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Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt made NFL history with a half-sack in the first quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. With the sack, Watt not only joins the 100-sack club, but he also became the second-fastest player to reach 100 sacks, behind only Hall of Famer Reggie White, who did

Just a couple weeks ago the NFL fined Lions rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold for a face mask. Now here we are ending the bye week and the Lions are getting hit with fines again. This time it’s two different players.  Levi Onwuzurkie Onwuzurkie is getting fined for roughing the passer and driving his body weight

After decades of mismanagement, bad decisions, and inept coaching, it took a change at the top for the Detroit Lions to finally find success.  How A Change At The Top Led To The Detroit Lions Success Before the Lions’ historic 2023 winning season, the franchise floundered for decades as one of the worst teams in

Former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach Greg Landry has died at age 77, the team announced. “We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry,” the Lions posted Friday on social media. His cause of death was not given. A New Hampshire native, Landry had a

Greg Landry, who made a Pro Bowl in the NFL before working as an assistant coach at both the professional and college levels, has died. He was 77. The Detroit Lions announced his passing Friday. Landry spent most of his career with the franchise, which drafted him in the first round of the 1968 NFL

Welcome to the bye the week. The first quarter of the season is over for the Detroit Lions and it went pretty well. The Lions are 3-1 and share the second best record in the NFC with the Commanders and Seahawks.  There’s been a lot said about the Lions in these first five weeks. Some

Marshall Matters and the Detroit Lions continue to be a unique pairing and this time it happened in an extremely heartwarming way.  On Thursday, Eminem released his latest music video in which the Lions made a unique appearance in one of the most important moments of the production.  The video, which was made for the

After reaching the NFC Championship Game and enjoying one of the best seasons in franchise history, the Detroit Lions entered the 2024 NFL season with high expectations. Many believed they could be the top team in the NFC, and so far, they’ve delivered a promising start to the campaign. Despite an early stumble in Week

New York Giants The New York Giants are coming to this week after losing against the Dallas Cowboys last time out with a final score of 20-15. Against Dallas, New York’s QB Daniel Jones went for a total of 281 yards, completing 29 passes out of 40, while managing a single interception. Devin Singletary took

Bears Lions Lions HC Dan Campbell thinks RB Jahmyr Gibbs and TE Sam LaPorta are “on the uptick” and feels Gibbs is about to “really take off” with his production this season.  “He’s coming on,” Campbell said, via NFL.com. “I feel like he and (Sam) LaPorta both, yesterday they looked like, OK here we go,

On Monday nigh the Detroit Lions went out and beat the Seattle Seahawks for the first time in over a decade. It was a super fun night and everyone was having a good time. even one Seahawks fan was having a good night despite watching here team get beat.  That’s because there was a player

The Detroit Lions had a remarkable season in 2023. The team won the NFC North after three decades and made it to the playoffs. Detroit was just one win shy from making it to the Super Bowl, but San Francisco upset them. The 2023 NFC Championship was a nail-biter. The Lions started hot and had

The Detroit Lions made a lot of moves at cornerback this offseason. They went out and got Terrion Arnold, Carlton Davis, Amik Robertson and Ennis Rakestraw. So far all these guys have played well and the new cornerback room is looking like a success as it grows together.  There is one spot where there’s some

The Detroit Lions had a real receiver issue during training camp this year after not drafting or signing a receiver in the offseason. The real big miss was not bringing back Josh Reynolds after publicly talking about how they wanted him back.  Reynolds was a big part of the Lions offense in 2023. He had

Lions Lions QB Jared Goff praised WR Jameson Williams for his 70-yard touchdown in Monday Night’s game, calling him a “one-play touchdown” type of player.  “He’s something else. He’s a one-play touchdown guy. I know he strikes fear in every team we play, and they’re going to see that and it’s going to strike even

The Detroit Lions got a big win over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night and you couldn’t have asked for a better offensive or special teams game for this team. Everything seemed to go their way.  Still, there was a question of why the Lions didn’t accept a face mask penalty at the end of

Detroit Lions rookie Terrion Arnold has had an up and down start to his NFL career these past four weeks. On one hand we’ve seen some encouraging things that show that he is going to be the player we all expect him to be. On the other hand he leads the league in defensive penalties

Former Illini Kerby Joseph has been a key defensive player for the highly competitive Detroit Lions. Joseph was selected by the Lions in the 2022 NFL draft and has played over thirty games. His ball-hawking skills and athleticism have been a game-changer for the up-and-coming Lions.  Those same skills that made him a star at

Former Illinois Football stars Kerby Joseph and Devon Witherspoon reunited during the Monday Night Football game involving the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. Both former Illini are highly productive starters for their respective defenses and have quickly become relevant secondary pieces in the NFL. Joseph recorded nine tackles, one pass deflection, and one interception.

Detroit Lions fans all tuned into Netflix’s latest collaboration with the NFL this summer when Receiver dropped. Amon-Ra St. Brown was a very large part of the series and there was a lot to take away from that show.  Aside from St. Brown, one thing that was very hard to miss was the frustration that Raiders’