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The second (and not necessarily final) meeting of the Lions and Packers is an enormous game not just for 1st place in the division but also for the extremely valuable 1st seed bye in the NFC. The NY Times playoff simulator estimates the Lions chances of the #1 seed at 84% with a win vs

Kaevon Merriweather, we hardly knew ye in Detroit. The veteran safety was signed off the Lions practice squad by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday after reports came out on Tuesday. Merriweather had just recently signed with the Lions, joining the team’s practice squad on November 21st. He did not appear in any games with

The Josh Reynolds saga in Denver has come to a premature end. The Broncos released the former Lions starting wide receiver from their injured reserve list on Tuesday. Reynolds has been out since Week 5 with a finger injury, though he was also the victim of a shooting while he was on Denver’s I.R. The

The Detroit Lions remain pretty stable on the practice participation front ahead of Thursday night’s home matchup with the Green Bay Packers. Tuesday’s practice in Allen Park saw no new additions to the injury list, and even had one player upgrade from limited to full participant. That upgrade was cornerback Carlton Davis, who missed the

At 11-1, making the playoffs is a foregone conclusion for the Detroit Lions. But it’s still nice, especially for this team, to have an official playoff-clinching scenario with five weeks left in the season. Not only can the Lions officially punch their ticket this week, they can do so in the simplest of fashions: win.

It wasn’t the easiest of Thanksgivings for the Detroit Lions, but then again, they hadn’t won on the holiday in quite some time, so they’ll take it however they can get it. The Lions defeated the Chicago Bears, 23-20, to notch their 10th straight victory and move to 11-1 on the season, maintaining a one-game

Whenever looking at the analytics for a player after a game, I never take it at face value. The data that gets charted on a player’s performance is a nice tool to have, but it doesn’t always tell the real story. That happens to be the case for Lions rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold after playing

The Detroit Lions enter Week 14 in unprecedented territory. The 11-1 Lions, winners of 10 games in a row, are the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff ladder if the season ended today. Alas, there are still five more weeks of games. The Lions technically haven’t even clinched a postseason berth yet, though that

The Lions have an unusual workweek with two Thursday games in a row. That means yesterday (Sunday) aligns with a typical Wednesday, and today (Monday) is like a Thursday. An NP (no practice) today could be viewed as a typical NP on a Thursday which means leaning out. My main concerns coming out of last

This season truly is a special one for the Detroit Lions. They are 11-1 with ten straight victories and sit as the betting favorite for Super Bowl LIX. Just how good are the Lions at this point? If we take a look at the best teams in terms of DVOA through 12 games of a

Monday was the first time in a Detroit Lions uniform for freshly signed veteran Jamal Adams. After joining the team’s practice squad over the weekend, Adams did what many suspected he would do in Detroit’s banged-up defense. He worked out with the linebacking corps and not the secondary, at least in the portion of practice

There was considerable consternation last week when Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs posted on social media a picture from inside the Lions meeting room. Behind fellow RB Jermar Jefferson was a whiteboard that showed the offensive line pass protection calls, exposing the code words and adjustments for the world–and opposing defenses–to see and study. The

All NFL teams carry a 53-man active roster. Teams also get a 16-person practice squad, which can serve in a variety of capacities depending on the team. For Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions, that practice squad is effectively an extension of the 53-man roster. The Lions routinely elevate players from the practice squad to

The Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers on the Thursday night matchup for Week 14. Both teams are coming off wins on Thanksgiving. There has been considerable focus on the Lions injuries on the defensive side of the ball, but one critical offensive injury could be lingering for Detroit’s offense into the Week 14

Former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams is joining the Lions and will begin on their practice squad with the opportunity to be called up to the active roster. This according to a report from Adam Schefter of ESPN. The news was also confirmed by Adams’ agent, Kevin Connor. Adams had wanted to latch on with a

The Lions went to battle with the Chicago Bears but ultimately came away with the win for dinner, moving to 11-1. You can argue they also got the dessert of being the straw that broke the camel’s back on the tenuous tenure of Matt Eberflus as head coach of the Bears. How did Pro Football

Desperation, thy name is Kwon Alexander. That’s where the Detroit Lions defense sits entering Week 14, with a viable entire starting defense sitting on injured reserve and two more Lions freshly added to the I.R. after injuries in the Thanksgiving win over the Bears. Desperate for healthy bodies to bridge the gap until players like

Saturday was a very active one for the Detroit Lions on the roster move front. The Lions made several moves to deal with injuries across the defense. As expected, the Lions placed LB Malcolm Rodriguez and DL Mekhi Wingo on injured reserve. Both were lost for the season with knee injuries suffered in Thursday’s Week

The Detroit Lions defense took another hit to the depth chart with the news that rookie defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo is out for the remainder of the 2024 season. Lions head coach Dan Campbell revealed that Wingo, a 6th-round rookie from LSU, will miss the rest of the year with a knee injury. Wingo left

Normally the odds for a Thursday night game don’t get published until after Sunday’s game, but this is an unusual time. Since both combatants for the Week 14 Thursday night game, the Lions and Packers, played on Thanksgiving, the odds are already out. The early line for next Thursday’s NFC North matchup at Ford Field