Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The NFL’s trade deadline is Nov. 3, a little less than two weeks away, and all eyes will be on the Detroit Lions after the team has swung three big deals the past two years at this time, acquiring one high-profile starter, while dealing two away. “Honestly, I really
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Rod Beard , Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions had made some noticeable improvements with their pass rush in Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. If they’re going to build on that progress, they’ll need to do it without rookie defensive end Julian Okwara, who suffered an injury to his right leg in the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption You can’t read too much into Detroit Lions’ win over Jaguars, right? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions’ win over the Jaguars and if it’ll snowball into something else. The Detroit Lions will be without one of their top
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption You can’t read too much into Detroit Lions’ win over Jaguars, right? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions’ win over the Jaguars and if it’ll snowball into something else. Detroit Lions’ rookie running back D’Andre Swift got a lot
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 7 of the 2020 NFL season. Detroit +1 at Atlanta Rogers: Atlanta Beard: Detroit Niyo: Detroit Wojnowski: Atlanta More: Lions film review: Breaking down what went right for the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption You can’t read too much into Detroit Lions’ win over Jaguars, right? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions’ win over the Jaguars and if it’ll snowball into something else. The Detroit Lions had their best defensive effort of the
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News With each passing game, it feels like T.J. Hockenson is so close to putting it all together. The Detroit Lions tight end, in his second season, has flashed in every aspect of his role this year. In each of the first three games, he recorded at least four receptions for
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have averaged more than 30 points in the past two games, but starting wide receiver Marvin Jones’ role in the outputs has been noticeably absent. In those two games, a loss to New Orleans and win over Jacksonville, Jones has been targeted seven times. He’s caught
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption You can’t read too much into Detroit Lions’ win over Jaguars, right? Dave Birkett, Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor break down the Detroit Lions’ win over the Jaguars and if it’ll snowball into something else. Considering Marvin Jones’ production this season, it’s understandable the veteran
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News When things were going as poorly as they were for the Detroit Lions defense, it was only natural for outside observers to try and diagnosis the issues. Was the lack of a pass rush due to the team’s reluctance to blitz more often? Were the issues in coverage related
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D’Andre Swift already entered the Lions record books Two things Detroit Lions fans will always complain about; Calvin Johnson’s early retirement and the lack of a run game. It seems like every season, fans keep hoping that a new running back will emerge from the backfield and carry their team deep into the postseason. Swift
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News The Lions kept their season alive, and turned down the heat on coach Matt Patricia’s hot seat, with a complete dismantling of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Sure, it was a game the Lions should have won, given the quality of the competition. But that doesn’t diminish how the
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press AFC teams have won five of the last six Super Bowls, and about a third of the way through the 2020 season, the power in the NFL seems to be consolidated in that conference again. Five of my top six teams in this week’s power rankings hail from the
Rod Beard | The Detroit News It’s been 13 months since the Lions last had back-to-back victories. That’s thirteen months. That mini-streak came with a pair of three-point wins, over the Chargers and Eagles, in weeks 2 and 3 last season. The Lions followed with three straight losses, so there’s not much evidence that momentum
Carlos Monarrez | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia on how his defense improved in win Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia on Oct. 19, 2020, discusses how his defense improved in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Detroit Lions kicked off the second quarter of their season with a
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia on how his defense improved in win Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia on Oct. 19, 2020, discusses how his defense improved in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Frank Ragnow could have begged out of Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars
Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Lions’ Matt Patricia on how his defense improved in win Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia on Oct. 19, 2020, discusses how his defense improved in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Major improvement is the goal. When Sheila Ford Hamp officially replaced her mother
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL Week 6 overreactions: Tom Brady, Tampa look like Super Bowl contenders SportsPulse: In a battle of the Bays it was Tampa that looked like the superior team. Mackenzie Salmon overreacts to all the biggest storylines from Week 6 in the NFL. Tennessee Titans head
Justin Rogers | The Detroit News Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 34-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. First down Do you know the last time the Lions scored 34 points in a game? It was the season finale in 2017, Jim Caldwell’s last game as coach. In that otherwise