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Allen Park — Detroit Lions outside linebacker coach Kelvin Sheppard played in 107 games across eight seasons before transitioning into coaching, and he says he’d be hard-pressed to think of a better performance by an edge defender than the one Charles Harris had last Sunday in the team’s 30-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Harris was

Justin Rogers, James Hawkins, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 16 of the NFL season. All picks made against the spread. Detroit +6.5 at Atlanta Rogers: Atlanta Hawkins: Detroit Niyo: Atlanta Wojnowski: Detroit San Francisco PK at Tennessee Rogers: Tennessee Hawkins: San Francisco Niyo: Tennessee Wojnowski: Tennessee

Allen Park — Detroit Lions kicker Riley Patterson hasn’t missed since joining the team last month. In three games, the undrafted rookie is a perfect 7-for-7 on his field goal attempts, while connecting on each of his eight extra points. For his most recent effort, successfully converting a trio of field goals in a win over the Arizona

A day after testing positive for the COVID-19, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff provided an update on how he’s feeling during a Tuesday morning interview with 97.1-FM. “I’m feeling good,” Goff said. “It’s pretty much a mild cold. I’m feeling fine.” Last week, after more than 100 positive cases around the league, the NFL changed its

Let’s be honest, the Detroit Lions’ dismantling of the Arizona Cardinals this past Sunday was wholly unexpected. Coming into the matchup as double-digit underdogs, the Lions got off to a hot start, overcame their mistakes and cruised to the easy victory. Typically, we prefer to find a singular topic to refocus on after reviewing the

Allen Park — Right as it appeared as if the Detroit Lions were turning the corner with a recent COVID outbreak, the team announced Monday it is placing quarterback Jared Goff on the COVID/reserve list. In addition to Goff, the team also placed backup offensive tackle Matt Nelson on the list. They are the 11th and

Allen Park — Sports is an easy forum for hindsight debate. Media and fans love to discuss what could have been, particularly when it comes to players a team could have or should have drafted. And it also applies to free agency. The Detroit Lions had interest in wide receiver Josh Reynolds as a free

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions will have to navigate the remaining three games of the 2021 season without the quarterback of their defense. On Monday, coach Dan Campbell confirmed the shoulder injury middle linebacker Alex Anzalone suffered in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals is a season-ender. “That’s a tough deal,”

Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 30-12 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. First down If you’re not familiar with the concept of a “prove-it deal,” it’s a one-year contract, typically low-cost and often with incentives, requiring a player to validate their worth as a long-term investment. And in the first year of

Detroit  — Amon-Ra St. Brown knew he was supposed to be a better salesman. On the first play of the second quarter in just about the last thing anyone expected to see Sunday at Ford Field — a stunning 30-12 victory for the Lions over the Arizona Cardinals — Detroit’s rookie wide receiver was running

Detroit — It was all there, in one tidy unexpected package. Everything the Lions aspire to be was on display, and at least for one afternoon, it didn’t matter if it was a harbinger or the effects of a holiday binger by the Cardinals. The Lions dominated what was the top-seeded team in the NFC. They

Detroit — One team entered Sunday’s game at Ford Field with the worst record in the NFL, while the other was trying to keep pace for the top seed in the NFL. But with little more than pride and the ability to play spoiler as motivation, the Detroit Lions took it to the visiting Arizona

Detroit — Due to injury and illness, the Detroit Lions have needed to get creative in the secondary this season. Nowhere has the creativity been greater than with the usage of third-year safety Will Harris in recent weeks. He went from playing every snap in his typical role, to moving to nickel cornerback after rookie

Detroit — Detroit Lions fullback Jason Cabinda has had a unique path to get to this point in his career. On Sunday, that path made its first detour into the end zone. While it wasn’t the game-winner, Cabinda’s touchdown in the third quarter, which capitalized on a turnover one play earlier, was an exclamation point

Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 30-12 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Quarterback Jared Goff wasn’t flawless, but he got away with the limited mistakes he made, while delivering several well-placed balls on his way to completing 21-of-26 for 216 yards and three scores, while taking just two sacks. Goff

Detroit — A day after activating Tracy Walker off the COVID-19/reserve list, the Detroit Lions have downgraded the starting safety to out with an illness just hours before Sunday’s kickoff with the Arizona Cardinals. Walker has been one of Detroit’s best defensive players in 2021, amassing 78 tackles and five pass breakups in 12 games. While

After a walkoff win for the ages, the Detroit Lions were sent plummeting back to earth Sunday in Denver as the rushing tandem of Javonte Williams and Melvin Gordon punched a Bronco-sized hole in the Lions’ hopes of winning consecutive games. And now, in the Lions’ last game before Christmas, a gang of merry men

Allen Park — After a rash of COVID cases the past two weeks, the Detroit Lions appear to be turning a corner with the outbreak. The team activated three defensive backs off the COVID/reserve list Saturday afternoon, and a fourth off injured reserve, ahead of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. Starting safety Tracy Walker and backup

Oxford student Tate Myre has been named this week’s recipient of the NFL’s Way to Play High School award. The program, in its third year, recognizes high school football players who demonstrate exceptional in-game playing techniques to make impactful plays. On behalf of Myre, Oxford’s football program will receive a $5,000 equipment grant through USA Football

Allen Park — Aubrey Pleasant has every excuse in the world at his disposal, he’s just not interested in using them. The Detroit Lions defensive backs coach has had a difficult job from the jump, taking over an exceedingly young and inexperienced group, but he embraced that challenge. Then the injury bug bit hard out the