The Detroit Lions are taking on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18, closing out the 2023-24 regular season at home in Ford Field. The folks over at DraftKings have set the opening betting line at Lions -4, with the moneyline settled at Lions +160 and Vikings -192, with the over/under line set at 44 points.
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With 2023 in the books, let us reflect on the 2023 that was for the Detroit Lions. The year kicked off in style for Detroit, walloping the Chicago Bears on New Year’s Day before crushing the playoff dreams of the Green Bay Packers in the regular season finale. While the Lions fell short of the…
Week 17 is officially in the books. Just one more week left for teams to clinch their spot in the postseason. But for the Detroit Lions—and really much of the NFC—a ton has already been decided. The San Francisco 49ers have clinched the top seed in the conference. Five teams have already secured their spot…
The NFL finally released the schedule for Week 18, setting up a couple of primetime games with big playoff stakes. For the Detroit Lions, it’s a standard 1 p.m. ET game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, January 7. Both the Lions and Vikings have something to play for, but both require a lot of…
The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings are fighting for their playoff lives on a New Year’s Eve edition of “Sunday Night Football.” The division rivals each sit at 7-8 and on the outside looking in at a Wild Card berth. A loss tonight would be season-ending, so expect a hard-fought and intense battle. The…
The Detroit Lions’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night makes their path to anything but the third overall seed unlikely. According to PFF’s model, the Lions now have a 94.3 percent chance of staying in that slot, with their odds at a second seed only at 5.6% and the remaining fraction of a…
The ending of the Detroit Lions game against the Dallas Cowboys will be talked about for days and days. To quickly summarize, the Lions believed they had scored the go-ahead two-point conversion with 24 seconds left, but officials ruled that left tackle Taylor Decker—who caught the pass—was an ineligible receiver.
With a playoff ticket already booked, this game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys had lesser stakes than in weeks prior, but that did not help alleviate the sting of a tough loss. An otherwise competitive game was completely overshadowed by a historically awful officiating moment. Instead of talking about a playoff-caliber matchup, the…
After clinching the NFC North division last week with a win over the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions came up short against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night. It was a back-and-forth game where both offenses were struggling early on until the second half when things started to work for both teams.
The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys face off on a special “Monday Night Football” edition on Saturday night. It’s a battle between two of the top teams the NFC has to offer. And while the Lions have already clinched a divisional title and a home playoff game, this is a great opportunity for them to…
This week, Arjun Menon posted a couple of charts that highlight how effective the Lions offense has been this year under offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Menon was part of a 2023 Big Data Bowl honorable mention team, has done analytics work for the New York Jets, and regularly posts and appears on podcasts talking about…
With the College Football Playoffs kicking off on Monday night (January 1, 2024), the NFL is shifting its typical “Monday Night Football” broadcast to Saturday night and featuring the Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys. The good folks over at DraftKings Sportsbook are favoring the Cowboys in this game, but you can see what the Pride…
The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys will face off in Week 17, and with both teams already securing a spot in the postseason, this game could end up having a huge impact on NFC playoff seeding. The Lions (11-4) opened the week as underdogs to the Cowboys (10-6) and you can check out the updated…
After wrapping up their first division title since 1993, the Detroit Lions did us another favor and dropped a director’s cut of their “Sights and Sounds” series. Lions cornerback Cam Sutton was mic’d up for the NFC North clinching victory over the Minnesota Vikings and provided us with a lot of awesome moments. From being…
The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys face off in what could be a matchup we see a little later down the line in the NFC playoffs. Both teams have already punched their postseason ticket. That said, the Cowboys are the more desperate team, needing to catch up to the Philadelphia Eagles to win their division.…
Four Detroit Lions made Pro Football Focus’ Team of the Week for their strong performances in the win that clinched the NFC North title. In a weekly selection of players who performed the best at their positions, PFF’s Gordon McGuinness chose two stars of the Lions’ highly ranked offense line, center Frank Ragnow and Graham…
The NFL kicks off in Week 17 on “Thursday Night Football” with a matchup between the New York Jets and the Cleveland Browns. While the Jets (6-9) have been eliminated from the playoffs, the Browns are currently in the No. 5 seed in the AFC and will be focused on staying there.
According to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Detroit Lions are waiving Chase Lucas. Per Garafolo, the Lions want to bring Lucas back to the practice squad, but like all players cut at this point in the season, the young cornerback will be subject to waivers first, where any team can claim him…
The Detroit Lions continue to get healthy and could be returning another impactful defender from injured reserve ahead of the playoffs. On Thursday, the Lions medically cleared EDGE rusher James Houston for practice and started his injury evaluation clock. Houston broke his leg in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve early in the…
Even though the Detroit Lions clinched their division for the first time in 30 years, the celebration will be as short-lived as your break from work this holiday season. Division champs one moment, on to Dallas for the matchup with the Cowboys the next—with still plenty at stake for both teams.