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Sunday night in Week 10 features a battle of two first-place teams, with the Houston Texans hosting the Detroit Lions. Both franchises are gunning for unprecedented postseason success in their respective histories as two of the teams that have never been to the Super Bowl. The Lions are favored, as they should be. Injuries have

The Detroit Lions are set to travel to Houston for a Sunday night showdown with the Texans. They may also end up facing a Texans team that won’t have one of their star defensive linemen. Second-year edge rusher Will Anderson missed his second straight day of practice with an ankle injury. Anderson injured his ankle

When new Lions defensive Za’Darius Smith makes his debut in Detroit’s Week 10 game in Houston on Sunday night, the veteran will be wearing his familiar jersey number. Smith, acquired in a trade on Tuesday from the Cleveland Browns, is listed on the Lions’ official roster as No. 99. That number wasn’t immediately available when

In an unexpected move after Thursday’s practice session ahead of Week 10, the Detroit Lions announced they have waived rookie wide receiver Isaiah Williams. Williams made the team as an undrafted free agent from Illinois and had seen brief action in two games on offense and special teams, including a nice kick return in the

The Detroit Lions head to the final practice ahead of the team’s Week 10 trip to Houston in relatively good health. However, Thursday’s practice participation report did feature one new addition after a Wednesday session that saw two defensive contributors sit out with injury. Linebackers Malcolm Rodriguez and Jalen Reeves-Maybin are still sidelined, and neither

Last season, one of the Achilles heels for the Lions was at the cornerback position. They clearly knew it; hence them drafting two corners to start the draft (Terrion Arnold, Ennis Rakestraw) and signing Carlton Davis in free agency. So far, that investment has paid off. Arnold and Davis, in particular, are currently two of

The wet Lambeau field probably aided the Lions to a healthy game by slowing everybody down and allowing feet to slip out of dangerous situations like with Jahmyr Gibbs. There were some minor concerns coming out of the game, but the only one that landed on the Wednesday report is Jalen Reeves-Maybin. Lots of other

The Detroit Lions filled out all the vacancies on the team’s practice squad ahead of Wednesday’s practice session in Allen Park. With three spots open, the Lions brought back two familiar names and one new player–who has ties to this week’s opponent, the Houston Texans. As expected, the Lions re-signed defensive tackle Chris Smith and

Jameson Williams is back and ready to roll for the Detroit Lions. The wideout has completed his two-game suspension for a violation of the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances rules and is ready to play in Sunday’s Week 10 matchup in Houston against the Texans. Wednesday’s practice was just a walk-through session closed to the media, but

Lions head coach Dan Campbell offered some positive injury news on two Detroit defenders who are set to return from the injured reserve list. The Lions are starting the 21-day windows to return for cornerback Emmanuel Moseley and safety Ifeatu Melifonwu as of today, November 6th. Almost as an afterthought at the end of his

If you can’t beat ’em, try to catch up by joining together some of their discarded players. That seems to be the strategy the Minnesota Vikings are taking with their specialists. The Vikings have added two former Lions to their roster in kicker John Parker Romo and long snapper Jake McQuaide. Thanks to injuries, Minnesota

It’s been a few weeks in the making but the Detroit Lions finally made the trade with the Cleveland Browns for Za’Darius Smith. Adding the talented defensive end was much needed after the Lions lost Aidan Hutchinson for the season due to his leg injury. With this addition, the Lions are getting a veteran defender

The trade deadline has officially wrapped up and the Lions have made their move, trading with the Cleveland Browns for premier edge rusher Za’Darius Smith, who will fill in for an injured Aidan Hutchinson.  That being said, in a year where Detroit has a chance at a Super Bowl, they still have a lot of

The NFL trade deadline hit at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday with no fresh news involving the Detroit Lions. GM Brad Holmes and the Lions made their move hours earlier on Tuesday morning in acquiring EDGE Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for two Day 3 draft picks. Other teams made some moves

The Detroit Lions have a new pass rusher on the defense in EDGE Za’Darius Smith. Lions GM Brad Holmes pulled the trigger on a trade that sends two Day 3 picks to the Cleveland Browns for the 32-year-old Smith, plus a 2026 seventh-round pick, in return. Smith should play extensively as the most accomplished pass

The Detroit Lions found their edge rusher to fill the Aidan Hutchinson void by acquiring Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns. Fans and the media seemed quite pleased with the addition as the Lions make their Super Bowl push. Here are a few thoughts from across social media on the move and the newest member

The Detroit Lions traded to bring in veteran EDGE Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns. Adding Smith helps stabilize a Detroit defensive line that has lost both starting EDGEs for the season and also other key reserves at times in recent weeks, leaving the Lions pass rush anemically thin. Smith is probably a familiar name

After several weeks of trade rumors and suggestions flying all over the place, the Detroit Lions have indeed completed a deal. The Lions are acquiring veteran EDGE Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. Trade details The Lions get EDGE Za’Darius Smith and a 7th-round pick in 2026 from Cleveland

Elements? Playing outdoors? No problem for the Detroit Lions, who moved to 7-1 with a 24-14 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The grades are now out over at Pro Football Focus. Who did the best? Let’s take a look. Minimum eight snaps played. Top 5 offensive grades Detroit Lions wide receiver

The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday afternoon, and as of publication time on Monday evening, the Lions have been quiet. There have been rumors and reports of talks with other teams, but nothing concrete involving Detroit. Despite the seemingly urgent need for reinforcements on the injury-ravaged defensive line, the Lions haven’t been involved in any