Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 8:01 AM EDT Sep 14, 2020 Tell you a secret. If you want attend games and talk to coaches and players, become a sportswriter. But if you want to actually watch the end of games, remain a fan. That’s why I tell you now that the Detroit Lions’ 27-23
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Shawn Windsor Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 14, 2020 No one knows what to say. Not really. No one knows how to explain it, except to fall back into the same kind of platitude we heard so often a year ago. And, at this point, listening to Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia try
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 4:52 AM EDT Sep 14, 2020 Detroit — For the second consecutive year, the Detroit Lions jumped out to a three-score lead in the season-opener. And for the second consecutive year, they suffered a meltdown in the fourth quarter. Following a Matthew Stafford interception on a forced throw into a
Mitch Albom Detroit Free Press Published 12:01 AM EDT Sep 14, 2020 The ball, the catch, the game, and the win were all floating into the hands of rookie D’Andre Swift. What an ending this would be! And then, just as quickly, they all fell out. A dropped pass in the end zone. A dropped
Bob Wojnowski The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Detroit — They bring in new players, experienced players, young players. They add star names and no-names, adjust schemes and slogans. And yet somehow, the Lions can’t escape their simple, stinking sameness. You’d call it incredible if you hadn’t seen it so many times
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 11:06 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Detroit — One half does not make a game. In the case of the Lions’ defense, the first half in Sunday’s 27-23 loss to the Chicago Bears was encouraging, but the second half — especially the fourth quarter — will leave a bad
John Niyo The Detroit News Published 10:57 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 The game was in his hands, and then it wasn’t. And as initiations go, it’s hard to imagine one being any quicker — or crueler — for a Detroit Lions rookie. D’Andre Swift dropped a would-be touchdown at the goal line Sunday at
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 9:45 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Adrian Peterson was arguably the Detroit Lions’ best player Sunday, rushing for 93 yards on 14 carries in his team debut. But the future Hall of Famer was critical of his play after the game, saying he missed opportunities on two runs that
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 8:48 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 A police car drove down Riopelle Street, behind the Detroit Fire Department Apparatus Division garage, and told the lone group of tailgaters within walking distance of Ford Field they had to close down shop. “No Tailgating Allowed” signs dotted Eastern Market, which usually
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 7:33 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Detroit — There’s little joy in Motown after yet another season-opening collapse by the Detroit Lions on Sunday. But if there’s one thing to bring fans solace, it was the debut of running back Adrian Peterson. Yes, at 35 years old, Peterson is a
DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 29: Detroit Lions Head Football Coach Matt Patricia talks with his defense during the third quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field on December 29, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Green Bay defeated Detroit 23-20. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) Albert Pujols ties Willie Mays with his
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 6:40 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 27-23 loss to the Chicago Bears. Quarterback It wasn’t a standout performance, by any means, but Matthew Stafford was in the midst of an even-keeled, mistake-free outing through the first three quarters. It
Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 6:48 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Check out the games on the Detroit Lions 2020 schedule, with dates, times, TV and scores. Follow our Lions beat writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez on Twitter, and join us each gameday at freep.com for live updates and postgame coverage. For more Lions analysis, download our Freep app
Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 5:06 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Detroit — For the second consecutive year, the Detroit Lions jumped out to a three-score lead in the season-opener. And for the second consecutive year, they suffered a meltdown in the fourth quarter. Following a Matthew Stafford interception on a forced throw into a
Detroit Lions RB Adrian Peterson (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) NFL: 4 quarterbacks who should be benched before next week by John Buhler Adrian Peterson is the ageless wonder, and he proved it again on Sunday It still doesn’t quite seem right — Adrian Peterson in Honolulu Blue — alas here we are. The Detroit
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 4:59 PM EDT Sep 13, 2020 In a year where nothing is normal, we found something that felt all too familiar. The Detroit Lions. They had a 23-6 lead in the fourth quarter in the season opener against the Chicago Bears, which looked rough on offense (to say the
D’Andre Swift will never forget his NFL debut. He dropped an easy touchdown pass with six seconds remaining to doom the Lions to defeat. The Lions had a golden opportunity to beat the Bears in Week 1. Unfortunately, D’Andre Swift couldn’t haul in Matthew Stafford’s terrific potential touchdown catch in the game’s closing moments. Swift
ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 01: D’Andre Swift #7 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs with the ball in the first half against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers makes pair of perfect TD passes to
Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 11:49 AM EDT Sep 13, 2020 Kenny Golladay will have some ground to makeup if he’s going to lead the NFL in touchdown receptions again. Golladay is officially inactive for the Detroit Lions’ season opener Sunday against the Chicago Bears. For subscribers: Recalibrating the Lions expectations entering unprecedented season
Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 11:11 PM EDT Sep 12, 2020 With an empty slate of college and high school games, football fans in the state have been waiting on anything to whet their appetites. The start of the NFL season fills some of that void, with the Lions opening the season against the