so giddy that they cheered anyway; and Aidan Hutchinson got a sack, a moment

Free Press columnist Carlos Monarrez tackles the tough questions after the Detroit Lions‘ 40-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Ford Field: How did Jameson Williams look in his debut? Easy: Hall of Famer. Check that: first-ballot Hall of Famer. OK, let’s pump the brakes just a bit on the speedy receiver taken

Malcolm Rodriguez’s eyes welled up with tears as soon as he opened the box. Rodriguez, the Detroit Lions rookie linebacker, sent a pair of cleats off to be painted as part of the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” program for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a tribute to his grandmother, Yolanda Martinez, who died

Free Press sports writers give their predictions for the Detroit Lions’ game Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars (1 p.m., Fox): Dave Birkett The Lions and Jaguars are mirror images in some ways. They’re both young, ascending teams playing better than their 4-7 records would indicate, but their margin for error remains slim as they chase the

Greg Beachum |  Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Quarterback Matthew Stafford was placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, one day after he cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol for the second time this season. Stafford already had been ruled out for the Rams’ home game against Seattle on Sunday due to a

They considered giving it another week, but in the end, Jameson Williams looked too good to ignore. Williams, the Detroit Lions rookie receiver, will make his NFL debut Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars after the Lions activated him from the nonfootball injury list Saturday. Williams has not played since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in

Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7) at Detroit Lions (4-7) The coaches: Lions — Dan Campbell (12-27-1 overall, 7-20-1 with Lions); Jaguars — Doug Pederson (46-44-1 overall, 4-7 with Jaguars). Last game: Lions lost to Buffalo Bills, 28-25. Jaguars beat Baltimore Ravens, 28-27. Last meeting: Oct. 18, 2020: Lions won, 34-16. Key matchups Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson vs. Jaguars RT

Sunday’s matchup at Ford Field between the Detroit Lions and the Jacksonville Jaguars will provide something of an instant — albeit likely unfair — referendum on the success of the two teams’ top picks in April’s NFL draft. The Jaguars, picking No. 1 overall, went with Georgia edge rusher Trayvon Walker and left Michigan edge

The Detroit Lions are getting healthy, just in time for the stretch run. The Lions ruled Julian Okwara and Evan Brown out for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but did not give any other players game status designations on their Friday injury report. Okwara suffered an elbow injury in last week’s loss to the

The Detroit Lions have not yet decided if Jameson Williams will make his NFL debut Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the excitement is building for Williams’ return. Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs called Williams’ playmaking ability “legit” after going against him in practice Thursday, and receiver DJ Chark predicted Williams will be a “superstar.” “I

There was a time when DJ Chark had Sunday’s Detroit Lions game against his old team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, circled on the schedule. After missing the better part of two months with an ankle injury, Chark said the game is no longer unique in that regard. “I’ve missed six games, so at this point every

Jared Goff has failed to connect on passes downfield late in losses to the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins over the past month, but Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson said his faith has not waned in Goff making those got-to-have-it throws in the future. “I’ve got total trust in the guys out there to