Both NFL coaches Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions and Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams have done a amazing job this year for their franchises. They have both clinched a NFC playoff birth while the Lions have won their division for the first time in many years. McVay on the other hand is
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The fallout of the NFL’s most recent miscue, a blown call in the Detroit Lions’ last-second loss to the Dallas Cowboys, continues, with head coach Dan Campbell again discussing it on Monday. Campbell and the Lions converted on the would-be go-ahead two-point conversion in Saturday’s epic 20-19 loss, but a flag negated the play. The
Hendon Hooker knows a thing or two about good quarterback play. The Tennessee standout had one of the greatest seasons in program history in 2022, when he threw for 3135 yards with 27 touchdowns to just 2 interceptions in 11 games. However, Hooker sees some very big things for quarterback Nico Iamaleava, and he’s got
There weren’t any players at the Detroit Lions facility in Allen Park on Monday, two days after the team suffered an agonizing loss in Dallas. Head coach Dan Campbell still had a press conference date with the media, and he used the latter portion of it to update some injury-related concerns about his team. The
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is looking for the silver lining from the ending of Saturday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Campbell said he views the controversial two-point conversion and ensuing penalty as a “blessing” because the Lions can learn lessons from it. He even went as far as to say that it was reminiscent
We got our first Dan Campbell press conference since the postgame of the Lions’ controversial Week 17 loss at Dallas. Campbell’s demeanor calmed in the 36 or so hours after the officiating gaffe by Brad Allen that cost the Lions a go-ahead two-point conversion. As Rage Against the Machine would put it, “Calm Like a
The Brad Allen saga continues into the new year, and it’s not headed in a direction that many Detroit Lions fans will like. Allen, the referee who mistakenly announced Dan Skipper as an eligible receiver instead of Taylor Decker on the critical 2-pt. conversion late in Detroit’s loss in Dallas in Week 17, has the
Former Tennessee Vols linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, a linebacker for the Detroit Lions, was praised this week by longtime NFL columnist Peter King. King, in his weekly “Football Morning in America” column for NBC Sports, named Reeves-Maybin as one of his special teams players of the week after the former Vol threw a pass for a
There isn’t any drama about the Detroit Lions making the playoffs. The team took care of that by winning the NFC North championship back in Week 16. But there is some ambiguity about where the Lions wind up in the NFC standings and who will be their first postseason opponent as we enter Week 18.
The NFL doesn’t set dates or times for the final weekend of action until the Week 17 action concludes. When the Packers domination of the Vikings was near its merciful end on Sunday night, the league released the full slate for Week 18. The Lions will host the Vikings in Ford Field at 1 p.m.
Not every player, coach and team can shine. With that in mind, let’s look at some of the more unremarkable moments and performances from Week 17 of the NFL season: Detroit Lions fans: The Lions already had the NFC North locked up, but Brad Allen’s officiating crew and their inexplicable blown call on Detroit’s two-point
The headlines this morning were full of the Detroit Lions and their head coach Dan Campbell after their controversial loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday Night. Detroit had several opportunities to tie the game late as there were three replays due to penalties of a two-point conversion attempt following a Detroit touchdown that ultimately
NFL fans will get what they’ve long asked for: accountability for referees. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the crew in charge of the Lions-Cowboys debacle could miss out on the playoffs as a result. With 23 seconds to play in the game, Detroit trailed 20-19 but went for the two-point conversion to try and win
In a season marred by controversial officiating, referee Brad Allen’s brutal crew faced another major storyline during the Dallas Cowboys’ recent victory over the Detroit Lions. This time, a missed call on who was an eligible receiver in an important game is raising concerns. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that mixed crews are used for the
Even after a night’s rest, the sting lingers from the Detroit Lions’ 20-19 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, a defeat that can only be described as tough in every sense of the word. Considering the competitiveness between two playoff-caliber teams, there were pivotal moments in the game where execution could have been different for the
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker did his best to shed light on what happened on the controversial two-point conversion that wasn’t in the team’s 20-19 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. “I mean, all I really wanna say on it, just so I don’t get myself into trouble is, I mean I did exactly what
The Detroit Lions lost an emotionally intense game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night. Head coach Dan Campbell was furious after a controversial officiating call cost his Lions a potential win. He was apparently also upset once he got home. The Lions flew back to Detroit overnight, but Campbell got no rest. As told
Watch the highlights from the Week 17 game featuring the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys. The Lions lost 20-19 to the Cowboys. In that game, Dak Prescott went 26-for-38 for 345 yards (68.4%) with two touchdowns and one interception for the Boys. Tony Pollard carried the ball 16 times for 49 yards (3.1 yards
The Detroit Lions lost a controversial, competitive Week 17 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night. The Lions fell 20-19 in one of the most bizarre end-of-game scenes in NFL history. Detroit had an interesting game throughout the night. The focus here is on the football game that took place before and around the
NFL referee Brad Allen is on the hot seat following his controversial mistake during the Detroit Lions versus Dallas Cowboys Week 17 game on Saturday. Now, as the issue takes center stage, his officiating record is now also being scrutinized and criticized. Brad Allen Dooms Detroit Lions Against Dallas Cowboys For those who missed it,