Matt Schoch | Special to The Detroit News Lions at Bears Kickoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Soldier Field, Chicago TV/radio: Fox/760 Records: Lions 4-7; Bears 5-6 Line: Bears by 3 Matt Schoch breaks down the Lions’ Week 13 matchup against the Chicago Bears for The Detroit News: Key matchup CHICAGO PASSING OFFENSE VS. LIONS PASS DEFENSE After
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Justin Rogers | The Detroit News As far as fifth-round draft picks go, Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus has produced at a level you might have reasonably projected. Buried on the depth chart behind several more experienced options, he’s appeared in eight of the team’s 11 games, been targeted 21 times, caught 12 passes for
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Allen Park — For the second consecutive day, Detroit Lions rookie running back D’Andre Swift didn’t practice due to a lingering, non-COVID-19 illness, putting him in jeopardy of missing his third consecutive game. Swift, who missed the previous two weeks due to a concussion, cleared protocol for that injury Thursday, prior
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions poised for regime-change win against Chicago Bears Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez preview Sunday’s Detroit Lions game against the Chicago Bears. D’Andre Swift missed his second straight practice Friday with a non-COVID-19-related illness, and the Detroit Lions are bracing
SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 3: Defensive Coordinator Robert Saleh. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images) South Carolina moving quickly to replace Will Muschamp by Brad Berreman The whole state of Michigan wants Robert Saleh to coach the Detroit Lions. As soon as the Ford family pulled the plug on Matt Patricia’s stint as
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News There isn’t much that can unify opposing sides in the political realm these days, but apparently the Detroit Lions are enough to get state legislators on the same page. A group of 36 bipartisan Michigan House legislators, led by Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn), sent an open letter to Lions owner Sheila
The Detroit News | The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News predict the outcome of Sunday’s Lions at Bears game (1 p.m., Fox/WJR 760). ►Justin Rogers: The Lions have played poorly enough through 11 games to get their coach and general manager fired, but for all the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What’s next for Detroit Lions after firing Bob Quinn, Matt Patricia Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez weigh in Nov. 28, 2020, after the Detroit Lions fired Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn. Joe Hortiz was the director of college scouting for the
John Niyo | The Detroit News Maybe it’s not the way he would’ve drawn it up, but for Darrell Bevell, the Lions’ interim head coach, that’s nothing new. Not for a man whose football career took a detour designed by his faith 30 years ago, one that ultimately led him to a starring role in
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What’s next for Detroit Lions after firing Bob Quinn, Matt Patricia Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez weigh in Nov. 28, 2020, after the Detroit Lions fired Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn. Darrell Bevell appeared to make his first mistake as Detroit
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News D’Andre Swift can’t catch a break. On the day the Detroit Lions rookie running back finally cleared concussion protocol, he was struck by an illness that kept him off the practice field Thursday afternoon. The illness was not related to COVID-19, keeping him on track to potentially return to action
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Adrian Peterson: Guys feeding of head coaching change Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson speaks to the media on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift is no longer in concussion protocol and could play in Sunday’s road game against
Jon Becker | San Jose Mercury News If Richard Sherman gets his way, the San Francisco 49ers are going to need a new defensive coordinator next season. The 49ers’ Pro Bowl cornerback continues to be a strong advocate for Robert Saleh leaving to become the next Detroit Lions head coach. Two days after effusively praising
Speaking freely without naming names, former Lions head coach Jim Caldwell has offered an assessment of his successor. After a blowout loss to the Houston Texans on Thanksgiving Day, the Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn. A 13-29-1 record over less than three seasons makes the decision to fire
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The NFL released its first batch of Pro Bowl voting results and a Detroit Lions player is sitting atop of his position group. Second-year tight end T.J. Hockenson, with 88,236 votes as of Wednesday evening, is leading all NFC tight ends. Selected No. 8 overall in the 2019 draft, Hockenson
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What’s next for Detroit Lions after firing Bob Quinn, Matt Patricia Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez weigh in Nov. 28, 2020, after the Detroit Lions fired Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn. It all started as a lark one day in September,
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News No one really knows what the future holds for Matthew Stafford. Former teammate turned ESPN commentator Dan Orlovsky believes the Detroit Lions quarterback needs a fresh start, while owner Sheila Ford Hamp said any decision on Stafford’s future will be up to the next head coach. Those wait-and-see remarks
The Detroit News | The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions against the spread for Week 13 of the 2020 NFL season. Detroit +4.5 at Chicago Rogers: Chicago Beard: Chicago Niyo: Detroit Wojnowski: Detroit Cincinnati +11 at Miami Rogers: Miami Beard: Miami Niyo: Miami
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What’s next for Detroit Lions after firing Bob Quinn, Matt Patricia Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez weigh in Nov. 28, 2020, after the Detroit Lions fired Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn. As they waited to return punts Wednesday, Mohamed Sanu and
By Will Graves | Associated Press Pittsburgh — The Pittsburgh Steelers are still perfect, even amid all their imperfections. Playing in the middle of the afternoon in the middle of the week in the middle of a pandemic, Ben Roethlisberger threw for 266 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown to JuJu Smith-Schuster, and the Steelers improved