One of the best weekends in sports is upon us: Super Wild Card Weekend. Since expanding the playoff field to 14 teams, the NFL supersized Wild Card Weekend by putting two games on Saturday, three on Sunday and one on Monday night. It’s a riveting three days of postseason football, with the fun beginning on
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The Associated Press released the 2023 All-Pro selections on Friday. Here are five interesting tidbits about this year’s list: Future Hall of Fame center makes history: Philadelphia Eagles veteran center Jason Kelce has all but assured his spot in Canton, but he added another historic mark to his resume, just in case. The 13-year veteran
The Detroit Lions have a decision to make on their quarterback this offseason and it sounds like that choice has already been made. Quarterback Jared Goff is entering the final year of his contract in 2024, and the Lions appear eager to keep him. Goff’s agent, Ryan Tollner, told Kalyn Kahler of The Athletic that
Ahead of Sunday’s 8:15 PM ET game airing live on NBC, oddsmakers have listed player prop bets for Sam LaPorta. LaPorta and the Detroit Lions square off against the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field in the NFC Wild Card Round. Catch all the NFL action on DISH! Sam LaPorta Props for NFC Wild Card
The Rams have to feel as if they are playing with house money. The Lions have to feel excited just to be back in the playoffs, along with a mix of anxious desperation to please a very hungry city without a home playoff win in 30 years. On that note, home playoff teams that failed
The Detroit Lions have released their injury designations for their Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams and the big news is that it appears All-Pro tight end Sam LaPorta will have a chance to play in this game. Ruled OUT WR Kalif Raymond (knee) TE James Mitchell (hand) EDGE James Houston (ankle, IR)
The final Detroit Lions injury report for wild card weekend is one featuring two surprises at the tight end position. One of them is positive, while the other is an unfortunate development. The good news: rookie Sam LaPorta is listed as questionable. The rookie tight end is making excellent progress from a knee injury that
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The Washington Commanders have hired a new general manager, and they may have a top target in mind for their next head coach. Washington on Friday hired former San Francisco 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters to run their football department. NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo said on Friday that the team will now look toward
Super Wild Card Weekend’s slate of games has several great storylines to begin the playoffs. However, it’s difficult to argue that Rams QB Matthew Stafford‘s return to Detroit isn’t the best and the get-in prices fully support that. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Lions’ first home playoff game in 30 years is by far
Early in the week, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff downplayed the significance of going against the Los Angeles Rams—both the team that drafted him first overall in 2016 and the franchise that opted to trade him away in 2021 in an effort to upgrade at quarterback with Matthew Stafford. It was much more important, for…
When Lions head coach Dan Campbell said that rookie tight end Sam LaPorta’s knee injury wasn’t as bad as it looked during Sunday’s win over Minnesota, Campbell wasn’t kidding. After initial fears of a serious injury, it now looks like LaPorta is going to play in this Sunday’s wild card game against the Rams. LaPorta
Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta returned to practice on Friday, opening up an unlikely window for the rookie receiver to play in Sunday’s Wild Card playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams. “LaPorta will run around today,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said before Friday’s practice. “So he’s feeling better.”
The Associated Press revealed the 2023 season All-Pro teams on Friday. The Detroit Lions are well-represented on the teams, which are considered the most prestigious of the postseason awards. Two Lions earned first-team All-Pro status. Right tackle Penei Sewell and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown each achieved the elite status. Only one player per position