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One day after being placed on the trade block, Everson Griffen is leaving the Dallas Cowboys While the Dallas Cowboys had high hopes entering 2020, those dreams are crashing down. Perhaps the recent moves Tuesday could be the start of the fire sale found in the Lone Star State. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport,
Rod Beard | The Detroit News As the pandemic continues to surge in Michigan and around the country, Lions defensive end Trey Flowers wanted to make sure that the work that first responders are putting in isn’t going unnoticed. Through his foundation, Flowers of the Future, Flowers donated 4,000 meals over the past two weeks
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press This happens to a certain extent every year, but it struck me how perfectly imbalanced the NFL is when I was putting together my Week 8 power rankings Monday night. The Detroit Lions, as we’ve seen this season — and for most of my 11 years covering the team
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL Week 7 overreactions: Kyler Murray and Cardinals have arrived SportsPulse: The Kliff and Klyer experiment got their first signature victory against Seattle in an instant classic. Mackenzie Salmon overreact to the biggest storylines from Week 7 in the NFL. Todd Gurley unsheathed the knife,
Greg Beacham | Associated Press Inglewood, Calif. — The Rams could tell Leonard Floyd was playing with an uncommon fury against his old team, and the rest of the Los Angeles defense followed his lead. By the time the Rams were done with the Chicago Bears on Monday night, Floyd had two sacks and the
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News If there’s one defensive principle the Detroit Lions subscribe to above any other it’s that success starts with stopping the run. So it stands to reason the team’s inability to do so effectively played a significant role in a 1-3 start to the season. But starting in the second
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions Matt Patricia on the hectic Atlanta Falcons finish Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia on Oct. 26, 2020, said it’s tough for a player to stop his momentum if tacklers are close. The Falcons know that now. The Detroit Lions were losing, but not
Rod Beard | The Detroit News From the time that the Atlanta Falcons scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:04 left, Lions kicker Matt Prater thought he had an idea of what was coming next. In his six-plus seasons, he’s seen Matthew Stafford lead last-minute drives that put the Lions in position for a clinching field
Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 23-22 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. First down Another week brings another reminder the Lions need to pay Kenny Golladay. Since returning to the lineup after missing the first two games of the season with a hamstring injury, Golladay has either caught a touchdown
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL power rankings 7.0: Cowboys come crashing down and there’s a new number one SportsPulse: The Cowboys are currently a bottom five team and we have a new number one after the Green Bay Packers got throttled by Tampa Bay. Mackenzie Salmon reveals our biggest
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia is confident in Stafford in crunch time Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia on Oct. 25, 2020, talks situational football and his quarterback’s play in big moments after a win against the Falcons. ATLANTA — Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones was a bit
Shawn Windsor | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia is confident in Stafford in crunch time Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia on Oct. 25, 2020, talks situational football and his quarterback’s play in big moments after a win against the Falcons. ATLANTA — Kenny Golladay is playing the best football of his
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL power rankings 7.0: Cowboys come crashing down and there’s a new number one SportsPulse: The Cowboys are currently a bottom five team and we have a new number one after the Green Bay Packers got throttled by Tampa Bay. Mackenzie Salmon reveals our biggest
John Niyo | The Detroit News Atlanta — The Lions know what the book on them says. They know what has been said — and, yes, what has been written — about both their fate and their failures. But you don’t have to read between the lines to understand what the players were saying Sunday afternoon, after
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Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia is confident in Stafford in crunch time Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia on Oct. 25, 2020, talks situational football and his quarterback’s play in big moments after a win against the Falcons. ATLANTA — It took 57 seconds for T.J. Hockenson to
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia is confident in Stafford in crunch time Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia on Oct. 25, 2020, talks situational football and his quarterback’s play in big moments after a win against the Falcons. ATLANTA – Matthew Stafford had his helmet on, hoping for
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Atlanta — At this point, it’s safe to call it a trend. When the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons get together, you can count on a wild finish. Sunday was no exception as Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford led a 75-yard touchdown in the game’s final minute, connecting with tight end
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption You can’t read too much into Detroit Lions’ win over Jaguars, right? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions’ win over the Jaguars and if it’ll snowball into something else. Todd Gurley was not happy. Actually, he was a lot