Guess who’s back, back again in Detroit? Matthew Stafford , former Detroit Lions quarterback, who will be leading his squad into a hostile Ford Field on Sunday night in a wildcard matchup. And the former Lions gunslinger got some words of discouragement from a Motor City legend: Eminem. Wearing a Barry Sanders hoodie, the southeast
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One more time for the people in the back, the Detroit Lions are the champions of the NFC North. With a win against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions ended the regular season 12-5 and earned the No. 3 seed in the NFC Playoffs. The team’s reward…a familiar face. The Detroit Lions will host none other
LAFB has been speaking about the potential of a Rams vs Lions playoff game and a Jared Goff-Matthew Stafford showdown all season long and now it is just hours away. The Los Angeles Rams will head to Detroit to take on Jared Goff in what will be Matthew Stafford‘s return to the franchise he built
The day before a Detroit Lions game is always full of some roster tweaking. That’s true with the Lions in the postseason too. A day ahead of Detroit’s first-ever playoff game in Ford Field, the Lions made some moves to handle some injury situations on the active roster. Two players were placed on injured reserve,
Just one more day until the Detroit Lions host the Rams in the Wild Card game and host their first playoff game ever at Ford Field. It’s going to be crazy in that stadium. They might literally blow the roof off the place. The Lions made some substantial moves ahead of the game and answered
Russ and Scott are back with another episode of Bish and Brown for the Detroit Lions Podcast! On this episode, they’ll talk about a variety of things from the scheme of the Lions offense to the Rams defense. Some of their main topics of discussion are: Lions close out regular season with win over Vikings
Lions tight end James Mitchell went from being a full participant in Wednesday’s practice to now ruled out for Detroit’s wild card game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. He suffered a hand injury during Thursday’s practice session. Thanks to his social media, it’s clear Mitchell’s injury was not a minor one. Mitchell’s partner
Here we are football fans. It’s time for the NFL Playoffs. Get ready for three days of huge games with seasons on the line for every team. On Saturday we’ll get Joe Flacco and that tough Browns defense against rookie star C.J. Stroud and the up and coming Texans. Then we’ll get the Patrick Mahomes
One of the best weekends in sports is upon us: Super Wild Card Weekend. Since expanding the playoff field to 14 teams, the NFL supersized Wild Card Weekend by putting two games on Saturday, three on Sunday and one on Monday night. It’s a riveting three days of postseason football, with the fun beginning on
The Associated Press released the 2023 All-Pro selections on Friday. Here are five interesting tidbits about this year’s list: Future Hall of Fame center makes history: Philadelphia Eagles veteran center Jason Kelce has all but assured his spot in Canton, but he added another historic mark to his resume, just in case. The 13-year veteran
The Detroit Lions have a decision to make on their quarterback this offseason and it sounds like that choice has already been made. Quarterback Jared Goff is entering the final year of his contract in 2024, and the Lions appear eager to keep him. Goff’s agent, Ryan Tollner, told Kalyn Kahler of The Athletic that
Ahead of Sunday’s 8:15 PM ET game airing live on NBC, oddsmakers have listed player prop bets for Sam LaPorta. LaPorta and the Detroit Lions square off against the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field in the NFC Wild Card Round. Catch all the NFL action on DISH! Sam LaPorta Props for NFC Wild Card
The Rams have to feel as if they are playing with house money. The Lions have to feel excited just to be back in the playoffs, along with a mix of anxious desperation to please a very hungry city without a home playoff win in 30 years. On that note, home playoff teams that failed
The final Detroit Lions injury report for wild card weekend is one featuring two surprises at the tight end position. One of them is positive, while the other is an unfortunate development. The good news: rookie Sam LaPorta is listed as questionable. The rookie tight end is making excellent progress from a knee injury that
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The Washington Commanders have hired a new general manager, and they may have a top target in mind for their next head coach. Washington on Friday hired former San Francisco 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters to run their football department. NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo said on Friday that the team will now look toward
Super Wild Card Weekend’s slate of games has several great storylines to begin the playoffs. However, it’s difficult to argue that Rams QB Matthew Stafford‘s return to Detroit isn’t the best and the get-in prices fully support that. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Lions’ first home playoff game in 30 years is by far
When Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that rookie tight end Sam LaPorta’s knee injury wasn’t as bad as it looked during Sunday’s win over Minnesota, Campbell wasn’t kidding. After initial fears of a serious injury, it now looks like LaPorta is going to play in this Sunday’s wild card game against the Rams. LaPorta
The Associated Press revealed the 2023 season All-Pro teams on Friday. The Detroit Lions are well-represented on the teams, which are considered the most prestigious of the postseason awards. Two Lions earned first-team All-Pro status. Right tackle Penei Sewell and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown each achieved the elite status. Only one player per position
Los Angeles Rams superstar defensive tackle Aaron Donald revealed during a Thursday news conference he reached out to former teammate and current Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff ahead of Sunday’s prime-time wild-card playoff game between the clubs. “We had a good relationship,” Donald said about Goff, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. “We were