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Playoff teams need a couple of things to go their way to make a deep run and having a health group is one of those. The Bucs can check that box the group has no major injuries going into their divisional game against the Lions. Wednesday has became a walkthrough day for the Bucs. This

The 49ers enter the divisional round a 9.5-point favorite over the Packers as they seek their third consecutive appearance in the NFC Championship game and fourth since 2019. The Lions don’t have that kind of history on their side when they take on the Buccaneers, looking to reach the conference title game for the first

Things are already getting a bit touchy between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions ahead of Sunday’s NFC Divisional matchup. Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson started things off by praising the Buccaneers wide receiver group, but he did so while taking a clear shot at quarterback Baker Mayfield. “This group probably is one of

The days are numbered for the Detroit Lions and their current coordinators. Both guys are here as long as the Lions remain in the playoffs, but after that, it could be days until they’re headed to their next team. The biggest question I’ve been receiving for much of the year is “who replaces these guys?”

It’s no surprise where Matthew Stafford’s allegiance now lies after his Los Angeles Rams were eliminated from the NFL playoffs. Stafford and his Detroit Lions successor Jared Goff shared an embrace Sunday after the Lions beat the Rams 24-23 to advance to the divisional round. The Rams QB sent a clear message to Goff in

The Detroit Lions’ successful season has completely captivated the city and its fans. Jared Goff understands that, so the Lions quarterback thinks one specific celebrity fan from the area is missing and needs to be at their next playoff game. Goff spoke with Doug Karsch and Scott “Gator” Anderson on 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit

After winning their first playoff game in more than 30 years, the Detroit Lions have another home playoff game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If you want to see that game in person, though, it is going to cost you a significant amount of money.  A quick look on StubHub on Tuesday evening

Former Tennessee Vols QB Hendon Hooker‘s younger brother, Alston, announced his college transfer destination on Tuesday.  Alston entered the transfer portal after the 2023 season after spending three seasons at North Carolina A&T.  The former Aggies quarterback announced that he’s transferring to Florida A&M. 

And then there were eight. We’ve got two NFL games on Saturday and two on Sunday to determine the conference championships. Here’s what stands out on the board at first glance. Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens Spread: Baltimore -9 | Over/under: 44.5 points I for one have learned my lesson after backing the Browns in

The funny thing is that I am not an astrology guy. Really, my wife would be so much better at this type of thing than I would. This is all in response to a Jay Cuda tweet on the eve of Thanksgiving that said the Lions had never won a game on Thanksgiving when there’s

With the way Sunday’s NFC playoff matchups unfolded, the Bucs and Eagles knew going into Monday night’s Super Wild Card Weekend finale who they’d be playing if they managed to win the game. It was the Bucs who came away victorious, dominating on defense and making some huge plays on offense on their way to

The Detroit Lions had a very fun and emotional night at Ford Field on Sunday when they won a playoff game for time in 30 years. Here’s the even more fun part of it all, they’re going to be back at Ford Field for another potentially fun and emotional night next Sunday. We now know

The Detroit Lions big playoff win on Sunday night was a star studded affair. There were big Detroit starts like Eminem, Big Sean and Sam Robinson in the building. Even in the sports media world, just about everyone you could think of was there. There was so many members of the media there that the

Former NFL MVP Cam Newton came under fire last month after naming four active quarterbacks “game managers” he believes cannot elevate their respective teams’ ceilings on his YouTube show “4th & 1.” However, based on the performances of those signal-callers in this season’s playoffs so far, perhaps there was some truth to Newton’s assessments. Here’s

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell still stands by the unique comments he offered during his introductory news conference back in January 2021.  “I don’t regret anything I said,” a somewhat defiant Campbell told NBC Sports’ Peter King shortly after Detroit’s thrilling 24-23 wild-card playoff win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. “I

The Detroit Lions won a playoff game on Sunday night for the first time since 1992 thanks in part to a controversial no-call that involved a former Tennessee Vols standout.  Near the end of the Lions’ 24-23 win against the Los Angeles Rams, Detroit cornerback Cam Sutton got away with a defensive pass interference call

QB Jared Goff got some redemption against the team that traded him with the Detroit Lions‘ victory against the Rams. Rich Gannon says that Goff’s toughness and determination were key factors in the Lions’ turnaround, including their first postseason win in 32 years.

It wasn’t the prettiest Detroit Lions game ever, but that doesn’t matter. All that does matter is that the Lions have ended their 30 year playoff drought with a 24-23 win over Matthew Stafford and the Rams.  As always, I have thoughts on this game. These are those thoughts: It’s finally over I was six

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford spent the majority of his NFL career hearing cheers from Detroit Lions fans. Those cheers turned into jeers on Sunday night. Stafford ran out of the tunnel at Ford Field in Detroit to a chorus of boos from the Lions faithful. Stafford’s greeting could not have been more different

Sam La Porta has had a unique rookie season in Detroit. Amidst being named Second Team All-Pro this season after going in the 2nd round to the Lions in the 2023 NFL draft, it has been quite a 12 months for the Iowa standout. Now the question has finally be answered, per Underdog NFL. Sam