We’ve made it to the NFC Championship game! For just the second time in the Super Bowl era, the Detroit Lions are playing with a Super Bowl appearance on the line. Sunday night’s game against the top-seeded 49ers in San Francisco figures to be a great one. As I anxiously mull about on Saturday night
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Democrat Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi placed a wager with Democrat representative Debbie Dingell on the outcome of the NFC Championship Game. The Detroit Lions are set to play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday for the right to play in the Super Bowl in Las Vegas next month. Pelosi, representing much of San Francisco, is
The Detroit Lions are playing it safe with their newly added Pro Bowler Zach Ertz. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Saturday reported that the Lions will not be activating the veteran tight end ahead of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game showdown with the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
The last time the Detroit Lions played for the NFC Championship, Barry Sanders was the team’s featured star. On Sunday, the Lions will once again play and advance to the Super Bowl, and Sanders will once again be with the team. The Lions announced that Sanders will be the team’s honorary captain for Sunday’s NFC
The highly anticipated NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and Lions has so many storylines that the media can’t possibly cover them all. Whether it’s the Lions trying to reach their first-ever Super Bowl or the unlikely storyline around Brock Purdy, there are so many different stories going on. Sometimes, the game isn’t always decided by the
Cabinda, 27, wound up going undrafted out of Penn State back in 2018. He later signed a three-year, $1.71 million contract with the Raiders but was waived coming out of the preseason. Cabinda was on and off of the Raiders’ practice squad before eventually catching on with the Lions in 2019, converting from linebacker to
The Detroit Lions elevated two players up from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s playoff matchup with the 49ers. However, former Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz is not one of them. Ertz was signed during the week to the practice squad after the Lions lost TE Brock Wright to injury. However,
What is the top concern, or top priority, of the San Francisco 49ers as they head into the NFC Championship Game to face the Detroit Lions? Is it on the offensive side of the ball or the defensive side of the ball? After all, both teams have explosive offenses that can score from anywhere. The
One of the coolest moments of the Detroit Lions playoff run this year was the “Ja-red Go-ff” chant in Ford Field ahead of the team’s win over Goff’s old team, the Los Angeles Rams. It was a great show of support for the Detroit quarterback. That support keeps going loud and proud all over Michigan.
We’ve reached the penultimate round of the NFL playoffs as the final four teams left will look to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens will square off in the first game at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, while the Detroit Lions will visit the
After earning their first two playoff victories in 32 years, the Lions stand on the precipice of history. If they can go on the road and find a way to beat the top-seeded 49ers as touchdown underdogs, the reward will be the inaugural Super Bowl appearance for an often-woeful franchise. This game marks Detroit’s first
When the San Francisco 49ers face off with the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game, two coaches will be the x-factor. 49ers DC Steve Wilks and Lions OC Ben Johnson will decide who heads to Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 11. Wilks and Johnson are two of the best coaches at
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Jared Goff is the talk of Detroit these days and that kind of adoration is new to him, even though he has played in a Super Bowl before. Goff reacted to video of Detroit Red Wings fans chanting his name during Thursday’s game and was clearly flattered. On Friday, he admitted that he had never
The Detroit Lions will be facing the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship. Very few expected that Dan Campbell’s side would make it to the Championship. However, the side did it pretty well. From the very beginning of the season, they showed dominance and finished the regular season with a 12-5 record. In the
The San Francisco 49ers will have one of their premium offensive weapons ready for Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions. Star wide receiver Deebo Samuel was removed from the Niners’ injury list, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. Samuel has missed time with an ongoing shoulder injury, leading to some hopeful speculation that
While he’s not likely to see the field much as the Detroit Lions third-string quarterback, Hendon Hooker has another hurdle to clear for this Sunday’s NFC Championship Game: An ailing tooth. The rookie quarterback out of Tennessee popped up on the Lions’ Friday injury report ahead of a matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on
The final Detroit Lions injury status report for Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers could have been worse. Despite some key players missing some practice time during the week, the Lions only ruled out two players. Both those players, LG Jonah Jackson and WR Kalif Raymond, were anticipated to miss the game
The Detroit Lions are the feel-good story of the NFL playoffs at the moment, capturing America’s heart as they continue their winning ways. Led by Dan Campbell, the team defeated the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers thus far, and their on their way to San Francisco for an NFC Championship Game date
Lions center Frank Ragnow was on this week’s injury list with four different maladies. No matter… According to Lions head coach Dan Campbell, the All-Pro center will be out there starting in the NFC Championship game on Sunday night in San Francisco. Ragnow is living up to his reputation as one of the NFL’s toughest