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Detroit — It’s tempting, sure. It’s tempting for Lions fans to pine for the days of ol’ No. 9 slinging the ball deep, firing it sidearm, leading the Lions to 9-7 and the brink of playoff success but never getting there. Don’t do it. Don’t look back. Go ahead and look away if you must on

As you might expect with a winless team a month and a half into the season, the Detroit Lions have many issues. But if they could correct just one — their inability to put points on the board early in games — they might have a chance to secure their first victory. Following the team’s 34-11 loss to the

Dennis Franks, who played football at Michigan in the early 1970s and then four years in the NFL, including the 1979 season with the Detroit Lions, has died. Franks, 68, suddenly passed away last Saturday, according to a social media post by Market America Worldwide for which he was executive vice president. He is survived

Allen Park — In the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s ugly loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell’s ire made it difficult for him to organize this thoughts. When asked about the team’s continued offensive struggles, the coach said he had “about a million ideas just floating around up here right now as to

Allen Park — If you run into your ex when out on the town, you hope, at the very least, you can project you’re doing just fine without them. But Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff won’t have that luxury when he returns to Los Angeles this week to play the Rams, the team that unceremoniously dumped

Pat Studstill, a wide receiver and two-time Pro Bowler for the Detroit Lions in the 1960s who also was a decorated punter and later went into a career in acting, has died. Studstill died Saturday at his Los Angeles home, according to a Detroit News obituary. He was 83. Studstill played for the Lions from

Allen Park — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 34-11 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. First down ESPN analyst Mike Clay posted a statistic today that is somehow both stunning and not surprising at all, at least once you allow your brain process it: Through six games, the Lions have not taken a single

Detroit — Jim Schwartz made it until December before he finally snapped. Publicly, at least. Dan Campbell made it to mid-October before doing the same. And if the scenarios aren’t quite the same, the emotions certainly were. The anger, the frustration, the embarrassment. Losing is one thing. But losing like this? For a rookie head

Detroit —  Bad is bad. Boring is worse. Bad, boring and bumbling is the worst of all. No broken hearts for the Lions this time, just broken spirit, broken plays and a broken record of misery. Unofficially, the clock starts now. At 0-6, the Lions are the NFL’s last winless team, and it’s getting harder

Detroit — If the Detroit Lions’ goal is to get a little bit better each week during this rebuilding season, they fell well short against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. A toothless offensive effort and a defense susceptible to big plays on third and fourth down culminated in a thorough dismantling in front of the home

Detroit — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is prepared to evaluate everything to get his struggling offense on track after Sunday’s 34-11 throttling at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals. Well, almost everything. When asked specifically whether he would consider a change at quarterback, Campbell backed Jared Goff as the team’s starter for the immediate future.

Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance after their 34-11 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Quarterback At some level, it’s easy to feel bad for Jared Goff, at least as much as you can for a guy making $30 or so million per year on his current contract. The Lions didn’t surround him with

Detroit — If the Detroit Lions’ goal is to get a little bit better each week during this rebuilding season, they fell well short against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. A toothless offensive effort and a defense susceptible to big plays on third and fourth down culminated in a thorough dismantling in front of the home crowd

By Matt Schoch |  Special to The Detroit News While the Detroit Lions were “taking the next step” with Matt Patricia, the Cincinnati Bengals emphatically went into the NFL’s basement. Cincinnati hit rock bottom with a 2-14 season in 2019, “earning” the No. 1 pick in the draft. And as tradition these days, they took a

Allen Park — After placing Quintez Cephus and Corey Ballentine on injured reserve this week, the Detroit Lions are adding some depth at cornerback and wide receiver ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The team elevated veterans Nickell Robey-Coleman and Geronimo Allison off the practice squad on Saturday. Robey-Coleman, in his ninth season, signed with the

Bengals at Lions ► Kickoff: 1 p.m. Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit ► TV/radio: Fox/97.1 ► Records: Bengals 3-2; Lions 0-5 ► Line: Bengals by 3.5 James Hawkins of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 6 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals: Key matchup LIONS CORNERBACKS VS. BENGALS WR JA’MARR CHASE Chase, the rookie receiver out of LSU, has wasted little time rekindling

Barry Wilner |  AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has found no other current team or league personnel to have sent emails containing racist, homophobic or misogynistic language similar to messages written by Jon Gruden that led to his resignation as Las Vegas Raiders coach, according to a person familiar with the documents. The person familiar with

Allen Park — Until this point in his life, Detroit Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell has always been the best player on the field. Even as a true freshman at the University of Oregon, he dominated week in and week out. So his recent struggles, as a rookie in the NFL, it’s been a new, humbling

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have leaned heavily on their rookie class through the first five games of the 2021 season. Offensive tackle Penei Sewell hasn’t missed a snap at left tackle, both nose tackle Alim McNeill and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown have been featured pieces in their positional rotations, as has linebacker Derrick Barnes

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have lost another player to injury, placing cornerback and return man Corey Ballentine on injured reserve Friday morning. Ballentine suffered a hamstring injury in last Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings and had been unable to practice this week. By being placed on injured reserve, he must sit out at least