The Lions have invested a lot of resources into building the offensive line. In 2023, Detroit is getting considerable return on investment. Two recent first-round picks, Penei Sewell and Frank Ragnow, are the two highest-graded offensive linemen in the league in Pro Football Focus grading through Week 16. Sewell, the team’s top pick in the
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What a weekend of football for the Detroit Lions and their fans. The Lions captured their first NFC North title and their first divsion championship since 1993. They also clinched their first playoff berth since 2016 and will now host a playoff game at Ford Field for the first time ever. Surely that was enough
The Detroit Lions took down the Minnesota Vikings 30-24 for their 11th win of the season. No divisional game is easy on the road—particularly if that opponent is fighting for their postseason lives. Ultimately, the Lions proved to be the better team on the day, and it took a strong offensive effort and an opportunistic…
The Detroit Lions are on the road for the final time in the 2023 regular season, when they take on the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17. The Lions (11-4) just clinched the NFC North title, securing a home playoff game in January, while the Cowboys (10-5)—who have also locked up a spot in the postseason—are…
Prior to the Detroit Lions’ Week 15 game against the Denver Broncos, the team decided to make a change at kicker. Riley Patterson, who had been the team’s kicker all year, was benched in favor of Michael Badgley from the practice squad. This past week, the Lions made that change a permanent one, by waiving…
If you’re still in the afterglow of the Detroit Lions’ divisional title from this weekend, I don’t blame you. Putting to bed a 30-year drought and earning this team’s first banner of the 2000s is an accomplishment worth celebrating for more than just a day or two. Make no mistake about it, it’s a monumental…
The kings of the NFC North got to watch two games on Christmas that were of unusual importance for them. The Detroit Lions had a lot of interest in the outcomes of games involving the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. At the end of Week 16, the Lions are still right where they began
It’s been quite a holiday weekend of the Detroit Lions. On Sunday, they clinched their first division title in 30 years with a win over the Minnesota Vikings. And by the end of Christmas day, suddenly a path opened up for them to potentially earn the first overall seed in the conference. Thanks to a…
The Dallas Cowboys (10-5) will face off against the Detroit Lions (11-4) on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys are listed as favorites in this one, with the spread sitting at 6 points. The over/under for the contest is 53.5 points. In their last game, the Lions won against the Minnesota Vikings,
At AT&T Stadium on Saturday, Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys play Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Detroit Lions in a matchup between two of the brightest stars in the NFL, beginning at 8:15 PM ET. The Lions’ defense ranks 24th in the NFL with 23.7 points surrendered per game, but they’ve been lifted up
Cut once again by the Lions, Riley Patterson cleared waivers on Christmas Day. After making more than 88% of his field goal tries this season, the young kicker has another gig. The Browns added Patterson to their practice squad Monday, doing so after playing much of their Week 16 game without a kicker. Dustin Hopkins
When Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown hauled in his sixth catch in the Week 16 win over the Minnesota Vikings, the wideout made some franchise history. That snag, an 8-yard gain in the third quarter, was St. Brown’s 100th reception on the season. For the second season in a row, St. Brown topped 100
It didn’t take long for Riley Patterson to find a new NFL home. Less than a week after being waived by the Lions, Patterson has signed on with the Cleveland Browns. Patterson lost an in-season kicking battle to Michael Badgley, who has kicked for the Lions for the last two games. A lack of field
The Cleveland Browns signed a new kicker following the injury to Dustin Hopkins. Hopkins suffered a hamstring injury during the team’s 36-22 win over the Houston Texans in Week 16 on Sunday. He was set to undergo an MRI on Monday, and the team estimated that he would not have practiced on Monday. With Hopkins