Watch the highlights from the Week 18 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions. The Lions defeated the Vikings, 30-20. In that game, Jared Goff went 23-for-32 for 320 yards (71.9%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions for the Lions. David Montgomery carried the ball 10 times for 40 yards (4.0 yards per
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The Washington Commanders fired Ron Rivera this morning and it has taken them just a few hours to make their first interview requests. Both coordinators for the Lions, Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson, have been requested by the Commanders to interview with their group assigned to finding the new head coach. Both men were expected
The Detroit Lions capped off a terrific regular season with a 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings, their second over their division rival in the last three weeks. Detroit finishes the regular season with a 12-5 record and currently sits as the conference’s three-seed, facing the Los Angeles Rams on Wild Card Weekend. As we
The NFC North has always been one of the better divisions in football and this year it proved to be one of the toughest. Injuries messed with teams, others struggled to find their footing, and the Lions claimed their first-ever division title through it all. Looking ahead, change is coming for some as the Vikings
The Lions proved they were the worthy NFC North champions, successfully vanquishing the visiting Minnesota Vikings in Week 18. Detroit’s 30-20 home win in the regular-season finale lifted the Lions to a 12-5 finish while saddling the Vikings to a 7-10 record. It was a surprisingly eventful game for a matchup that didn’t have a
What a day for the Detroit Lions. They won their divisional game at home against the Vikings and came a game away from nearly sealing the NFC’s second seed. Unfortunately the Commanders are not a good football team. Anyhow, everyone is going to get the game they’ve been wanting for weeks now. The third seed
The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams will meet in the featured time slot of the wild card round weekend. The much-anticipated game will be played on Sunday night in prime time. The NFL spans six games over the course of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday night. The first-ever postseason game in Ford Field will be
Sam LaPorta is putting a bow on what will go down as one of the greatest rookie seasons for a tight end of all time. He hoped to put up 35 receiving yards Sunday in order to pass Jeremy Shockey for the third-most receiving yards for a rookie tight end in NFL history, but he
By beating the San Francisco 49ers the Los Angeles Rams set up a matchup with the NFC three seed, the Detroit Lions. Everyone will be talking about Jared Goff vs Sean McVay. Matthew Stafford vs His 12-Season Home. That part writes itself. But beyond the ties that bind (And they go deeper than those), the storyline only thickens.
The Detroit Lions will host the first-ever postseason game in Ford Field next weekend. It took the outcomes of a couple of late-afternoon games on Sunday to determine who the Lions will be playing in the wild-card round. It will be the Los Angeles Rams coming to Detroit. Cue the storylines about Matthew Stafford returning
One week ago, Dan Skipper was a central figure of the Brad Allen officiating gaffe in Dallas. Allen thought Skipper reported as an eligible receiver even though big No. 70 clearly did not. On Sunday, Skipper did more than just declare as an eligible receiver. He ran a rout and caught a pass in this
Lions TE Sam LaPorta was carted off the field after his foot appeared to get stuck in the turf and was later ruled out with a knee injury LaPorta, 22, was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2022 following his senior season at Iowa before the Lions selected him in the second round with the No.
The Detroit Lions close out the regular season with some players returning from injuries injected into the lineup. The returns of DT Alim McNeill and DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson and the roster moves made to activate them from injured reserve have shaken up the Week 18 inactive player list. Wide receiver Jameson Williams and tight end
The Detroit Lions confirmed Saturday that they are getting a big defensive addition back just ahead of the playoffs. The Lions activated safety CJ Gardner-Johnson from injured reserve on Saturday. In addition, they removed him from the injury report, suggesting he will be able to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
Ahead of their regular season finale, the Lions will receive reinforcements on the defensive side of the ball. The team announced on Saturday that defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson and defensive tackle Alim McNeill have been activated from injured reserve. The former returned to practice Dec. 20, opening his three-week activation window. Gardner-Johnson was in line
It’s incentive season around the NFL and now is the time for players to make some extra money by hitting some of the incentives in their contract by the end of the season. Three Detroit Lions triggered their Proven Performance Escalators earlier in the week when they were voted into the Pro Bowl. One more
The Detroit Lions are gearing up for their final matchup of the year before a very anticipated post season. The Lions have not made the post season in quite some time and they have been having an amazing year in huge part to their star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. St. Brown had an incredible
After receiving interest from the Carolina Panthers last offseason (and earlier this season), Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is again reportedly drawing the eye of Panthers owner David Tepper, according to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. Writes Breer, “A lot of folks internally in Carolina think that owner David Tepper will hand Lions OC
The big man in the middle of the Detroit defensive line is back, and so is the instigator in the secondary.. Tackle Alim McNeill and Safety C.J Gardner-Johnson have been activated by the Lions in advance of the Week 18 regular season finale against the Minnesota Vikings. McNeill had been on injured reserve for the
This season has been one for the books for the Detroit Lions, winning the NFC North for the first time since 1993. It is no coincidence that this success also correlates with replacing new coaching staff, the change from the previous head coach, Matt Patricia, to the Lion’s current head coach, Dan Campbell. After the