The Detroit Lions face off against the Cincinnati Bengals this week, and as 10.5-point road favorites, it looks like the Lions could be on track for another multi-touchdown victory. But is this matchup really that lopsided? Let’s take a closer look in our Detroit Lions Week 5 preview and prediction. It’s On Paper time!
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The Detroit Lions (3-1) and Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) will square off in a Week 5 NFC North vs. AFC North matchup in Ohio. Entering this game, these two teams are headed in different directions. The Lions are riding a three-game winning streak and have scored 124 points over that time. Meanwhile, the Bengals’ starting quarterback,…
I’m going to get a bold prediction right this season, I promise you that. Despite their stats, I believed the Detroit Lions’ offense would find better success against the Cleveland Browns’ defense last week. It was a valiant effort, but the Lions won the game in the end, and that’s all that matters.
There’s a big NFC game to kick off Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season. The Los Angeles Rams are off to a hot start, racking up a 3-1 record. They’d be undefeated had they not blown a significant lead against the Philadelphia Eagles a couple weeks back. Speaking of backs, Matthew Stafford looks like…
The Detroit Lions (3-1) and Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) were back on the field on Thursday as they prepare for their Week 5 matchup on Sunday afternoon. The Lions were able to return Khalil Dorsey to practice on Thursday, but four players remain unable to practice—though the Lions don’t seem overly worried about their starters’ availability…
Unprompted this week, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio went on a rant about a new rule regarding kicking balls. Previously, teams were given new balls on game day and were permitted about an hour to break them in using NFL-approved brushes. This year, the process is entirely different. Teams were given 60 league-approved balls…
Powerhouse leader Dan Campbell was mic’d up for this week’s “Sights and Sounds” as the Detroit Lions notched another win on the road to the Super Bowl. The weekly series features a more in-depth and inside look at moments before and after each Lions game, with a few people mic’d up. This week, you can…
Taylor Decker is hurting. All you need as proof is a peek at the Detroit Lions’ injury report. Decker suffered a shoulder injury early in the season—a different injury than the one that required offseason shoulder surgery—and has missed triple the practices (10) than he’s participated in (three). For someone who has been regularly described…
The Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals will square off in Week 5 of the 2025 season, the Lions’ third straight matchup against an AFC North opponent. These two teams have met only 13 times in their history, with just one meeting during the Dan Campbell era—a Bengals win, which occurred back in 2021.
The Detroit Lions made another flurry of roster moves on Wednesday, as a reaction to some injury developments and new players added to the team. Here’s the full list of moves: Most importantly, starting cornerback D.J. Reed has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. He…
For the first time since sacks were tracked as an official NFL stat (1982), the Detroit Lions have gone three straight games this season without allowing a sack. After Jared Goff took four sacks in the season opener against the Green Bay Packers, the Lions’ protection plan has been sound, and Detroit’s offense has exploded,…
Detroit Lions fans will recognize the name Carl Cheffers in an instant. If you’re one of the few who don’t hold onto decade-old scars, Cheffers was the lead referee during Detroit’s controversial loss to the Green Bay Packers in 2015. Aaron Rodgers completed a Hail Mary at the end of the game, after Cheffers’ crew…
One of the extra perks of being a Pride of Detroit Direct subscriber is that in the final week of every month, Erik Schlitt and I (Jeremy Reisman) hold a mailbag podcast in which we try to answer literally every question sent to us by subscribers. Unlike most of our podcasts—which span between 30 minutes…
The Detroit Lions are winning in all sorts of ways this season. From an offensive explosion against the Chicago Bears, to an impressive defensive showing against the Baltimore Ravens, and all three phases equally doing their part against the Cleveland Browns. The Lions are showing they are a complete team this season, and this week…