Pride of Detroit

The Detroit Lions (7-1) will take on the Houston Texans (6-3) in a Week 10 battle on “Sunday Night Football.” “Really good opponent,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said earlier this week. “I’ve got a lot of respect for what (Texans coach) DeMeco (Ryans)’s doing over there and this team, man, they play hard, they’re physical,…

On Saturday, the Detroit Lions announced seven roster moves for Sunday’s Week 10 game against the Houston Texans. The Lions had an open spot on their 53-man roster after waiving rookie UDFA wide receiver Isaiah Williams—who was subsequently claimed by the Bengals—and created two more openings by waiving defensive end Isaiah Thomas and placing linebacker…

I’m starting to think our weekly Madden 25 simulations may have no impact on the actual game. Yeah, I know. Hard to believe. The mystical powers of Madden have been long documented, but it’s been a rough year for the game’s prediction power. It was wrong the first four weeks of the season, and after…

For the second straight week, the Detroit Lions are road favorites against a well-respected team. Last week, the Lions disposed of the then-6-2 Green Bay Packers in Lambeau. Now, they’ll face the head of the AFC South in the 6-3 Houston Texans. Not only is this game being played in Houston, but the Texans are…

On Thursday, the Detroit Lions waived rookie wide receiver Isaiah Williams in a move to clear a roster spot. Detroit may have been looking to bring him back on their practice squad if he cleared waivers, but they will not be able to. The Cincinnati Bengals claimed him off waivers, meaning he’s now part of…

The Detroit Lions and Houston Texans have released their injury designation ahead of their Week 10 matchup on “Sunday Night Football.” Let’s take a look at Friday’s injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note that any changes from last week’s report will be bolded.

Detroit Lions’ Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch are one of the top safety tandems in the league, but their names may not be recognized the way they should be. At least, that’s what SB Nation’s Dog Farrar thinks, according to his list of the top eight underrated defensive players through the 2024 season.

The Houston Texans and Detroit Lions face off on “Sunday Night Football” in a game that could realistically be a preview of Super Bowl 59. The Texans may not be playing their best ball right now, but if they can get over some current injuries, they could absolutely make a late-season run that carries over…

With the whole country watching the Detroit Lions again, this time in primetime on “Sunday Night Football” against the Houston Texans, Detroit’s weakest unit must step up. The Lions’ defensive line came into the 2024 season with their best players under coach Dan Campbell. A few weeks into the season, suddenly, what was their strongest…

Week 10 opens with an AFC North rivalry, as the Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) travel to Maryland to take on the Baltimore Ravens (6-3) on “Thursday Night Football.” These teams have faced off 58 times in their histories with the Ravens holding a 31-26 regular season lead—including winning four of the last five meetings—while the Bengals…

We’ve reached the point in the 2024 NFL season where there is less than more football left. Let that realization wash over you before you prepare yourself for this upcoming week of football. Here at Pride of Detroit, our staff have made their picks for not only Thursday night’s game, but the entire slate of…

Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams returned to practice this week after serving a two-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. While serving his suspension, news broke that he was briefly taken into police custody in early October after being found during a traffic stop with a gun that was registered in his name…

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was ejected from last Sunday’s game after delivering a helmet-to-helmet hit on Green Bay Packers receiver Bo Melton in the second quarter. The play initially just received a flag for unnecessary roughness, but after consulting with the officiating hub in New York, the league deemed Branch’s hit was blatant enough…

The trade deadline loomed large immediately after the season-ending injury to Aidan Hutchinson back in Week 6. It was hard to imagine the way the Detroit Lions would pick up the pieces on defense and put together a pass rush without their biggest piece of the puzzle. After all, Hutchinson was arguably playing like the…

Week 10 was initially supposed to be a bye week for Za’Darius Smith. The defensive end has started all nine games for the Cleveland Browns this year, but while all of his teammates have this week off, Smith is now with the Detroit Lions after he was traded for a fifth-round pick and a swap…

The Detroit Lions are on the road in Week 10—for the fourth time in the last five weeks—as they take on their second AFC South opponent of the season: the Houston Texans. Over the past few weeks, the Lions have allowed specific veterans to rest on Wednesday—which could be a result of the travel schedule—but…

The Detroit Lions landed their top trade target on Tuesday night, bolstering their defensive line in a logical and relatively cheap way. Per several reports out there now, the Lions and Browns were in conversations about Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith all the way back in Week 7, right after Aidan Hutchinson suffered his broken…

Finally, members of the Detroit Lions fanbase can close out those trade-generator tabs and rejoice—former Cleveland Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith is in Detroit. Originally selected in the 2015 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens, Smith is a proven commodity in the league and still has plenty of juice left to his game. To get…

When news broke that the Detroit Lions had agreed to terms to trade for Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith, Lions coach Dan Campbell was actually on local radio. In an appearance on 97.1 The Ticket’s “Costa & Jansen with Heather” show, Campbell couldn’t really comment on the move, since it wasn’t official yet.

With the Detroit Lions coming into this week 7-1, they are back under the lights of primetime. Coming off a big NFC North win against the Green Bay Packers, the Lions head on down to Texas again, but this time play the Houston Texans. This is a matchup people predicted before the season that could…