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Rod Beard   | The Detroit News It only takes one play to change the course of a season. One moment, Jonathan Taylor is a wide-eyed rookie running back as the third option for the Indianapolis Colts. A few moments later, he finds himself in the backfield behind Philip Rivers, with the starter, Marlon Mack, likely

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Colts at Lions Kickoff: 1 Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit TV/radio: Fox/760 Records: Colts 4-2, Lions 3-3 Line: Colts by 2 Rod Beard of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 8 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts: Key matchup LIONS PASSING GAME VS. COLTS SECONDARY After coasting through most of the

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions backfield was crowded entering Friday, but that didn’t stop the team from adding one more running back to the mix, re-signing Jonathan Williams off the Washington Football Team’s practice squad.  Williams joins a deep group headed by Adrian Peterson, D’Andre Swift and Kerryon Johnson, with Bo

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News After climbing back to .500, the Detroit Lions will look to do something they haven’t accomplished under coach Matt Patricia — win three straight games in a season.  But unlike last week, when the defense shouldered the heavier responsibility of finding a way to slow down the Atlanta Falcons’ high-octane

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News For the first time in several weeks, the Detroit Lions haven’t ruled out any players due to injury ahead of the team’s Sunday matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.  That said, four Lions players are questionable for the contest, including left tackle Taylor Decker. He popped up on the injury

The Detroit News  |  The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News predict the outcome of Sunday’s Colts at Lions game (1 p.m., CBS, 760). ►Justin Rogers: This one has defensive struggle written all over it, in part because neither offense is particularly efficient. The Bengals managed

The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — This time, the Atlanta Falcons finished. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 on Thursday night behind a strong defensive performance to avoid a series season sweep. The

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News When Adrian Peterson’s father Nelson, a Dallas native, caught wind that the Cowboys were shopping defensive end Everson Griffen, he texted his son, telling him the Lions should make a run at reuniting the former Vikings teammates.  Turns out Nelson was on to something. The Lions pulled the trigger

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News After the Detroit Lions defeated the Atlanta Falcons with an improbable late-game comeback last Sunday, the team posted a video of the locker room celebration. Right in the thick of it was linebacker Reggie Ragland, holding up an over-sized boombox and showcasing his dance moves while surrounded by his

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News At the NFL scouting combine, you’re bound to hear your fair share of cliché questions from the thousands of media members in attendance. One of the most popular queries posed to prospect after prospect is, “Who do you model your game after?” That’s not to say the question doesn’t

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News If his first five games have been an education, Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah has drawn some of the NFL’s toughest teachers.  To start his career, Okudah has been tasked with covering the likes of Davante Adams, DeAndre Hopkins and Julio Jones. He also should have caught Michael Thomas,

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions are moving slowly toward having fans at Ford Field, welcoming 500 friends and family of the team’s players and coaching staff for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.  “Hosting friends and family this Sunday against the Colts is a great step toward our goal of welcoming fans

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News One of the biggest concerns Detroit Lions fans expressed after the team signed veteran running back Adrian Peterson is the future Hall of Famer would eat into playing time of the team’s younger options, Kerryon Johnson and D’Andre Swift.  That fear came to fruition almost immediately, but it was

The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions against the spread for Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season. Indianapolis -2 at Detroit Rogers: Indianapolis Beard: Detroit Niyo: Detroit Wojnowski: Detroit Atlanta +2.5 at Carolina Rogers: Carolina Beard: Atlanta Niyo: Carolina Wojnowski: Carolina Minnesota +6.5

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia didn’t have much to say on Wednesday about his team’s trade to land Everson Griffen a day earlier. Knowing the veteran defensive end won’t be able to suit up for the team until next week, due to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, Patricia preferred to reserve his

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have an unfortunate reputation for setting notorious records. You know, like becoming the first team to blow double-digit leads in four straight games. But here’s one for the positive column — with Sunday’s win against Atlanta, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to not

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit – Barry Sanders is a great admirer of fellow Hall of Fame-caliber running backs, so he has enjoyed watching Adrian Peterson all these years. And it’s even more enjoyable now, watching Peterson play for the Lions. “I’ve always been very fond of Adrian; he’s one of the all-time greats,” said

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News It’s late in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Lions are trailing the Atlanta Falcons. With the prospect of falling to 2-4 with a loss, it’s hardly an exaggeration to suggest Detroit’s season is hanging in the balance.  Facing third down near midfield, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan drops back

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News After consecutive wins to climb back to .500, the Detroit Lions turned into buyers ahead of next week’s NFL trade deadline. On Tuesday, the team addressed one of its biggest needs, swinging a deal for veteran pass rusher Everson Griffen, a team source confirmed with The Detroit News.  According to

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News As the pandemic continues to surge in Michigan and around the country, Lions defensive end Trey Flowers wanted to make sure that the work that first responders are putting in isn’t going unnoticed. Through his foundation, Flowers of the Future, Flowers donated 4,000 meals over the past two weeks