Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Matt Prater has had some atypical moments this season,
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Justin Rogers | The Detroit News For the second time this season, and 12th time in his career, Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater has been named a special teams player of the week. Prater had a perfect day against Washington on Sunday, converting all three of his field goal attempts, as well as all three of
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. The election is far from over. In fact, it’s
Cory Undlin, if he had the chance, would have done things differently to stem the tide of Washington’s late comeback in the Detroit Lions’ 30-27 victory. The Lions’ defensive coordinator said he stuck with zone coverage a little too long in the second half as Washington scored 21 unanswered points on three consecutive drives and tied
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Matthew Stafford left little doubt he will play Sunday
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News If there’s one area the Detroit Lions have been stellar in during the 2020 season it’s on special teams. Jack Fox has been the best punter in the NFL, the coverage units have been steady, the Lions have blocked three punts and Matt Prater put his early-season struggles behind
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have shown a knack for scoring first this season, and on multiple occasions, have jumped out to double-digit leads. But, one thing they’ve proven again and again in 2020 is no lead is big enough. Last Sunday against Washington, they put that hypothesis to the test, watching
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions haven’t had an offensive lineman selected to the Pro Bowl in more than two decades, but through the first 10 weeks of the 2020 season, the team has a pair of strong contenders in 2020. Both left tackle Taylor Decker and center Frank Ragnow have been among
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Matthew Stafford has a long track record of leading
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Barry Sanders’ retirement: Here’s how it all went down Former Detroit Free Press sports editor Gene Myers describes the night Barry Sanders retired and flew unannounced to London. Free Press special writer Bill Dow continues his “where are they now” series about former Detroit
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Football players are tough. We’ve seen it locally here
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. A new day sometimes brings a new perspective. So,
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. The Detroit Lions would be 3-6 right now if Todd Gurley
Andrew Seligman AP Sports Writer | Associated Press Chicago – Kirk Cousins threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns, and the Minnesota Vikings overcame a 104-yard kickoff return by Chicago’s Cordarrelle Patterson to beat the Bears 19-13 on Monday night. Cousins won for the first time in 10 career Monday night starts. He hit Adam
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Every time Detroit Lions receiver Marvin Hall is on the field, everyone understands the threat of the deep ball is there. The fans watching in the stands and on TV know it, the media watching from the press box know it and the cornerback in coverage knows it. Yet
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford avoided serious injury to
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News It’s doubtful anyone has forgotten Matthew Stafford’s tolerance for playing through pain. After all, the Detroit Lions quarterback finished the 2018 season with a broken bone in his back, and would have done it again last season if the doctors would have allowed him. So when Stafford was spotted
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Even in a win, Detroit Lions’ flaws are apparent. Can they fix them? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions after their 30-27 win over Washington on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Desmond Trufant threw his hands up in exasperation. Trufant
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 30-27 victory over the Washington Football Team. First Down Questions about the backfield rotation had no doubt started to sound like a broken record the past several weeks, but at least since Detroit’s bye, it’s been clear rookie D’Andre
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford avoided serious injury and should not miss game time because of the right thumb injury he suffered in Sunday’s 30-27 win over Washington, NFL Network reported. Stafford injured his thumb on a sack late in the first quarter, but stayed in the game and