Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is known for his love of taking chances and his latest gamble paid off in a big way. The biggest question entering Saturday’s game was whether or not the Lions starters would take the field against the Kansas City Chiefs. But the Lions bench proved they could fend off the
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It’s analytics time! Pro Football Focus has released their grades for the Lions from their preseason game against the Chiefs. Let’s take a closer look at who had the highest grade and the highs and the lows from Saturday: Highest grade The Lions’ highest graded player from Saturday night was, drum roll please, Abraham Beauplan.
The Detroit Lions’ second preseason game went much better than the first, as they walked away 24-23 winners over the Kansas City Chiefs. But outcome has little importance in the preseason game. What matters is player evaluation and development. While it’s hard to know where each player stands in the mind of the coaching staff,…
The Lions are one preseason game away from making their final decisions on their 53-man roster. We’ve already talked about the three guys that locked up roster spots, now it’s time to talk about three guys that lost a chance at the roster on Saturday. Daurice Fountain It really sucks because it was right there.
The Detroit Lions had a fun one against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday. It was a preseason game, but there was some good drama and the Lions walked out with a 24-23 win. That wasn’t all that happened, three guys locked up a spot on the Lions 53-man roster. Let’s talk about it. Kindle
The Detroit Lions second exhibition of the 2024 preseason is behind us and it’s time to check in on the players who helped or hurt their chances of making the roster. The Kansas City Chiefs played their starters in the first half, while the Lions rested theirs, presenting a unique challenge for the Lions’ reserves,…
Former Tennessee Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker had a solid performance against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday. Hooker, who made his NFL preseason debut last week against the New York Giants, completed 12-of-15 passes for 150 yards in the Lions’ 24-23 preseason win against the Chiefs. He also rushed for 11 yards and a touchdown
After a mixed bag of a Lions debut, one which he left with a concussion, Detroit quarterback Hendon Hooker needed a reassuring performance. For himself, for his teammates, for the Lions coaches and for the fans, it was important for Hooker to show more. No. 2 checked that box with aplomb in Detroit’s 24-23 preseason
The Detroit Lions second preseason game wasn’t nearly as physically devastating as the debut weekend. Instead of losing several players to major injuries, as happened in the exhibition opener against the New York Giants, Dan Campbell’s Lions escaped Kansas City in relatively good shape on the injury front. There was one unfortunate exception, however. Wide
As the NFL preseason moves forward, more and more rookies and players with little experience get their chance to prove they can stick in the league. In this matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs, there was a lot to unpack from the performance of the Motor City’s freshmen class.
The Detroit Lions have a wide receiver problem. It’s mostly a bad receiver problem, but after Saturday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, they also have a good problem. The bad problem is they’re severely lacking outside receivers. They pretty much have Jameson Williams and not much else. Amon-Ra St. Brown can play on…
Hear from Detroit Lions quarterback Nate Sudfeld, defensive lineman Brodric Martin and kicker Jake Bates. As they address the media after a postgame win 24-23 over the Kansas City Chiefs on August 17, 2024 0:00 – 2:26 Nate Sudfeld 2:26 – 4:23- Brodric Martin 4:24 -9:13 – Jake Bates Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel:
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