Pride of Detroit

Two preseason games are in the books for the Detroit Lions, and we are still left with many questions for the fast-approaching regular season. We often enter training camp with rough ideas of how the roster battles will play out, but nothing is set in stone until the inevitable cutdown day arrives. Until then, plenty…

The Detroit Lions’ second preseason game went much better than the first, as they walked away 24-23 winners over the Kansas City Chiefs. But outcome has little importance in the preseason game. What matters is player evaluation and development. While it’s hard to know where each player stands in the mind of the coaching staff,…

The Detroit Lions second exhibition of the 2024 preseason is behind us and it’s time to check in on the players who helped or hurt their chances of making the roster. The Kansas City Chiefs played their starters in the first half, while the Lions rested theirs, presenting a unique challenge for the Lions’ reserves,…

As the NFL preseason moves forward, more and more rookies and players with little experience get their chance to prove they can stick in the league. In this matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs, there was a lot to unpack from the performance of the Motor City’s freshmen class.

The Detroit Lions have a wide receiver problem. It’s mostly a bad receiver problem, but after Saturday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, they also have a good problem. The bad problem is they’re severely lacking outside receivers. They pretty much have Jameson Williams and not much else. Amon-Ra St. Brown can play on…

The Detroit Lions provided more fireworks in their second preseason game, emerging from their tilt with the Kansas City Chiefs with a last-second victory. Growth is the name of the game for the Lions in these preseason games. There were plenty of positives for Detroit, but also points of improvement as the regular season fast…

It’s preseason Week 2! And while that doesn’t carry the excitement of Week 1, and it’s nowhere near the thrill of the regular season, it does represent one game closer to opening weekend. This week the Detroit Lions take on the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. It’s a bit of an overstatement to say…

We’re 10 days away from cutdown date in the NFL, which means bubble players only have a few more opportunities to make their case for their team’s respective 53-man roster. For Detroit Lions players jockeying for a spot, Saturday afternoon’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs presents the best opportunity to showcase their talents. Not…

The Detroit Lions are in Kansas City on Saturday as they take on the Chiefs in their second preseason game of the 2024 season. The Lions have been hit by the injury bug of late and made several roster moves to keep healthy bodies in training camp. If you missed any of those transactions or…

The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs face off in a Saturday afternoon preseason matchup. It’s clear both teams have very different goals for the game. Andy Reid and the Chiefs plan on playing their starters for the entire first half. Without the benefit of joint practices, they’re still trying to get their starters meaningful…

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has made it clear that the team doesn’t intend to play many starters in the upcoming preseason bout with the Kansas City Chiefs. “We may get a couple of (starting) d-linemen going here against the Chiefs that didn’t play last week. Offense is probably pretty set here,” Campbell told 97.1…

The Detroit Lions’ SAM linebacker position isn’t for everybody. This offseason alone, the Lions have attempted to give those duties to both Mathieu Betts and James Houston, before scaling back those complicated roles from both defenders to allow them to focus on just being a pass rusher. But for Derrick Barnes, the SAM linebacker position…

It’s a 2024 NFL betting preview but with a preamble. *Spoilers ahead* Howard Ratner, portrayed by Adam Sandler and the tragic hero (?) of the Safdie brother’s 2019 film Uncut Gems, is a compulsive gambler. Over the course of the film, Ratner’s life spirals further and further out of control as he robs Peter to…

The Detroit Lions head to Arrowhead to take on the Kansas City Chiefs for their Week 2 matchup of the preseason. While most of the starters are going to be rested—especially on the offensive side of the ball—one of the most promising developments of the week has been Hendon Hooker’s recovery from a concussion he…

Wednesday was the Detroit Lions’ official end to training camp practice, and it was supposed to end with a bang. Coach Dan Campbell wanted to close out the week with a full-on scrimmage, but, unfortunately, with the amount of injuries the team is dealing with, they opted to dial down the intensity of Wednesday’s practice.

Injuries can be brutal, but they seem especially cruel when they occur to a rookie during their first NFL preseason. Earlier this week, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy was experiencing soreness in his knee. Testing done on McCarthy’s sore knee revealed a meniscus issue, which required surgery to repair, but to determine the length of…

The Detroit Lions had to scale back Wednesday’s practice from a full-fledged scrimmage to a padless practice due to an increasing amount of injuries. But it wasn’t all bad news for the Lions. There were a handful of players—including quarterback Hendon Hooker and defensive tackle Alim McNeill—who returned to action. In fact, most of the…

The Detroit Lions have been dealing with the injury bug of late and they’ve had to make some alterations to their preseason/training camp to adjust. Coach Dan Campbell joined 97.1 The Ticket on Wednesday morning, and fortunately, there’s a lot of optimism that the injuries to their star players—Jahmyr Gibbs, Terrion Arnold, Ennis Rakestraw, Carlton…

One unheralded Detroit Lions training camp battle has been the backup SAM linebacker position. While Derrick Barnes seems to have the starting position locked down, Detroit has been searching for a trustworthy reserve player to back up the difficult role. At the start of camp, the competition seemed to be between third-year edge defender James…

One of the biggest training camp battles highlighted in every Detroit Lions offseason preview was the wide receiver hole left by Josh Reynolds’ departure in free agency. The team’s need for an outside WR-X has been highlighted time and time again. But through nearly three weeks of training camp, there has not been any clarity…