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Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News When the Detroit Lions named Darrell Bevell the interim coach down the stretch of 2020 season, he embraced the opportunity with unadulterated excitement. On Tuesday, he’ll get the opportunity to make his case for the full-time job, interviewing with owner Sheila Ford Hamp, team president Rod Wood and adviser Chris Spielman. 

John Niyo   | The Detroit News The players want the same thing the Lions’ fans want. It’s what ownership insists it wants, too. And if the hard truth in life is that we all want what we don’t have, that’s especially true in the NFL. Which is why each regular season is followed immediately by

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News There’s this pervasive opinion across the NFL that players need to stay in their lane. Players play, coaches coach and the front office pieces together the roster. But before he packs his bags and heads to his offseason home in Arizona, Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker wants to make

James Hawkins   | The Detroit News This was a season of firsts for Lions safety Duron Harmon. It was his first time playing anywhere other than New England. It was the first time he was a full-time starter. It was the first time he played on a defense that struggled. It was the first time

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Prior to being drafted by the Detroit Lions, you could say Jeff Okduah was spoiled by success. A five-star recruit out of high school, he experienced just four losses during his three seasons playing at Ohio State, all while developing into one of the nation’s premier NFL prospects.  So

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions didn’t announce what happened with Trey Flowers when they placed him on injured reserve two months ago, but following the season finale the defensive end revealed he fractured his forearm against the Colts on Nov. 1.  Flowers suffered the hairline fracture during a pass-rush attempt. His recovery hasn’t

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Now that the regular season has ended, the Detroit Lions are moving quickly to line up interviews with general manager and head-coaching candidates currently employed by other franchises. According to NFL Network and Sports Illustrated reports, the Lions have put in requests to talk to four individuals for the

Bob Wojnowski   | The Detroit News Detroit — If this was the end for Matthew Stafford in Detroit, it was a fitting finish. He played through injuries in a meaningless game at the conclusion of another losing season. He made some spectacular throws, fired a few touchdown passes and tossed an ugly interception. The Lions

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News With a season-ending loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions locked up a top-10 pick for a third consecutive year. The draft order wasn’t determined until the afternoon and primetime games were completed, but the Lions will select seventh, which was confirmed after Washington defeated Philadelphia 20-14 Sunday night.  The Lions

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Detroit — Despite battling three separate injuries, including a sprained ankle that knocked him out of the game in the early stages of last week’s matchup against Tampa Bay, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford delivered a strong, three-touchdown performance in a season-ending loss to the Minnesota Vikings.  Like he has

Nolan Bianchi   | The Detroit News Detroit — There’s a lot of uncertainty in the Detroit Lions organization these days.  With a rebuild seemingly on the horizon alongside a new general manager and coach, that leaves little room for aging veterans who are sure to eat up a large chunk of cap space.  So with

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Detroit — It was a fitting end to a dismal season.  By allowing the Minnesota Vikings to rack up 507 yards of offense and score a season-high 37 points on Sunday, the Detroit Lions set new franchise-worst marks in yardage and points allowed in the 37-35 defeat, sinking below the

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 37-35 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Quarterback Matthew Stafford gutted it out through a number of injuries, and after putting an early pass in harm’s way, settled down and delivered a solid performance. He finished the day completing 20 of

Nolan Bianchi   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions meet the Minnesota Vikings in the season finale on Sunday. Both teams have been eliminated from the playoffs, but the outcome will affect NFL Draft position. You can follow the action here with live updates throughout the game by Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News. Vikings air

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have already talked to several candidates about the team’s general manager opening. But this past week they talked to former Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis about potentially replacing Matt Patricia as the franchise’s head coach, according to a team source familiar with the conversations.  Lewis, 62,

Associated Press  |  The Detroit News Frisco, Texas — Dallas offensive coordinator Kellen Moore said Saturday night he is no longer pursuing the Boise State job, and the Cowboys agreed on a multiyear contract extension with their play-caller. The 32-year-old Moore was a candidate at his alma mater after Bryan Harsin took the Auburn job.

Les Bowe  |  Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia – Eagles fans will no longer be able to take Jim Schwartz’s name in vain when the team’s defense springs a leak. Sunday night’s game against Washington will end the five-year Schwartz era in charge of the Eagles’ defense, a league source said Saturday, confirming an NFL Network report.

By Matt Schoch  |  Special to The Detroit News A National Football League game will be played on Sunday at Ford Field. There will be referees there, the stats will matter for the official record and the teams will have uniforms and everything. The Detroit Lions will host the Minnesota Vikings to close a season

Les Bowe  |  Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia – Eagles fans will no longer be able to take Jim Schwartz’s name in vain when the team’s defense springs a leak. Sunday night’s game against Washington will end the five-year Schwartz era in charge of the Eagles’ defense, a league source said Saturday, confirming an NFL Network report.

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News With a rebuild on the horizon, it’s worth exploring the building blocks the Detroit Lions have in place as the team prepares for its season finale on Sunday. Rookie running back D’Andre Swift sure looks like a keeper, as do tight end T.J. Hockenson and center Frank Ragnow, who