It’s up to Shane Steichen and his Indianapolis Colts staff this week to figure out ways to neutralize the steamrolling Detroit Lions. The Lions head into Indiana on Sunday with an eight-game winning streak, their longest since their first season in Detroit in 1934. They carved up Jacksonville 52-6, while scoring touchdowns on their first
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In their last game, the Lions lost Alex Anzalone for a few weeks due to a forearm fracture. Fortunately, the Wednesday report offers no other significant injuries coming out of the Jaguars game (see my postgame report for injury videos). While the Colts injury report is short, they are hurting along the offensive line with
As the Detroit Lions rack up massive weekly victories against their NFL opponents, their path to the playoffs becomes clearer. With every win, Detroit gets closer to locking down the number one seed in the NFC, a first-week bye and home-field advantage. With a league-leading 9-1 record the Lions are the undisputed best team in
Week 12 NFL Power Rankings: Lions Continue Elite Offensive Firepower Week 12 of the NFL kicks off with a classic AFC North rivalry for this week’s Thursday Night Football, a grudge match between the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, who have opposing records at 2-8 and 8-2, respectively. But above them and everyone else, it’s
The Detroit Lions (9-1) are back on the road in Week 12, traveling to Indiana to take on the Indianapolis Colts (5-6). Just like the previous two weeks, the Lions are starting the week slow and running a walkthrough to begin the practice portion of the week. Unfortunately, these types of practices are not open…
Something very unusual happened at the Detroit Lions practice facility in Allen Park on Wednesday. Every single player on the active roster practiced. All 53 players, including freshly activated defensive tackle Brodric Martin, were designated as full participants in Wednesday’s session, which was a walkthrough instead of a full contact practice. Five players did get
The Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts feature in a cross-conference NFL clash in Week 12, one that still weighs heavily for both sides. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to check it out live. The Lions (9-1) are fresh off a blowout victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars to tune of a 52-6 final. While Detroit
Detroit also signed S Kaevon Merriweather to the practice squad and released S Erick Hallett in a corresponding move. Martin, 25, transferred to Western Kentucky from North Alabama after the 2020 season. He earned honorable mention as an All-CUSA selection as a senior. The Lions traded up to draft Martin in the third round with
Brodric Martin is back on the Detroit Lions active roster. The Lions activated the second-year defensive tackle from injured reserve at the end of his return window. Martin has missed the entire season to this point after suffering a knee injury in Detroit’s preseason finale. He was designated to return on October 31st, meaning the
We’re getting closer and closer to the NFL’s Black Monday. That’s the Monday after the final game of the year when a good amount of head coaches lose their jobs and the next head coaching search begins. The Detroit Lions are going to be mentioned a lot during that time because both Ben Johnson and
You’d figure that Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff would have been a shoo-in for NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars. As a quick reminder, he completed 24-of-29 passes for 412 yards, four touchdowns, zero interceptions, zero sacks, and a perfect 158.3 passer rating. It was only the seventh…
It’s no surprise that the Detroit Lions earned several awards and honors after their 52-6 dismantling of the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was near perfection from the offense and another strong day at the office from the defense. Let’s run through the honors in Wednesday’s edition of Lions Notes—knowing that more could be coming soon (Jared…
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs is fast. Glad we got that out of the way. There’s a reason he’s now known as Sonic with David Montgomery as Knuckles. Thanks to Zebra Technology/Next Gen Stats, we have some actual numbers to prove how fast he is. For example, Gibbs reached a speed of 21.8 miles per