Teresa M. Walker | Associated Press Nashville, Tenn. – Expectations for Derrick Henry already are pretty high, with his history of mighty stiff arms and long touchdown runs. Last season’s rushing leader keeps finding new ways to top himself, taking the Tennessee Titans along with him yet again. Henry took a direct snap and ran
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Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Jacksonville, Fla. — The Detroit Lions faced concerns about their offensive line coming into Sunday’s matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, only to deal with far more issues than anticipated once the game got underway. Prior to kickoff it was unclear whether center Frank Ragnow would be able to suit up
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Earlier this week, one thing Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia emphasized was simplifying what he was asking his players to do. And while it’s difficult to quantify what that looks like in real-time, if the Lions’ performance in Sunday’s 34-16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars can be directly tied
Bob Wojnowski | The Detroit News Jacksonville, Fla. — The Lions were desperate, the straits were dire, the season teetered. Something had to change, and apparently, it’s not that complicated. Hand the ball to D’Andre Swift. Introduce your defense to the opposing quarterback with an occasional blitz. Play Jacksonville. The Lions’ three-part plan worked swimmingly
Jacksonville, Fla. — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 34-16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Quarterback Matthew Stafford wasn’t particularly sharp, placing several throws behind his receivers throughout the contest, but he was good enough to get the job done. His best completions came downfield, including a 48-yard bomb to Kenny Golladay on
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Here’s who we think are the top 5 QB’s so far this NFL season Sports Pulse: Mike Jones breaks down his top five QB picks JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Matthew Stafford finally got his first career touchdown pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and it did not
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When D’Andre Swift dropped the game-winning touchdown pass in the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears, the rookie running back swore up and down to everyone who’d listen that it would not be a sign of things to come in his NFL career.
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL power rankings 6.0: Remember the Titans? They’re really good. SportsPulse: Can we do Tuesday night football every week? Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the biggest risers and fallers in this weeks power rankings. After a resounding 34-16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Detroit
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL power rankings 6.0: Remember the Titans? They’re really good. SportsPulse: Can we do Tuesday night football every week? Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the biggest risers and fallers in this weeks power rankings. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Jacksonville, Fla. —Whether it was the result of a simplified game plan, or an inferior opponent, the Detroit Lions delivered their most complete performance of the season coming out of the bye. The Lions jumped out to an early lead and never let up, hammering the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-16, on
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Jacksonville, Fla. — If you tuned into the Detroit Lions’ previous game, the loss to the New Orleans Saints before a bye week, you could sense a breakout was on the horizon for rookie running back D’Andre Swift. Against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he needed exactly one carry to turn that feeling
Jacksonville, Fla. —Whether it was the result of a simplified game plan, or an inferior opponent, the Detroit Lions delivered their most complete performance of the season coming out of the bye. The Lions jumped out to an early lead and never let up, hammering the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-16, on Sunday. The 34 points were the
Shawn Windsor | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Matt Patricia is safe. For now. For another week, at least, maybe more, depending on what happens as the Detroit Lions slip into the easiest part of their schedule — not that the Lions have ever made anything look easy. They did Sunday at TIAA Bank Field.
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Join Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez for Detroit Lions live blog updates, play-by-play, analysis and scoring vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at 1 p.m. at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. Join the discussion in the comment section of this story. Shawn Windsor: Why Fords won’t fire Lions’ Matt Patricia — even
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After missing parts
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Jacksonville, Fla. — Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow is active for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. His status had been in doubt after suffering a groin injury earlier in the week, which had significantly limited his practice reps Thursday and Friday. Ragnow has been durable since the Lions selected
If the Detroit Lions fall to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, could the team end up parting ways with head coach Matt Patricia? In what was supposed to be a magical year for the Detroit Lions, fans have watched the team sputter to an abysmal 1-3 record. While Detroit has struggled on both sides of
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. Detroit Lions (1-3) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4)
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions made a handful of roster moves on Saturday, ahead of their weekend matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Among those transactions, the team signed quarterback David Blough off the practice squad and activated offensive lineman Joe Dahl off injured reserve. The Lions only needed to clear one spot
Rod Beard | The Detroit News For one team, it’ll be a week of relief and a glimmer of hope. For the other, it could be a harbinger of another season going down the tubes. Sunday’s matchup between the Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars is anything but a game of the week, but whichever team loses