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
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
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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
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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
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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
Mike O’Hara goes three and out with Lions Legend and FOX broadcaster Chris Spielman to break down Detroit’s Week 6 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars presented by Comerica Bank. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow:
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
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
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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
Shawn Windsor | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Admit it. You’ve peeked at the schedule. You’ve seen the teams that await the Detroit Lions. Teams with losing records. Teams that should be beatable. You’ve allowed yourself to dream once again, after your Lions throttled the Jaguars on Sunday afternoon at TIAA Bank Field, after they played
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Dave Birkett | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett looks at three Detroit Lions players who helped their stock and three who hurt their stock in the 34-16 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Stock up RB D’Andre Swift I’ve called for Swift to get a bigger share of the running back
Teresa M. Walker | Associated Press Nashville, Tenn. – Expectations for Derrick Henry already are pretty high, with his history of mighty stiff arms and long touchdown runs. Last season’s rushing leader keeps finding new ways to top himself, taking the Tennessee Titans along with him yet again. Henry took a direct snap and ran
Dave Campbell | Associated Press Minneapolis — With a fresh start and little to lose, the Atlanta Falcons played like it from start to finish. The Minnesota Vikings made a big mistake on their very first play and simply never recovered. Julio Jones returned from injury to catch two of Matt Ryan’s four touchdown passes,