To close out Week 11, the Houston Texans (6-4) will make the four-hour trip north to Arlington, Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys (3-6) on “Monday Night Football.” Despite being just 256 miles apart, these two teams have only faced off six times in their histories with the Texans winning the first two and…
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The Detroit Lions made some injury-forced roster moves on Monday. The most notable is placing linebacker Alex Anzalone on the injured reserve list a day after the defensive captain broke his forearm in the team’s blowout win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Replacing Anzalone on the active roster will be safety Ifeatu Melifonwu, who was activated
Ifeatu Melifonwu is set to make his season debut in Week 12. The fourth-year safety was activated from injured reserve on Monday, per a team announcement. Melifonwu returned to practice earlier this month, opening his three-week activation window. He was not moved to the active roster in time for Detroit’s Week 10 or 11 contests, but
The Kansas City Chiefs finally took their first loss of the season on Sunday, and while 9-1 is still a strong record to have, it caused a noteworthy shift in the NFL landscape. The Detroit Lions surpassed the Chiefs to become the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl at several sportsbooks — for the
The Detroit Lions announced a few roster moves on Monday morning in the wake of a couple of new injuries. After breaking his forearm against the Jacksonville Jaguars, linebacker Alex Anzalone has been placed on injured reserve. He’ll miss a minimum of four games, but according to coach Dan Campbell, Anzalone is expected to miss…
The team also activated S Ifeatu Melifonwu from IR and signed LB David Long to their practice squad. Anzalone, 30, is a former third-round pick of the Saints out of Florida back in 2017. He signed a four-year, $3.46 million contract and made a base salary of $809,000 in 2020. He was testing the market
The Detroit Lions keep taking hits over and over again. First they lost Marcus Davenport, then it was Derrick Barnes, then the big blow with Aidan Hutchinson and then on Sunday they lost Alex Anzalone. But they may not be it, the Lions may now be without Ifeatu Melifonwu for the rest of the regular
Let’s take a detailed look at the Detroit Lions’ Week 11 snap counts from their 52-6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, giving them a 9-1 record on the season, firmly atop the NFL standings. Like in past dominating performances, the Lions played their starters full gas until the fourth quarter, then turned to their backups…
Blowouts are theoretically few and far between in the NFL. They garner attention, they demand your attention, but you don’t expect them regularly. Even bad teams in this league have ways of being sneaky and frustrating; to wit, the Jacksonville Jaguars, woeful they be, still held the Minnesota Vikings out of the endzone in NFL…
The Detroit Lions made a nice offer to Jonah Jackson when the offensive lineman hit free agency earlier this year. Jackson opted to chase some extra dollars and fled for the Los Angeles Rams instead. That decision is looking terrible for both Jackson and the Rams already. Jackson has played in just three games thanks
With their dominant Week 11 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Detroit Lions have reached a historic milestone. For the first time, they are the favorites to win the Super Bowl, according to the latest odds from BetMGM. The 52-6 blowout not only moved the Lions to 9-1 on the season —marking their best start
Alex Anzalone injured his left forearm on November 17, 2024, late in the 2nd quarter vs the Jaguars. Alex Anzalone L forearm fracture injury video-Slomo zoom looks like midshaft-Dan Campbell says 6-8wks. MNF vs 49ers 6wks away.-Possibly could be back sooner but no reason to rush with playoffs 8-9wks away-Fully healed for playoffs, no long-term
Rarely in the NFL do you see complete beatdowns like the one we witnessed in Week 11 as the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars lost to the 9-1 Detroit Lions by a score of 52-6. I am sure many of you reading this could feel it through your TVs, but the energy was never really there for…
Detroit Lions legend Herman Moore speaks on the Lions WHOOPING they put on the Jacksonville Jaguars
A look around the NFC North and their matchups Detroit Lions In what seemed to be a lopsided matchup, the Jaguars looked to pull an upset against the Lions. Jacksonville started the game with the ball and got down the field just enough for kicker Cam Little to kick a 59-yard field goal. The lead
It’s genuinely something I never thought I’d talk about here. The Detroit Lions have always had good defensive players and they’ve had guys that could be in the Defensive Player of the Year discussion, but they were almost always defensive lineman and never guys in the secondary. Even earlier this season the Lions had a
The Detroit Lions seemed to know they were about to obliterate the Jacksonville Jaguars because they came prepared on Sunday with the celebrations. Lions players have put a lot of thought and creativity into their touchdown dances this year, and there was no shortage of opportunities to show that off to the world in Detroit’s…
The Lions enjoyed a blowout victory on Sunday, but the team’s defense did suffer a notable injury along the way. Linebacker Alex Anzalone is dealing with a broken forearm. As a result of the injury, head coach Dan Campbell pointed to an absence of six to eight weeks (h/t ESPN’s Eric Woodyard). Anzalone’s presence will
Detroit Lions standout linebacker Alex Anzalone sustained a broken left forearm during the second quarter of Sunday’s 52-6 steamrolling of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Anzalone will miss six to eight weeks. That timetable would allow Anzalone to return for Detroit (9-1) by the start of the postseason. Anzalone, a team captain,
From start to finish, the Detroit Lions made a statement, solidifying their status as one of the NFL’s elite with a commanding 52-6 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Lions’ offense was unstoppable, scoring touchdowns on all seven possessions before giving the starters a well-earned rest. What made this performance even more impressive was the