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Allen Park — With kicker Austin Seibert landing on the COVID-19 reserve list earlier this week, the Detroit Lions promoted Ryan Santoso off the team’s practice squad on Saturday to fill the role for the team’s Week 3 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Undrafted out of Minnesota in 2018, Santoso spent the 2018 and 2019 offseasons with

San Francisco. Aaron Rodgers on Monday night at Lambeau. Lamar Jackson in Week 3. It’s easy to bemoan life as a Detroit Lions fan and complain that NFL schedule makers did your team no favors AGAIN this year. Every week it’s Detroit vs. Everybody-That’s-Anybody. The reality is the NFL is really hard, there’s blue-chip players

Allen Park — The last time Derrick Barnes was on the opposing sideline from quarterback Lamar Jackson it was the linebacker’s first college game at Purdue and he didn’t even get on the field. Now a rookie with the Detroit Lions, Barnes appeared to be trending toward the same fate a week ago; a young player still deemed

James Hawkins, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Ravens game at Ford Field (CBS/97.1). ► James Hawkins: The Lions had a strong finish against the 49ers and a solid first half against the Packers. With the Lamar Jackson show coming to town, they’re going to need to put together

Allen Park — The only player the Detroit Lions have ruled out ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Baltimore Ravens is Jamie Collins. He’s being held out of action as the team pursues trading the veteran linebacker. In addition to Collins, the team is listing seven players as questionable for the contest, most notably linebacker Trey Flowers, who

By Steve Kornacki |  Special to The Detroit News Ravens at Lions ► Kickoff: 1 p.m. Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit ► TV/radio: CBS/97.1 ► Records: Lions 0-2, Ravens 1-1 ► Line: Ravens by 9 Detroit News contributor Steve Kornacki breaks down the Lions’ Week 3 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens: Key matchup LIONS’ CORNERBACKS VS. RAVENS QUARTERBACK LAMAR JACKSON Injuries

Allen Park — As the Detroit Lions navigate a slow and thorough rebuild of a defensive unit that set franchise-worst marks in points and yards allowed last season, there’s been a clear focus on building upon a young foundation. That group includes rookies such as Alim McNeill, Levi Onwuzurike and Derrick Barnes, as well as second-year

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. Every week, the list will aim to highlight early, mid- and late-round prospects. This will give you a chance to watch the players performing

Allen Park — When the Baltimore Ravens come to town this Sunday, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and defensive lineman Michael Brockers can take solace in the fact it can’t possibly go worse than the last time they faced this foe. And, optimistically, there’s hope they learned some valuable lessons from that 45-6 drubbing in 2019 —

Allen Park — Through two games, running back D’Andre Swift has been Detroit’s second-leading receiver, catching 12 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown. The problem is most of the production has come in the latter stages of games, when the Lions are already down multiple scores. Heading into this Sunday’s matchup against Baltimore, all but three

Allen Park — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell doesn’t usually talk on Thursday, but when news broke a day earlier that his team had put veteran linebacker Jamie Collins on the trade block, the coach did what his predecessor wouldn’t and addressed the news head on. “At some point, it’s like what are we doing?” Campbell

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are continuing to hold Jamie Collins out of practice while they explore trade options for the veteran linebacker, coach Dan Campbell confirmed Thursday. And while Campbell wasn’t ready to commit to Collins having played his last down in Detroit, the coach did say the Lions already have suitors in those

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions will be without No. 1 receiver Tyrell Williams for at least the next three weeks, placing him on injured reserve Thursday. Williams suffered a concussion in the season opener after he took a viscous helmet-to-helmet hit from San Francisco safety Jaquiski Tartt. Williams missed last Monday’s game with the injury and had

Allen Park — After popping up on the practice report as a non-participant for non-injury reasons Wednesday afternoon, the Detroit Lions are exploring trade options for veteran linebacker Jamie Collins, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. Collins, a holdover acquisition from the previous regime, is coming off a disappointing performance that netted criticism

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions opened the season having to cope with the schematic wizardly of San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. And on Monday, they were tasked with slowing reigning MVP and longtime tormenter Aaron Rodgers under the bright lights of prime time at Lambeau Field. If you thought maybe, just maybe the schedule would start to

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions look like they’ll be without their top receiver for a second consecutive week. Coach Dan Campbell opened his Wednesday news conference all but ruling Tyrell Williams out for Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. “There’s really no change with him, so I wouldn’t expect him to play this weekend,” Campbell said.

Justin Rogers, James Hawkins, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 3 of the NFL season. Baltimore -7.5 at Detroit Rogers: Detroit Hawkins: Baltimore Niyo: Baltimore Wojnowski: Baltimore Carolina -3.5 at Houston Rogers: Houston Hawkins: Carolina Niyo: Carolina Wojnowski: Carolina (best bet) Arizona -6.5 at Jacksonville Rogers: Jacksonville

Allen Park — For the second straight week, the Detroit Lions have placed a starting cornerback on injured reserve. Last week, Jeff Okudah’s season was ended by a ruptured Achilles. It’s not as serious for his replacement in the lineup, Ifeatu Melifonwu, but the rookie will need a few weeks to get healthy from the leg

After two games, this much we know: The Lions’ talent-starved defense will make a lot of opposing quarterbacks look great, and not just the ones named Aaron Rodgers. Or Jimmy Garoppolo. Or Lamar Jackson, who must be drooling over the Ravens’ visit to Detroit this week. This much we think we might, possibly, know: The

The first two weeks of the season have produced a pair of uninspiring and ugly displays from the Lions’ defense. Opponents are averaging 38 points and 382 yards of total offense per game. The unit ranks 27th in the league in average yards allowed per play (6.59) and last in passing yards allowed per completion