Allen Park — The Detroit Lions’ injury woes on offense got a little bit worse Saturday afternoon when the team downgraded wide receiver DJ Chark to out for this weekend’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Chark will join receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and running back D’Andre Swift on the shelf, leaving the Lions without more
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Seattle Seahawks (1-2) at Detroit Lions (1-2) The coaches: Detroit Lions — Dan Campbell (9-22-1 overall, 4-15-1 with Lions); Seahawks — Pete Carroll (153-106-1 overall, 120-75-1 with Seahawks). Last game: Lions lost to Minnesota Vikings, 28-24. Seahawks lost to Atlanta Falcons, 27-23. Last meeting: Jan. 2, 2022: Seahawks won, 51-29. Key matchups Lions DE Charles Harris vs.
Here we go again. Another Detroit Lions game, another referendum on, well, everything about this team. Can we trust coach Dan Campbell to not make another bad decision? Can we trust Austin Seibert to kick a field goal longer than the length of your couch? Can we trust Jeff Okudah to lock up another top
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he blundered by sending Austin Seibert out for a late field goal attempt in last week’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings, an admission Seibert said Thursday he did not take personal. “You can’t,” Seibert told the Free Press. “You can take anything personally. In my opinion, you’ve just got
Each Saturday during the college football season, we’ll highlight five prospects with locally televised matchups who could be a fit for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, based on projected needs. The list aims to highlight early-, mid- and late-round prospects. This will give you a chance to watch the players performing live,
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have racked up 1,227 yards of offense through three games. On Sunday, they’re going to be without two players responsible for nearly half that production, ruling out wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and running back D’Andre Swift on Friday. St. Brown suffered an ankle injury in last Sunday’s game
Isaiah Buggs was watching Thursday night’s NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins when Bengals nose tackle Josh Tupou sacked Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, throwing the third-year signal caller to the ground. Tagovailoa’s head smashed so hard into the Paycor Stadium turf in Cincinnati that his fingers seized up, a sign of neurological
Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Seahawks game at Ford Field (1 p.m., Fox/97.1). ▶ Nolan Bianchi: It’s hard to know what to expect from a Lions offense that’s missing its two biggest playmakers, but there’s enough talent still hanging around that it shouldn’t
Lions vs. Seahawks Kickoff: 1 p.m. Sunday, Ford Field, Detroit TV/radio: Fox/97.1 Records: Lions 1-2, Seahawks 1-2 Line: Lions by 4 Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 4 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. Key matchup LIONS’ PASS RUSH VS. SEATTLE OFFENSIVE LINE It’s put-up-or-shut-up time for a Lions defense that’s
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have racked up 1,227 yards of offense through three games. On Sunday, they’re going to be without two players responsible for nearly half that production after coach Dan Campbell all but ruled out wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and running back D’Andre Swift on Friday. St. Brown suffered an
T.J. Hockenson stood in front of his locker, the mixed emotion of the situation written across his face. The Detroit Lions offense has been fantastic to start this season, scoring the second most points in the NFL through three weeks. But Hockenson hasn’t factored much into it statistically. The fourth-year tight end from Iowa has
The Detroit Lions will be without their two best offensive weapons for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Friday he does not expect either wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown or running back D’Andre Swift to play in the matchup at Ford Field (1 p.m., Fox). St. Brown leads the Lions
Allen Park — Adrenaline is an amazing thing. Detroit Lions defensive lineman John Cominsky immediately knew something was wrong when his hand got pinched trying to make a play near the goal line in the fourth quarter of the team’s Week 2 game against Washington. He tried to make a fist but couldn’t, and when
The flags kept flying, one after another. First for an illegal contact penalty, when he grabbed Adam Thielen’s shoulder as the Minnesota Vikings receiver turned his route upfield. Then another. Then a pass interference call. Then defensive holding. Then two more illegal contact penalties to round out his day. Amani Oruwariye drew six plenty flags
Juju Hughes, the Detroit Lions‘ likely replacement for Tracy Walker in the secondary, had a personal interest in the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl 56 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in February, though not even he knew how big it was at the time. The Rams waived Hughes in early January, days before the start
Allen Park — A year ago, Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson was threatening to set the franchise’s single-season records for receptions and receiving yards for his position, at times on pace to snag 100 balls. Obviously, that didn’t happen. The chase to pass Brandon Pettigrew’s marks of 83 catches and 777 yards was derailed
Allen Park — We committed to writing a Detroit Lions mailbag weekly this season — and so far, so good. And with that, we don’t like to waste many words on the intro, so let’s get right to your questions. ▶ Question: Is “learning how to win” a real thing, or something we tell ourselves
Two teams looking to end losing skids meet when Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks travel to Detroit to take on Jared Goff’s Detroit Lions. Dan Campbell and the Lions came within inches of a Week 3 win over NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings but were ultimately doomed by a late touchdown. Meanwhile, the Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver DK Metcalf isn’t buying the Jeff Okudah hype just yet. He didn’t call the Detroit Lions cornerback a scrub, but his meaning was clear when speaking with Seahawks beat writers Wednesday. “There’s a safety over the top of him, so he’s really not locking people down,” Metcalf said of the
Allen Park — On multiple occasions this past year, Aaron Glenn has said he wants to be the best coordinator in Detroit Lions history. Three games into the 2022 season, he couldn’t be further away from reaching that goal. His defense currently ranks last in the NFL in scoring, last in red-zone efficiency, bottom 10