Sunday was a rare off day for the Detroit Lions. After beating the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, fans got to enjoy the weekend of watching the rest of the NFL play things out. With no game to immediately react to, it was a good time for the latest edition of the Detroit Lions
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The first lines for the Week 5 games are out now, and the Detroit Lions are the early top dogs in the favorite department. Detroit opens up as a 9.5-point favorite for Sunday’s date against the Carolina Panthers at Ford Field via BetMGM. That’s the highest number of points any team is giving up in
For a player who was officially questionable for the matchup, Lions running back David Montgomery sure looked great in Detroit’s Week 4 win over the Green Bay Packers. Montgomery earned a nomination for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week for his gritty performance on Thursday Night Football. Montgomery fought through a painful thigh bruise
The 2008 Detroit Lions have been the gold standard of suck for 15 years. No team has ever sported a worse defense than Rod Marinelli’s winless, witless Lions. They started with a brutal opening four games, losing them all badly: [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] Falcons 34-21 Packers 48-25 49ers 31-13 Bears 34-7 That’s 147 points allowed, an average
Sean McDermott, head coach, Buffalo Bills: After a record-breaking 70-point performance a week ago, it looked like the Miami Dolphins offense simply couldn’t be stopped. That was until McDermott, who is also calling defensive plays with defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier on a one-year sabbatical, provided a blueprint for how to slow down the high-octane Dolphins.
[affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] For the first time since 2017, the Detroit Lions are the sole owners of first place in the NFC North. At 3-1, the Lions snatched the top spot with a commanding 34-20 win in Green Bay over the Packers. Here’s how the rest of the division fared in Week 4. Chicago Bears Jamie Sabau-USA
Detroit Lions rookie tight end Sam LaPorta has been thoroughly impressive over his first four games of the season and is even making history. According to Pro Football Focus, LaPorta has more receptions (22) than any other NFL tight end in history has accumulated through their first four professional contests and is second in receiving
Week 4 in the NFL began with the Detroit Lions defeating the Green Bay Packers 34-20, as the Lions took over the NFC North lead. Detroit dominated in the first half thanks to a suffocating defensive performance, and Green Bay’s late comeback attempt eventually faltered. Though it’s early in the season, the fears by Packers fans
This Sunday is a weird one for Detroit Lions fans. The beloved Lions already won on Thursday night, which means they’re not on the viewing schedule for the day. Fans looking to get their football fix do have some intriguing games today across the network broadcasts. The action kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with the
Going into Week 4, people weren’t sure whether or not to take Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions seriously. Yes, the Lions were 2-1, but considering this is a franchise that has made just three postseason appearances since 2000 and hasn’t won a playoff game in over three decades, most just rolled their eyes. However,
Saturdays are usually reserved for college football and NFL draft evaluation, but this week’s Lions victory on Thursday night threw a curveball. A worthy curve that made the Saturday morning coffee all the more sweet… The rewatch of Detroit’s impressive 34-20 road win in Green Bay proved a great way to start a football Saturday.
Based on your league’s settings, you probably can’t get a trade processed in time ahead of Sunday’s slate of games and “Monday Night Football.” However, there are already a few players who are performing well that you should consider trading away while their value is at its peak. Here are three sell-high candidates at the
Based on your league settings, you probably can’t get a trade processed in time ahead of Sunday’s slate of games and “Monday Night Football.” However, there are a few potential trade targets already worth circling for next week. Here are three running backs to consider trading for after Week 4. Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans The
The Green Bay Packers’ loss on Thursday to the Detroit Lions was embarrassing not just because of the score, but because a surprising number of visiting fans made themselves at home at Lambeau Field. During the game, many watching on TV noticed large patches of blue in the stands, suggesting a lot of Lions fans
Anyone who drafted Jameson Williams in fantasy football did so knowing that they’d need to be patient. The 2022 first-round pick entered the NFL Draft after tearing his ACL and wasn’t expected to play much as a rookie. Over the offseason, Williams received what was supposed to be a six-game suspension for gambling at the
Taylor Decker was officially questionable for Thursday night’s game in Green Bay, though there was never really much of a question that the Lions left tackle wasn’t going to play. A painful high ankle sprain and bone bruise weren’t going to keep Decker from playing in such an important game. Decker was back in the
Detroit is off to a 3-1 start, so this may seem nitpicky, but the Lions must re-evaluate their division of labor at running back. Detroit must give wildly talented rookie Jahmyr Gibbs the lion’s share of the touches out of the backfield, not veteran David Montgomery. After sporting one of the NFL’s best running back duos
An NFL spokesperson issued a statement Friday addressing the play during “Thursday Night Football” in which the Green Bay Packers (2-2) were allowed to snap the ball against the Detroit Lions (3-1) with the game clock showing triple zeroes. As the Packers were attempting to mount a second half comeback, quarterback Jordan Love connected with
We’re gearing up for the Week 4 edition of “Sunday Night Football,” but the game on the field might be the secondary attraction at MetLife Stadium. That’s because Taylor Swift herself will reportedly be in attendance to watch Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets. Unfortunately, there are no
Jameson Williams is no longer a prisoner of the NFL’s archaic gambling policy. Williams is a free man who will be reinstated on Monday after serving four games of his original six-game suspension for violating the league’s gambling rules. The Free Jamo campaign paid off, and that’s great. But what exactly do these new developments