The Detroit Lions announced on Saturday afternoon that they have elevated two players from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons: offensive lineman Dan Skipper and safety Brandon Joseph. Both players are eligible to play on Sunday, but these are not signings to the 53-man roster, meaning they will revert back to…
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The NFL has fined Seattle Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor $11,957 for his late hit on Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff last week. During the fourth quarter of Detroit’s 37-31 loss to Seattle, there was an odd series of events. Goff shovel passed the ball to to Kalif Raymond, who was running in motion. But in…
The Detroit Lions will host the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 and it’s time for another installment of Lions player prop bets with odds courtesy of the good folks over at DraftKings Sportsbook. In Week 1, LaPorta caught five passes for 39 receiving yards, then followed that up with another five receptions for 63 yards…
After suffering a disappointing loss in Week 2 to the Seattle Seahawks, the Detroit Lions are looking to bounce back against an Atlanta Falcons team that has bruised their way to a 2-0 record. At the time of writing, the Lions are three-point favorites over the Falcons but will have to overcome an abundance of…
On Monday, Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will be permitted to rejoin the team. Williams was suspended six games for violating the league’s gambling policy. However, unlike most suspensions, this one comes with a caveat: the player can return to the team three weeks into the suspension. So after the Lions complete their Week…
Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown practiced for the second straight day on Friday and appears to be on course to play in Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Talking with reporters on Friday after practice, St. Brown said he is not dealing with a turf toe injury—as some speculated. He described the injury as…
To help us preview the Detroit Lions’ Week 3 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, we called upon an old friend. Mike Rothstein, who used to be the Lions beat writer for ESPN, jumped beats to the Falcons a few years back. On Thursday, he spent a couple hours with us on First Byte to help…
Week 3 opened with the San Francisco 49ers knocking off the New York Giants, 30-12, in a one-sided game on “Thursday Night Football.” The 49ers opened the game with an 85% projected win probability and that number never dipped below 75% at any point during the game—even though San Francisco didn’t separate themselves on the…
On Wednesday, we polled Detroit Lions fans, asking them two questions for our latest SB Nation Reacts survey: With regard to the first survey question, the results following a Week 1 win over the Chiefs were near perfect with 99% of Lions fans expressing their confidence in the direction of the organization. Following a loss…
The NFL opens up Week 3 with a matchup between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers on “Thursday Night Football.” These two teams have faced off against each other 42 times and are dead even in wins and losses: each team has won 17 regular season games and four post-season games against each…
Detroit Lions star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown returned to practice on Thursday, suggesting he’s on his way toward playing in Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. St. Brown was dealing with a couple of injuries after Week 2’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Early in the second half, St. Brown suffered a toe injury that…
Going undefeated in the NFL is nearly impossible, and it’s why only one team has been able to do it as long as the league has been around. Nobody predicted the Detroit Lions to go undefeated in 2023, but fans are sure acting like they were going to after the 37-31 overtime loss to the…
Last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks was a shock to the system and a hard dose of reality for the Detroit Lions, who now stand at 1-1 on the season. This week, the undefeated Atlanta Falcons travel to Ford Field in search of keeping their perfect start intact.
Welp. Week 2 was not a great showing for the Detroit Lions, nor for this column, but there is no time for wallowing in the fast-paced NFL season. The Lions stay at home with the 2-0 Falcons coming to town, and Atlanta has plenty of intriguing fantasy options across its young offense.
On Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker will get his first start since tearing his Achilles last season. As he comes out of the tunnel at Ford Field, it will mark 364 days since suffering that injury. Yes, literally one day before the year anniversary of that dreadful afternoon in Minnesota…
The Detroit Lions released their first injury report of Week 3 on Wednesday and, no surprise, there is a lot to process. The Lions have incurred an influx of injuries over the last week and have been very active with their roster management, as they prepare to take on the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field…
Earlier in the week, the Detroit Lions officially placed edge defender James Houston and cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson on injured reserve. By rule, both players must miss the next four games, but with both, the expectation is they’ll be out much longer than that. Houston has a reported ankle fracture that could hold him out for…
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of many players that will miss Wednesday’s practice, according to coach Dan Campbell. While Campbell did not confirm the basis of the injury, St. Brown was seen getting treatment on his right foot during the second half of the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawk.
The NFL runs multiple campaigns throughout the season, including “Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer,” “Salute to Service,” and “My Cause, My Cleats” to name a few. In Week 3 of the 2023 season, the Detroit Lions are running a unique initiative of their own, recognizing “Women in Football”, where they will be focusing on a few…
On Tuesday afternoon, the Detroit Lions made official the news we all expected to see: C.J. Gardner-Johnson and James Houston have been placed on injured reserve following injuries that occurred in Week 2. Both players will be out a minimum of four weeks, though the early expectations are that both players will be out for…
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