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What a start for the Detroit Lions! In their first NFC Championship game since after the 1991 season, the Lions surged out to a quick 7-0 lead. A very effective opening drive capped off with Jameson Williams running through and past the entire 49ers defense for a 42-yard touchdown run on the fourth play of

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We’ve made it to the NFC Championship game! For just the second time in the Super Bowl era, the Detroit Lions are playing with a Super Bowl appearance on the line. Sunday night’s game against the top-seeded 49ers in San Francisco figures to be a great one. As I anxiously mull about on Saturday night

The last time the Detroit Lions played for the NFC Championship, Barry Sanders was the team’s featured star. On Sunday, the Lions will once again play and advance to the Super Bowl, and Sanders will once again be with the team. The Lions announced that Sanders will be the team’s honorary captain for Sunday’s NFC

The Detroit Lions elevated two players up from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s playoff matchup with the 49ers. However, former Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz is not one of them. Ertz was signed during the week to the practice squad after the Lions lost TE Brock Wright to injury. However,

One of the coolest moments of the Detroit Lions playoff run this year was the “Ja-red Go-ff” chant in Ford Field ahead of the team’s win over Goff’s old team, the Los Angeles Rams. It was a great show of support for the Detroit quarterback. That support keeps going loud and proud all over Michigan.

We’ve reached the penultimate round of the NFL playoffs as the final four teams left will look to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens will square off in the first game at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, while the Detroit Lions will visit the

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The San Francisco 49ers will have one of their premium offensive weapons ready for Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions. Star wide receiver Deebo Samuel was removed from the Niners’ injury list, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. Samuel has missed time with an ongoing shoulder injury, leading to some hopeful speculation that

The final Detroit Lions injury status report for Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers could have been worse. Despite some key players missing some practice time during the week, the Lions only ruled out two players. Both those players, LG Jonah Jackson and WR Kalif Raymond, were anticipated to miss the game

Lions center Frank Ragnow was on this week’s injury list with four different maladies. No matter… According to Lions head coach Dan Campbell, the All-Pro center will be out there starting in the NFC Championship game on Sunday night in San Francisco. Ragnow is living up to his reputation as one of the NFL’s toughest

After a couple of successful weeks donning the all-blue uniforms at home, the Detroit Lions have to change things up this Sunday. The team revealed their uniform choice for the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. Detroit will look cool in the all-white gear. White jersey, white pants, white socks. The 49ers will

Three years ago, the Detroit Lions were coming off a disastrous season and an even more disastrous coaching experiment. Confidence in the ownership to get the team pointed in the right direction was about as high as a turtle can jump. When Lions principal owner Sheila Ford Hamp hired largely unknown Brad Holmes as the

The NFC Championship is 48 hours away Lions fans. Did you ever expect to hear that just a few years ago? Living in the moment is important, and looking at the numbers is also important in preparation for the game between the Lions and the 49ers. Dan Campbell and his staff will have this Lions

The Detroit Lions practice participation report from Thursday’s session in Allen Park had a couple of notable changes from the Wednesday edition. Good news first! Tight end Sam LaPorta upgraded from out on Wednesday to being a limited participant on Thursday. The All-Pro is still dealing with the knee injury he suffered in Week 18.

The latest set of awards for the 2023 NFL season from the Pro Football Writers of America are now out, and the Lions brought a big one home. Detroit GM Brad Holmes won the PFWA voting for NFL Executive of the Year. Holmes earned the award for guiding the Lions to the team’s first NFC

Detroit Lions assistant coaches Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson are busy preparing the team for the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. But they’re also head coaching candidates for several of the vacancies around the league. There are two less of those vacancies now that there were 24 hours ago. On

James Houston hasn’t been active for a Detroit Lions game since Week 2. In the loss to the Seahawks back in September, the second-year pass rusher suffered a serious ankle injury. The Lions activated Houston from the injured reserve prior to the NFC Divisional round game against the Buccaneers, but he was inactive for Sunday’s

Duce Staley is joining his third NFL team in the last 12 months. The former Lions assistant head coach and running backs coach will be the new RB coach for the Cleveland Browns. Staley was the assistant head coach and RB coach under Dan Campbell in Detroit for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He left