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Cleveland — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. First down We all understand the situation here. This Lions team is outmanned, often by a significant margin. Yes, this final score was close, but if the opponent executes better — I’m looking at you, Baker Mayfield —

Cleveland — In case you hadn’t noticed, the Lions are stuck. Stuck between regimes, stuck between quarterbacks, stuck between a rock and last place. We get that. But they don’t get to accept it. They don’t get to play as if they’re a normal team in normal conditions. When they play it safe, they’re sorry. When

Cleveland — New quarterback, same result. In Tim Boyle’s first NFL start, the Detroit Lions backup QB experienced many of the same struggles that have plagued the team’s offense much of the year in a 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday. Boyle finished 15-of-23 for 77 yards, tossing two interceptions as

Cleveland — Minutes after the final whistle, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell emphatically stated Tim Boyle would be better his next start than he was in his debut, a 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns. That next start might be in four days, on Thanksgiving against the Chicago Bears. And to be fair, how could he be

Cleveland — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns.  Quarterback You might think this grade is too generous for a quarterback who threw for just 77 yards, while getting picked off twice. That’s a reasonable opinion. But Tim Boyle felt like the prisoner of a conservative game plan. The

There’s always next week. The Detroit Lions got conservative late and blew a chance to take the lead at multiple points in the fourth quarter on Sunday, as the Cleveland Browns rode Nick Chubb to a 13-10 win. Final leaders Passing DET – Tim Boyle: 15/23, 77 yds., 2 TD CLE – Baker Mayfield: 15/29,

Detroit News contributor Nolan Bianchi offers his first-half observations as the Lions trail the Browns 13-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. Sloppiness (the sequel) Are we headed for another beautiful disaster in the likes of last week’s Lions-Steelers game? Early on in cold and wet Cleveland, it almost looked inevitable. After both teams punted on their

Matt Schoch |  Special to The Detroit News Let’s try to flip it around and be positive this week. Besides, the Lions have not lost this month! And it’s the 21st day of November! How about this? The Lions have a two-game win streak in Cleveland and have beat the Browns four straight times. Not to

Cleveland — After making a change at kicker during the week, the Detroit Lions will enter Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns with two options at the position. On Saturday, the team temporarily elevated veteran Aldrick Rosas off the practice squad. He will be a second option, along with Riley Patterson, who Detroit signed off the New England

Allen Park — For the first time this season, the Detroit Lions are set to have a different starting quarterback. With Jared Goff still dealing with an oblique strain, Tim Boyle will be under center for the team when they travel to Cleveland to face the Browns on Sunday. “Opportunities, especially in the NFL, come very

Allen Park — Any good rebuild involves steady playing time and on-field development of a roster’s young players. That’s a box the Detroit Lions can certainly check, while trudging to an 0-8-1 start in the first year of the tenures for general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell. Through nine games, Detroit’s rookies have played 2,370

James Hawkins, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Browns game at FirstEnergy Stadium  (1 p.m., Fox/97.1). ► James Hawkins: With Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield both banged up, this could turn the contest into a one-dimensional game. That could bode well for the Lions if Nick Chubb (COVID-19) and Kareem Hunt (calf)

Allen Park — For the first time this season, the Detroit Lions are set to have a different starting quarterback. Based on comments made by Lions coach Dan Campbell Friday morning, Tim Boyle will be under center for the team when they travel to Cleveland to face the Browns on Sunday. After two days of rest,

By Steve Kornacki |  Special to The Detroit News Lions at Browns ► Kickoff: 1 p.m. Sunday, FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland ► TV/radio: Fox/97.1 ► Records: Lions 0-8-1, Browns 5-5 ► Line: Cleveland by 11 Detroit News contributor Steve Kornacki breaks down the Detroit Lions’ Week 11 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Key matchup BROWNS RECEIVERS VS. LIONS PASS DEFENSE Donovan Peoples-Jones, the five-star recruit from Detroit’s

Allen Park — Each Saturday during the college football season, we’ll highlight five prospects with locally televised matchups who could be a fit for the Detroit Lions in the 2022 NFL Draft, based on projected needs. The list aims to highlight early-, mid- and late-round prospects. This will give you a chance to watch the players performing

Allen Park — In an issue that’s lingered from the previous regime, the Detroit Lions are continuing to struggle pressuring the passer. After teasing a turnaround early in the season, only the Atlanta Falcons currently have fewer sacks than Detroit’s 14. The Lions haven’t sacked the quarterback in each of the past two games. Steelers backup quarterback

Allen Park — The optics of having play-calling duties removed implies a demotion, but Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn doesn’t see it that way.  A former head coach, Lynn understands coach Dan Campbell’s decision to take the reins.  “I don’t see it as a demotion,” Lynn said. “I’ve been in Dan’s shoes and if I was 0-8, hell,

Berea, Ohio — The timing wasn’t lost on Baker Mayfield, who raised his voice to compete with an emergency siren screaming nearby as he began his weekly news conference. When someone asked if he had called an ambulance, the Browns’ battered quarterback smiled. “I might have,” he said. At least Mayfield’s sense of humor is intact.

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions couldn’t be more thrilled with the results of having their starting offensive tackle tandem together on the field for the first time last week. The impact was clear in the 16-16 tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers, as the Lions ran for a season-high 239 yards, while Taylor Decker and Penei Sewell combined to

Allen Park — Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff didn’t practice on Wednesday, but coach Dan Campbell remains hopeful to have his starter back ahead of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. Goff suffered an oblique injury in the first quarter of last weekend’s matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite the pain, the team opted to keep