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The Detroit Lions made some truly puzzling moves on Saturday when they only elevated guard Michael Niese for their game against the Bears. When they did that, they left out Bruce Irvin, Michael Schofield and Quinton Bohanna. After Sunday’s game, most of those moves look even worse now.  Let’s start on the interior of defensive

Let me start this off by saying that Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has done a phenomenal job with this team. Yes, he has a weakness and we’ll get to it, but that does not at all overpower the fact that he took this team at one of it’s lowest points ever and rebuilt

Lions Lions LB Bruce Irvin was fined $7,766 for a hit on a quarterback and S Kerby Joseph was fined $6,230 for unsportsmanlike conduct. Lions HC Dan Campbell said there was a lack of discipline in the loss to the Bears: “We’ve been a disciplined team, but we just weren’t enough today, and they were.”

Before the bye week it was clear as day that the Detroit Lions were going to extend Jared Goff after this season. He was going to get paid no doubt. He was the leagues highest graded quarterback per PFF, the ball security issues seem to be gone, he was handling pressure well and the Lions

The Chicago Bears took full advantage of the Detroit Lions making crucial errors and the defense was the difference. Justin Fields and DJ Moore played hard, making colossal strides in the second half to create big plays while the defense kept Jared Goff and company on their toes. With the 28-13 victory, the Bears have

The Detroit Lions looked like they had chance to control this game and then the third quarter happened and all hell broke loose in the worst way  and the Bears ran up the score. The Lions couldn’t get the comeback win this time and they lose 28-13 to the Bears. As always, I have thoughts

What a week it has been for the Detroit Lions. It feels like Alim McNeill got moved to injured reserve three months ago, but it was only a few days ago. The week has felt so long because we’ve all been wondering who will step in for McNeill this week. The Lions have kept their

We’ve been anticipating what the Detroit Lions were going to do all week after they made a handful of moves on Tuesday. A lot of questions where left unanswered and it seemed like more moves were coming. On Saturday we were left with more questions than we had earlier in the week.  The Lions made

The future of Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields with the 4-8 Monsters of the Midway may be up in the air, but there should be no doubt that the 24-year-old is still very much a bad man with a lot of tools that could burn an opposing defense. This Sunday’s game with the Detroit Lions

Week 14 in the NFL is upon us, and with it comes our favorite six plays. It’s been a solid week of hunting trends and finding value spots, and the only thing left to do is recap the work.Yuck, Week 13 went just 2-4 here, moving our record this season to 38-34. We can and

In addition to being placed in concussion protocol, Carr also suffered shoulder, back and rib injuries. He did not return to the game and is currently questionable to play on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Irvin was penalized for roughing the passer because he landed with the full weight of his body on the quarterback,

The Chicago Bears are coming out of their bye week and looking for revenge against their division rival in the Detroit Lions. The Lions defeated the Bears 31-26 back in Week 11 and left a sour taste in the mouths of the Bears players after mounting a fourth quarter comeback. The Bears had 40 minutes

The Detroit Lions are pretty healthy going into this Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears, all things considered obviously. Alim McNeill has been placed on injured reserve and Frank Ragnow has been rule out. Otherwise this team is good to go. Here’s this weeks game designations.  Frank Ragnow: Out Hendon Hooker: Out Malcolm Rodriguez: Questionable 

These two teams just met a few weeks ago, and this should be another fun game between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. Past history guides our easy betting choice here. Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears: Betting Odds Spread: Detroit -3.5, Over/under: 43 points, Detroit -170 | Chicago +142 The Lions are currently in the midst of

Lions Lions QB Jared Goff said everyone is turning up their intensity entering Week 14 given teams are still in the playoff race. “Know that everyone is kind of in that mode that you have to win these games, and everyone has things that they’re going for. No one’s out of it,” Goff said, via

A huge part of what the Detroit Lions have accomplished this season is due to resources that the front offense has put into the offensive line.  Three of the five starters on the offensive line were selected in the first round of the NFL Draft and have become among the best at their respective positions. 

After their bye week, the Chicago Bears have a rematch against the Detroit Lions. Here are some bold predictions for the game. The Chicago Bears had their bye week for the season. They got to rest their bumps and bruises and work out a game plan for the final five games of the season. That

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions are currently looking like one of the top contenders in the NFC ahead of Week 14 NFL action. At this point in the season, they hold a 9-3 record and are right there with teams like the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco 49ers. Prior to the start

Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell has done a tremendous job impressing his personal flair onto his players.  Campbell, formerly an NFL tight end, preaches the old-school ‘kick them in the teeth’ mentality to his players and he even builds his team around aggressive principles.  Detroit sports a big offensive line with an accompanied running

A former Tennessee Vols standout received an impressive NFL honor this week.  Detroit Lions linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin was named the NFC special teams player of the week in Week 13 for his performance against the New Orleans Saints. Reeves-Maybin totaled four special teams tackles and graded out at 87.3 per Pro Football Focus.