Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell confirmed on Friday morning what fans were fearing: center Frank Ragnow is expected to miss Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. “Yeah, I don’t see him going,” Campbell said. “I don’t see him going, but he is improving. He’s getting better, he’s getting better. So, yeah, I don’t see him…
Just a few weeks back, things were looking bleak for Jameson Williams and his young career with the Detroit Lions. Drops were a concern and he was playing limited snaps. However, he’s done the little things over recent weeks and it’s earning him the opportunity to make big plays. In fact, we’re getting to a
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
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I love an away game. Don’t get me wrong, I love home games at Ford Field, too. Waking up, getting everything situated, and heading to Eastern Market or Midtown before Detroit Lions’ home games is one of my favorite feelings in the world.
Sam LaPorta is coming off a fantastic outing in Detroit’s Week 13 win in New Orleans. The second-round rookie tight end caught all nine of his passing game targets, netting 140 yards and a touchdown. For his outstanding game, LaPorta won the Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week for Week 13. The award doesn’t
Throughout much of this season, Sam LaPorta has been a key contributor to the Detroit Lions offense. It’s not overly surprising but at the same time, LaPorta is playing a position that tends to take a year or two of development to see the type of results we’re seeing right now. So far this season,
The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears face off this Sunday in Detroit’s fourth NFC North matchup. Detroit is currently 2-1 in divisional games, but each contest has been close in the fourth quarter. The last time these two teams met—a mere three weeks ago—I warned in this very preview that this Bears team was going…
The Detroit Lions are back on the road in Week 14, this time traveling to Illinois to take on the Chicago Bears in the second of two matchups between the teams in the last four weeks. Because the Lions (9-3) and Bears (4-8) have already played this season, this week’s Honolulu Blueprint will look a…
Leading the Lions to the franchise’s best start in 61 years has earned Detroit head coach Dan Campbell a lot of national acclaim. It’s also posited Campbell as the front-runner for the NFL’s Coach of the Year honor. At BetMGM sportsbook, Campbell is the odds-on favorite to capture the honor. Campbell has a slight edge
On this week’s episode of Twentyman in the Huddle presented by Microsoft, Tim Twentyman is back in the studio to preview the Week 14 matchup between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. To start things off, Tim is joined by producer PJ Clark to talk through the latest injury news before getting
The NFL opens Week 14 with a “Thursday Night Football” matchup between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Patriots (2-10) and Steelers (7-5) have faced off 34 times in their teams’ histories, with New England holding a 15-14 regular season advantage and a 4-1 post-season advantage. The Patriots have also won six of…
The playoff races in the NFC and AFC are both coming down to the wire, which means there’s plenty of intrigue in many of the Week 14 matchups around the NFL. There are also some, uh, not-so-fun games (we’re looking at you, Patriots-Steelers), but Cowboys-Eagles and Chiefs-Bills are two of the biggest games everyone will
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
Alex Anzalone missed the Week 13 game with a thumb injury, one which the hirsute linebacker said he didn’t even know when he injured it. After the week off and some treatment, Detroit’s defensive captain is back. For the second day in a row, Anzalone was a full participant in Lions practice. He appears fully
The Detroit Lions (9-3) are on the road once again this week, traveling to Illinois to take on division rival Chicago Bears (4-8). There weren’t many changes from Wednesday’s injury report, with the one big exception being that EDGE Bruce Irvin (ankle) returned to practice. Irvin won’t show up on today’s injury report because he…
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.
When the Detroit Lions traded up in the third roundtraded up in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft to select Brodric Martin, it was done with the knowledge that he was a project. The big defensive tackle from Western Kentucky needed a lot of technical refinement to flesh out his considerable physical potential.
Following a dominating game in Week 13, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta has won Pepsi’s NFL Rookie of the Week. The fan-voted honors were given to LaPorta after his record-breaking performance against the New Orleans Saints. The rookie tight end caught all nine passes thrown his way for a franchise record (for rookie TEs)…
Everyone’s been talking about it for a while now. This could be the last year that both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn are with the Detroit Lions. Both are expected to get interviews this offseason and Johnson is expected to be one the leagues most sought after head coaching prospects. But those aren’t the only