Oh, what a night. The tears were flowing in the Ford Field crowd as the Detroit Lions won their first playoff game in over 30 years on Sunday night over the Los Angeles Rams. It was a poetic moment seeing this regime get their first playoff win against the team that they traded with to…
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The Detroit Lions will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round of the 2023-24 NFL playoffs. These two former NFC Central rivals will face off on Sunday, January 21 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. The folks over at DraftKings have set the opening betting line at Lions -6.5 points, with the moneyline…
You’ve likely been waiting for this since the game clock struck 0:00 on Sunday night just after 11 p.m. ET. Detroit Lions play-by-play radio announcer Dan Miller has been a gift to fans for decades now. And with the Lions now finally turning the corner, Miller’s passionate and emotional radio calls are on display for…
The Detroit Lions don’t know who their second-round opponent will be in the NFL Playoffs quite yet—they’ll play the winner of Monday night’s Eagles vs. Buccaneers game—but most of the week will be spent scouting them and developing a gameplan for them. Unfortunately for Detroit, both offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn…
The Detroit Lions defeated the Los Angeles Rams 24-23 in the Wild Card round of the 2023-24 playoffs, in what was the most thrilling game of the first round. On offense, it was very much business as usual, while the defense needed to make adjustments to the Rams’ scheme and an illness to their star…
Some called them a one-and-done playoff team, but the Detroit Lions shut the haters up Sunday night as they sent the Los Angeles Rams packing. The Lions (and the Ford Field crowd) knocked their old friend Matthew Stafford and company out of the playoffs, gaining even more love across the NFL world.
SAME OLD BRAND NEW LIONS BABY, THE DETROIT LIONS HAVE WON A PLAYOFF GAME! Here are your movers for the week: Stats: 7 tackles For all the hype around Ceedy Duce’s return, he laid a dud against the Rams. All day, Gardner-Johnson seemed a step behind where he needed to be. On the play where…
It has been a long time coming for the Detroit Lions. After decades of frustration, disappointment, and heartbreak, the Lions have emerged victorious in the playoffs. Heartrates were certainly elevated against the Los Angeles Rams. The Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes era of Lions football has already been recognized as one of the most successful…
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes always wears his heart on his sleeve. He’s gone crazy in the draft war room after landing one of his favorite players. We’ve seen him lose his mind on the road, celebrate wins with well-traveling Lions fans, but after Sunday night’s win over the Los Angeles Rams, Holmes took…
The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday night in the biggest game this Lions franchise has seen in at least 30 years. Not only is it a home playoff game, but this team looks dangerous right now, and with the Dallas Cowboys struggling in the early game, there’s a pretty good…
The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday night in the most anticipated Wild Card matchup of the weekend. Even putting aside all the Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford storylines, this figures to be one of the most interesting matchups the NFL has to offer. It’s two of the best and hottest…
The Detroit Lions will host the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the 2023-24 playoffs, in what should be one of the most exciting matchups in the first round. Adding to the excitement, the folks over at DraftKings Sportsbook have provided us with some interesting player prop bets to consider for the…
We’ve mostly avoided talking about the Matthew Stafford storylines this week, because, frankly, we were over it weeks ago when it looked like the Detroit Lions could be hosting the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. So once that became a reality, the narratives had already been spun, and I…
The 2024 NFL playoffs are upon us, and the Detroit Lions are in it! While I’m sure most—if not all—of your focus this week has been on the Lions’ upcoming game against the Los Angeles Rams, there are other great football matchups on tap this weekend. In fact, if you’re just a fan of the…
The Detroit Lions announced on Saturday that cornerback Jerry Jacobs and tight end James Mitchell have been placed on injured reserve. Both were added to the injury report this week in practice and now both will be ineligible to play again during the playoffs. Jacobs suffered a lower-body injury, while Mitchell suffered a hand injury…
The Detroit Lions host the red-hot Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night for the opening round of the NFL playoffs. In order to stop Matthew Stafford and company, the Lions are going to need a full team effort to walk away with the franchise’s first playoff victory in 32 years.
We all knew that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was going to be a hot name for the seven NFL head coach vacancies, but it appears he may be the top name for several openings. It’s long been reported that Johnson remains a prime target for a Carolina Panthers team that heavily pursued him…
At the end of Friday morning’s episode of the NFL Network’s Good Morning Football show during a segment titled “Call of the Wild Card,” host Kyle Brandt had a special message for Detroit Lions fans on the upcoming playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams. A video clip of the segment begins by flashing back…
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…
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.”