The Detroit Lions had to open the campaign against a team it eliminated from the playoffs last season. The second week of the season will be no different. Following a 26-20 overtime win against the visiting Los Angeles Rams, the Lions host Tampa Bay on Sunday. Detroit ended the Bucs’ 2023 season with a 31-23
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Former Michigan football player Aidan Hutchinson has been among the best defensive ends in the NFL since the Detroit Lions selected him at No. 2 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. Hutchinson’s strong play continued in Week 1 of the 2024 season, as Detroit beat the Rams 26-20 in overtime. The former Heisman Trophy finalist
Training camp is over for the Detroit Lions, but there’s still a position battle very much going on in Detroit. This one is on the practice squad and it’s between three veteran receivers looking to make the Lions 53-man roster. There’s former Broncos receiver Tim Patrick. He’s been considered the favorite for some time now.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-0 to start the year after a convincing week one victory over Washington. However, they will be going up against a much more difficult opponent this week as they travel to Detroit to play the Lions. This will be a chance for the Bucs to avenge their playoff loss last
Well, Tuesday, the Lions signed veteran kicker Greg Joseph to their practice squad, per Joseph’s agent Brett Tessler. The South African native has been in the league for the last five years, spending the last three of those in Minnesota as the Vikings’ primary kicker. As a free agent in the offseason, Joseph signed with
Joseph, 30, wound up signing on with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent out of Florida Atlantic back in 2018. He signed a three-year, $1.71 million contract with the Dolphins but was waived coming out of the preseason. The Browns signed Joseph following an injury and he started the rest of the season for
Just a few weeks back Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes spoke to media in his end of summer presser and he said that while Jake Bates has the job, the Lions would look to add another kicker to their practice squad. A veteran guy preferably. Well, the Lions did just that. They’re reportedly planning
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-0, but it came at a huge cost in the form of star safety Antoine Winfield Jr.’s health. It was reported Monday that Winfield Jr. will miss the next few weeks with a high ankle sprain, leaving the Bucs with a massive hole at the safety position and on defense,
The San Francisco 49ers leaned heavily on RB Jordan Mason in their Week 1 win, showing the rest of the NFL that they might have an established RB2 behind Christian McCaffrey. Mason had a career night in the 32-19 win against the New York Jets. He was a workhorse with 28 carries for 147 yards
Harris, 29, is a former first-round pick by the Dolphins in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Missouri. He was in the final year of his four-year, $10,843,739 rookie contract when the Dolphins traded him to the Falcons. Harris had his fifth-year option declined by the Falcons and earned a base salary of $1,943,692 in
Last week Dan Campbell was asked about the Detroit Lions having 52 players going into the their first game of the year. He seemed to like the functionality the move gave the Lions. “I think it’s for the flexibility. It gives us flexibility to make a move if we need to, if we need to
The Detroit Lions new secondary had a heck of a go against Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. There was both good and bad to take away from it. Lions head coach Dan Campbell said on Monday that there was room to grow, but that there was a lot of things
It wasn’t pretty. At times, it was downright ugly. But the Detroit Lions fought back in overtime and emerged with a 26-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in their season opener. The Rams went ahead late in the game but the Lions dug deep, displaying the grit and confidence that defines this team. Detroit
The Detroit Lions have some major expectations heading into the 2024 season. They were able to get off on the right foot with a 26-20 overtime victory on Sunday Night Football over the Los Angeles Rams. It was a very encouraging performance in a number of ways for the Lions. Matthew Stafford picked the secondary
The Bucs handled business in Week 1. After a dominant showing in defeating the Commanders, 37-20, quarterback Baker Mayfield spoke after the game about how he and the offense put up 392 total yards of offense and four touchdowns. Just as impressive is that Tampa Bay converted 9-of-13 (69%) third downs and only needed Jake
I get it. A dead horse is laying here right in front of me and I’m about to beat it again. Sunday night’s win over the Los Angeles Rams was big proof of why the Detroit Lions needed to get a receiver this offseason. When we spent the summer talking about it, the big thing
The Detroit Lions won a nailbiter at home against the Los Angeles Rams and former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. One of the big reasons the Lions won this game was because Jameson Williams had a breakout night. The Rams defense was able to take both Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta off the menu for
That wasn’t it. He had more big plays in the second half and finished the game with five catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. The David Montgomery show There was some thought that maybe Jahmyr Gibbs would get the ball a lot more than David Montgomery this year, that is not the case. The
Detroit Lions wideout Jameson Williams has one of the most tantalizing skill sets in the league. The electrifying wideout can burn just about any corner in the league in the blink of an eye. He showcased that on Sunday Night Football against the LA Rams, when he absolutely torched Rams corner Tre’Davious White on a
The Detroit Lions play their first game of the season tomorrow night. With that comes the return of the usual Saturday roster moves. The Lions made a few this week. Here’s what they did: Elevated Kyle Peko from practice squad One of the more surprising cut from the Detroit Lions on cutdown day was the
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