Justin Rogers | The Detroit News After watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers effortlessly hang 47 points on the Detroit Lions — marking the third time in five weeks the team’s defense has allowed at least 40 in a loss — recency bias might have left you wondering: Is this the worst defense in NFL history? Well, no. In terms
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Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL headlines: Chiefs clinch top seed in AFC playoffs The season is winding down and the playoff picture is coming into focus. Week 16 saw more postseason tickets punched and the Kansas City Chiefs clinching the best record in the league. USA TODAY The Detroit
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions get Christmas gifts; is win over Tom Brady in their stocking? Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez hand out gifts for the Detroit Lions, and predict the game vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Do Detroit Lions have any good reason to start Matthew Stafford again? Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez debate if the Detroit Lions should start Matthew Stafford again this year. Filmed Dec. 17, 2020. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press Barring an upset of
Ohio State fans need to keep a close eye on the Lions. Both Urban Meyer and Justin Fields could end up in Detriot next season. Urban Meyer may become one of the NFL’s hottest free agents this offseason. The Lions are one team that will take a run at the former Ohio State head coach.
Jerry Green | Special to The Detroit News It was late on a Sunday pro football afternoon, and the media mob stood anxiously at the elevator in the pressbox at the tiptop of Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, awaiting the ride below. This game was over. Two seconds remained, and the Lions had rallied and
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Chase Daniel on his play after Matthew Stafford injury Detroit Lions QB Chase Daniel talks Dec. 26, 2020, after the team was blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 47-7. Detroit Lions Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions’ 47-7 loss to the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ David Blough on playing in big beatdown vs. Buccaneers Detroit Lions QB David Blough talks Dec. 26, 2020, about playing through a brutal loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 47-7. Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford is dealing with another injury, and if the Detroit
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions get Christmas gifts; is win over Tom Brady in their stocking? Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez hand out gifts for the Detroit Lions, and predict the game vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Detroit — In a season filled with lows, this was rock bottom. After falling behind 40 points early in the third quarter, the Detroit Lions did just enough to stave off the worst loss in franchise history. But that was the only consolation in the 47-7 loss to the Tampa
By David Brandt | Associated Press Glendale, Ariz. – The San Francisco 49ers limped into Saturday’s game with no more playoff hopes and a group that included third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard, unheralded running back Jeff Wilson and several defensive backups. Then they went out and pushed around the Arizona Cardinals anyway. Beathard threw three touchdown
Mitch Albom | Detroit Free Press It’s the holiday season, traditionally when Detroit fans root for the Lions to lose so they can move up in the draft. In that case, Merry Christmas, fans! Otherwise, what happened Saturday at Ford Field was an embarrassment, even by Detroit Lions’ standards, and that bar is so low,
John Niyo | The Detroit News There is no mercy rule in the National Football League. No white flags, either. Just some yellow ones that fly periodically, and a red one that’s kept in the back pocket for emergency use only. Or in the case of Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians, for adding insult to
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Chase Daniel on his play after Matthew Stafford injury Detroit Lions QB Chase Daniel talks Dec. 26, 2020, after the team was blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 47-7. Detroit Lions They started the day with their third head coach of the
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions get Christmas gifts; is win over Tom Brady in their stocking? Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez hand out gifts for the Detroit Lions, and predict the game vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free
John Niyo | The Detroit News There is no mercy rule in the National Football League. No white flags, either. Just some yellow ones that fly periodically, and a red one that’s kept in the back pocket for emergency use only. Or in the case of Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians, for adding insult to
Nolan Bianchi | The Detroit News Detroit — It’s possible, perhaps even likely, that Tom Brady has played at Ford Field for the final time in his career. If that turns out to be the case, the 43-year-old quarterback certainly made a lasting impression. Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 47-7 beatdown of
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ David Blough on playing in big beatdown vs. Buccaneers Detroit Lions QB David Blough talks Dec. 26, 2020, about playing through a brutal loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 47-7. Detroit Lions Sometimes, you have to sit back and just appreciate greatness. Tampa
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions after their 47-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday at Ford Field: Quarterback Matthew Stafford hurt his right ankle on the Lions’ opening drive, leaving Chase Daniel and David Blough to finish the game at quarterback. Predictably,
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 47-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Quarterback After the Lions went 0-8 without Mathew Stafford last season, Chase Daniel was brought in to correct the team’s lack of a capable backup. But on the day the team