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The Lions come into this week’s game against the New York Jets in unfamiliar territory — they’re fighting for a playoff spot. With four games to go, they’re just a game and a half out of the final playoff spot in the NFC. This week’s contest at the Meadowlands will be no guaranteed victory. The

East Rutherford, N.J. — The Detroit Lions made a handful of roster moves, fortifying some areas where the team had injury concerns heading into Sunday’s matchup with the New York Jets. Those concerns unexpected extended to the backfield after the team had to add running back and kickoff returner Justin Jackson to the injury report

Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Jets game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (1 p.m., Fox/97.1). ▶ Nolan Bianchi: The Lions got a huge boost when the Jets announced Zach Wilson would be starting at quarterback over the injured Mike White. Wilson,

Detroit Lions at New York Jets ▶ Kickoff: 1 p.m. Sunday, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey ▶ TV/radio: FOX/97.1 ▶ Series: Even, 7-7 ▶ Line: Jets by 2½ Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 15 matchup against the New York Jets. Key matchup LIONS PASSING OFFENSE VS. JETS PASSING DEFENSE We’ve got a

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions remain relatively healthy heading into Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. On Friday, the team ruled out just two players: reserve offensive lineman Kayode Awosika (ankle) and rotational linebacker Derrick Barnes (knee). Additionally, defensive tackle Michael Brockers is doubtful, while four others — defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, center

Allen Park — When the Detroit Lions travel to New York to face the New York Jets this weekend, it won’t just be two upstart franchises fighting for their playoff lives; it will be one of the NFL’s best defenses squaring off against one of the league’s most potent scoring attacks. When at or near

Allen Park — Less than a month after benching their former No. 2 overall pick, the New York Jets are going back to quarterback Zach Wilson this Sunday against the Detroit Lions, in a matchup that carries playoff implications for both franchises. On Friday, White was ruled out because of a lingering rib injury suffered

Allen Park — When Kalif Raymond walked off the field at the end of the 2017 season, he thought he’d played his last game of football. Undrafted, and still unproven two years into his NFL career, he was riddled with doubt after a tumultuous year, split playing for the two New York teams that shared

Allen Park — The power of the mind is quite something. Everyone is dying to get to the bottom of what makes this Lions team — specifically, this Lions defense — different now from where it was at the beginning of the year. Notably, what flipped the team’s turnover luck? Through the first seven games,

Allen Park — Just to be clear, Dan Campbell was joking Tuesday on the “Pat McAfee Show” when he said he was caught off-guard by the Lions’ game-clinching play-call against the Vikings last week. Detroit’s head coach was not, in fact, distracted by fans doing the wave when Jared Goff tossed that third-down pass to

Allen Park — It was not long after the Detroit Lions selected Jameson Williams out of Alabama when general Brad Holmes thought to make a point about the man he aggressively acquired by trading up for the No. 12 pick. He did not move up to draft a wide receiver. He moved up to draft

Allen Park — The lingering image from the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday is offensive tackle Penei Sewell doing a belly flop near the sideline, moments after coming down with his first career reception. Trick plays are fun, and exponentially more so when a team finds a way to incorporate one of

Justin Rogers, Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 15 of the NFL season. All picks made against the spread. Lions +1.5 at Jets Rogers: Lions Bianchi: Lions Niyo: Lions Wojo: Lions 49ers -3.5 at Seahawks Rogers: Seahawks Bianchi: 49ers (best bet) Niyo: Seahawks Wojo: 49ers Colts +4 at Vikings Rogers: Colts Bianchi: Vikings Niyo: Vikings (best

Allen Park — You’d be hard pressed to find a player in the NFL whose jersey number suits them better than New York Jets rookie corner Sauce Gardner. The 22-year-old Detroit native is, by both statistics and uniform, No. 1. “He fits perfect for that defense,” Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said, realizing a

Allen Park — It’s been a while. I took a needed, month-long break from social media, but that also disrupted my primary source for questions to write these Detroit Lions mailbags. But I’m back on Twitter, coinciding with the team’s late-season surge, so let’s see what’s on your mind: ▶ Question: It’s pretty obvious we are

Last week went about as well as the Detroit Lions could have hoped, as the franchise chases its first playoff berth since 2016. Not only did the team take care of business at home against the division-leading Minnesota Vikings, but saw two teams they’re chasing in the standings stumble. There’s still plenty of work to

The Detroit Lions’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday was a true team win, with all three phases contributing key plays to the result. So, instead of our standard film review, which tends to focus more on a single player or theme, we combed through the play-by-play, opting to dissect the 10 most-impactful plays

With the Detroit Lions in the playoff hunt entering the final stretch of the season, NFL Draft talk has been a little more muted around these parts. It’s admittedly a nice change of pace, but it doesn’t negate the fact the Lions are on track to have a top-five pick, thanks to the first-round selection

Allen Park — With one of the league’s youngest rosters, which is starting to hit its stride after earning five wins in the past six games, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was asked if the team reminded him of any other he played on or coached for during his more than two decades around the

Allen Park — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 34-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. First down Quarterback Jared Goff has turned an important corner that’s played a critical role in Detroit’s recent success. After dealing with turnover issues early in the season, almost no one is doing a better