The Detroit Lions, according to their head coach, are searching for answers on defense. They’re also looking for confidence on that side of the ball. Dan Campbell should save himself some time and call off the search. Because when your offense scores 45 points and you still lose because you gave up 48 points to
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Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions’ 48-45 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, and looks at players and coaches who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Ford Field. Three up TE T.J. Hockenson: The forgotten man in the Lions’ offense the first three games, Hockenson had a huge day Sunday
T.J. Hockenson, with his tortilla-colored beard and long, flowing locks, looks like he could be playing the lute at the Renaissance Festival. And since that annual event was closing this weekend, maybe Sunday was destined to be his shining armor moment. Alas (as they said during the Renaissance), the Detroit Lions have been known to
Detroit — T.J. Hockenson never was worried about his lack of production to start this season, and on Sunday, he showed why. With Amon-Ra St. Brown, D’Andre Swift and DJ Chark all missing from the starting lineup, the fourth-year tight end Hockenson had a franchise-record 179 receiving yards for a tight end, to go along
Detroit — Justin Rogers of The Detroit News grades the Lions’ performance following the team’s 48-45 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Quarterbacks Jared Goff wasn’t perfect, but given what he was working with, down his top two receivers as well as dual-threat running back D’Andre Swift, it was a pretty impressive showing from Detroit’s signal-caller.
There were times when the Detroit Lions‘ game against the Seahawks on Sunday looked like a trip back to 2021. Due to injuries, Detroit’s wide receivers included Quintez Cephus, Kalif Raymond and Tom Kennedy — all of whom were primary options for Jared Goff at various points last season. But unlike last year, when Detroit
Detroit – No, you have not seen this before. You might think you have, but you haven’t. You haven’t seen a Lions defense this bad, this ridiculously disjointed. You’ve never seen the Lions lose like they did to the Seahawks 48-45, as they allowed 555 yards of total offense and didn’t force a single punt.
Detroit — The Lions’ offense set more records Sunday. But in the end, they knew the only record that mattered looked worse than it had before. The league’s high-scoring team is now 1-3 at the quarter pole of the NFL’s regular season. And while head coach Dan Campbell spent most of his postgame press conference
Detroit — Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn interviewed for multiple head coaching vacancies this offseason and it was generally regarded as only a matter of time before he landed one of those positions. But if the luster of his candidacy was already fading heading into Sunday, the remaining shine is gone after the Lions couldn’t
Detroit — When you score 45 points, you should win in the NFL. But for just the 20th time in league history, and first time in franchise history, the Detroit Lions came up on the wrong side of that equation when they fell to the Seattle Seahawks, 48-45, on Sunday. As you might imagine, the
The Detroit Lions entered Sunday’s game without D’Andre Swift and Amon-Ra St. Brown, arguably their two best offensive players. And despite entering the game at home against the Seattle Seahawks, who averaged 15.7 points per game in the first three contests of 2022, people may have wondered how the Lions would be able to score.
Free Press columnist Carlos Monarrez tackles (unlike the Detroit Lions) three tough questions from Sunday’s 48-45 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Ford Field: What was the most disappointing part of this Lions loss? It’s no secret that the Lions’ defense has struggled mightily; they entered Week 4 allowing an NFL-worst 31 points per game.
The Detroit Lions played without their three best offensive weapons Sunday, but once again it was their defense and special teams that let them down. Rashaad Penny ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns and Geno Smith threw for 320 yards and two more scores as the Seattle Seahawks handed the Lions their third loss
Detroit — With the offense missing several top playmakers, the Detroit Lions needed its defense to step up Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, the unit failed to force a punt in a 48-45 defeat at Ford Field. In addition to the 48 points, Seattle also racked up 555 yards. Prior to taking a
American football fans raved over seeing the “Ted Lasso” crew celebrate and sing “Sweet Caroline” at the Vikings-Saints game in London. The crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was treated to a fantastic football game on Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings took on the New Orleans Saints. It was only fitting that these two teams, which
Michael Brockers has played the Seattle Seahawks twice a season for most of the past 10 years, so when he flipped on film this week of the Detroit Lions’ opponent Sunday, it almost didn’t seem right Russell Wilson wasn’t there. Charles Harris did a similar double take when he sat down to study tape. The
Free Press sports writers share their predictions for the Detroit Lions‘ game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday (1 p.m., Fox): Dave Birkett Even with injuries to most of their key skill position players, the Lions are a better team than the Seahawks. They have one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NFL and should
The Detroit Lions are coming off a game in which they were the better team and still found a way to lose. Back at home against a Seahawks team that is not what it used to be, they are the better team once again, at least on paper. The Legion of Boom is no more.
Former Detroit Lions offensive tackle Tyrell Crosby reflects on his misdiagnosed spinal injury in the wake of seeing Tua Tagovailoa’s injuries. There have been several former NFL players and professional athletes who reflected on their own careers after seeing Tua Tagovailoa go down Thursday night with the disturbing symptoms indicative of a serious brain injury.
The Detroit Lions‘ already-short-handed offense got more bad news Saturday. The Lions ruled wide receiver DJ Chark out for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks with soreness in his surgically repaired ankle. Chark joins receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and running back D’Andre Swift, the Lions’ leading receiver and rusher, and left guard Jonah Jackson as