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The Detroit Lions are hosting the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC wild card round on Sunday night. Despite the common links between the two franchises, they are relative strangers. Both teams have changed considerably since the last meeting in L.A. back in the 2021 season. To get more info on what the 2023 playoff

It’s been a long time since the morning coffee went down on a day with a Detroit Lions playoff game. Too long. The question for this snowy Sunday is, will there be another Lions playoff game next weekend? It’s not going to be easy, but these Lions have a strong chance to keep the postseason

For the first time since the 1993 season, the Detroit Lions are hosting a home playoff game. Reading that sentence out loud is just weird. Maybe that’s why this all feels so different. During most of this season for the Lions, I said it felt foreign to me. It was like I had just gotten

One more time for the people in the back, the Detroit Lions are the champions of the NFC North. With a win against the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions ended the regular season 12-5 and earned the No. 3 seed in the NFC Playoffs. The team’s reward…a familiar face. The Detroit Lions will host none other

Russ and Scott are back with another episode of Bish and Brown for the Detroit Lions Podcast! On this episode, they’ll talk about a variety of things from the scheme of the Lions offense to the Rams defense. Some of their main topics of discussion are: Lions close out regular season with win over Vikings

The day before a Detroit Lions game is always full of some roster tweaking. That’s true with the Lions in the postseason too. A day ahead of Detroit’s first-ever playoff game in Ford Field, the Lions made some moves to handle some injury situations on the active roster. Two players were placed on injured reserve,

Lions tight end James Mitchell went from being a full participant in Wednesday’s practice to now ruled out for Detroit’s wild card game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. He suffered a hand injury during Thursday’s practice session. Thanks to his social media, it’s clear Mitchell’s injury was not a minor one. Mitchell’s partner

One of the best weekends in sports is upon us: Super Wild Card Weekend. Since expanding the playoff field to 14 teams, the NFL supersized Wild Card Weekend by putting two games on Saturday, three on Sunday and one on Monday night. It’s a riveting three days of postseason football, with the fun beginning on

Ahead of Sunday’s 8:15 PM ET game airing live on NBC, oddsmakers have listed player prop bets for Sam LaPorta. LaPorta and the Detroit Lions square off against the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field in the NFC Wild Card Round. Catch all the NFL action on DISH! Sam LaPorta Props for NFC Wild Card

The final Detroit Lions injury report for wild card weekend is one featuring two surprises at the tight end position. One of them is positive, while the other is an unfortunate development. The good news: rookie Sam LaPorta is listed as questionable. The rookie tight end is making excellent progress from a knee injury that

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When Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that rookie tight end Sam LaPorta’s knee injury wasn’t as bad as it looked during Sunday’s win over Minnesota, Campbell wasn’t kidding. After initial fears of a serious injury, it now looks like LaPorta is going to play in this Sunday’s wild card game against the Rams. LaPorta

The Associated Press revealed the 2023 season All-Pro teams on Friday. The Detroit Lions are well-represented on the teams, which are considered the most prestigious of the postseason awards. Two Lions earned first-team All-Pro status. Right tackle Penei Sewell and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown each achieved the elite status. Only one player per position

The state of Michigan is one of the world’s leading producers of blueberries. While most are grown in the sandy soil of West Michigan, Detroit will have a pretty impressive crop of “blueberries” on Sunday. The Lions will rock their all-blue uniforms, which have affectionately become known as the blueberries with fans. The blue jerseys

On Thursday afternoon, Lions cornerback Jerry Jacobs posted to his social media account a cryptic message. It seemed to indicate that Jacobs was no longer with the Lions. Jacobs later deleted the post, perhaps because he’s still with the team. Per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Jacobs is headed to injured reserve. The

The penultimate Detroit Lions injury report for wild card week came out after Thursday’s practice session. Tight end Sam LaPorta and wideout Kalif Raymond were both still out with injuries suffered in the Week 18 win over Minnesota. They were joined as non-participants by cornerback Jerry Jacobs (thigh/knee) and backup QB Teddy Bridgewater, who was

Lions offensive coordinator remains one of the hot head coaching candidates in this year’s spin around the NFL coaching carousel. The Atlanta Falcons are the latest team with a head coach vacancy to spin the wheel in Johnson’s direction. Per Tom Pelissero, the Falcons have requested permission from the Lions to interview Johnson to be

Jared Goff is having a fantastic run as the quarterback of the Detroit Lions. It took a little time for Goff to get to this point after his messy divorce from the Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay. Now that Goff is facing his old team and coach in Sunday’s postseason game in

There was a welcome sight at the Detroit Lions training facility in Allen Park on Wednesday. Wide receiver Jameson Williams was an active participant in the day’s practice session. Williams missed the Lions’ Week 18 win over the Minnesota Vikings while dealing with an ankle injury. He was back at full gallop on Wednesday in

The Detroit Lions are hosting a playoff game in Ford Field for the first time. That’s the focus of this week’s edition of the Detroit Lions Podcast. Jared Goff will be facing his old team, the Los Angeles Rams. So will Lions GM Brad Holmes, something that’s rarely mentioned anywhere with the overboard focus on