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When a 5-10 NFL team is eliminated from playoff contention after a 34-0 shutout in week 16, it signals a change at the top is underway. One of the emerging leading candidates for the New Orleans Saints‘ head coaching vacancy is Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, Aaron Glenn, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Lions’ Aaron Glenn a

It’s Christmas Eve, but the Detroit Lions are still doing some work. The team made a couple of roster moves on Tuesday. Here’s what they did:  Waived David Long This one is a bit surprising. The Lions grabbed David Long a few weeks back after the Miami Dolphins surprisingly waived him while he was a

Alexander, 27, went undrafted out of Florida International back in 2020. He was later drafted by the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL in February of 2022. The Lions signed Alexander in August of 2022 and he’s bounced on and off their roster since.  In 2024, Alexander has appeared in three games for the Lions and

The Detroit Lions have battled multiple injuries this season, but they still have the best record in the NFC at 13-2.  Their focus is still clearly on winning a Super Bowl this season, and the team and the fan base are far from thinking about who they should target in the upcoming NFL Draft.  But

Lions Detroit added another crazy trick play to their highlight reel in their Week 16 win, as they faked a fumble which led to a touchdown by TE Sam LaPorta. Lions QB Jared Goff explained the process of perfecting the play and how OC Ben Johnson originally wanted him to actually fumble the ball.  “We

The Detroit Lions put out this great play on Sunday that they called the “stumblebum.” The idea came from a game from last year when Packers quarterback Jordan Love fumbled the snap against the Bears but was still able to pick the ball back up and throw a deep pass.  The fumble pulled linebackers out

Detroit Lions Running Back Jahmyr Gibbs made franchise history in their Week 16 win against the Chicago Bears. He joined franchise legends Barry Sanders and Billy Sims as the only other running backs in Lions history to have 1,500+ scrimmage yards and 15+ total touchdowns in a season. He still has two more games to

We’re rapidly nearing the end of the season and the Detroit Lions are sitting at 13-2 and are trying to lock down the number one seed. This coming week they have a game against the 49ers that could either be a game in which they clinch that number one seed and the division title with

The Detroit Lions technically got two big wins on Sunday. They beat the Bears on the road by a score of 34-17. That was big coming off the loss to the Bills the previous week. They also got some huge help in the NFC race went the Commanders scored a last-second go-ahead touchdown to beat

Bears Bears RB D’Andre Swift was fined $22,511 for unnecessary roughness (use of the helmet) in Week 15. Lions After losing to the Bills in Week 14, Lions DC Aaron Glenn doesn’t understand the panic surrounding their team. “We’re 12-2 and the sky’s falling,” Glenn said, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “We’re

Ben Johnson and the Detroit Lions are constantly putting out new play designs that you can’t believe you’re seeing. From snapping the ball through Goff’s legs to David Montgomery to having Penei Sewell play quarterback, there’s always something new.  On  Sunday the Lions ran a play called the “stumblebum” in which both Jared Goff and

Last week we ran a little experiment where we tried to find what Brad Holmes’ biggest mistake as the Lions GM was. We made our choice, but a lot of Lions fans responded with something else. They feel drafting Brodric Martin was Holmes’ biggest mistake. You can understand why they would feel that way. Martin

The Chicago Bears 34-17 loss to the Detroit Lions marks the team’s ninth straight defeat. If that doesn’t make you start to think about the upcoming  offseason, I don’t know what will. In the 14 seasons since George McCaskey took over as Chairman of the Board, the Bears have endured 19 different losing streaks of

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson won plaudits for his fake stumble play that he deployed against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Originally, the design of the play was even crazier. The Lions actually staged a Jared Goff fumble to fake out the Bears on a 21-yard touchdown pass during Sunday’s victory. Goff intentionally stumbled

The Detroit Lions made some franchise history on Sunday with their 34-17 win over the Bears. They’ve now won 13 games for the first time ever. Just huge stuff for this team. We’ve got 0 winners and 0 losers in this game, here they are: Winners Jared Goff Before last week’s game against the Bills,

In the Detroit Lions‘ 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, the Lions ran a fun play that purposely looked like it was a mistake. The play had Goff stumble in the play action fake and had Jahmyr Gibbs fall down on purpose too. The play fooled the Bears and it left Sam LaPorta

Given the Bears’ abundance of salary cap space, skill position talent and the presence of talented rookie-contract QB Caleb Williams, it is easy to see why they believe their HC post is the most desirable among those that are expected to be available in 2025. Bill Belichick, before he made the surprising decision to join

The Chicago Bears are absolutely reeling after a thorough beat-down in Week 15. The team looks lost and borderline checked out. Some players are even thinking about off-season vacations. There really is nothing left for this team to play for besides pride. It remains to be seen if this team has any of that left.

Brandon Joseph was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence early Saturday morning. The second-year safety is no longer with the Lions as a result. Joseph was pulled over for speeding around 1:47 a.m. on Saturday and Dearborn Heights police noted he was taken into custody for “a few hours.” Director Paul Vanderplow stated

The Detroit Lions have a big game on Sunday in Chicago. It’s a cold-weather game and a game for the Lions to prove they’re not dead and the sky has not fallen. The team has made nine roster moves ahead of the game. Here’s what they did: Activated Ifeatu Melifonwu Here’s the big one off