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Shawn Windsor   | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Admit it. You’ve peeked at the schedule. You’ve seen the teams that await the Detroit Lions. Teams with losing records. Teams that should be beatable.  You’ve allowed yourself to dream once again, after your Lions throttled the Jaguars on Sunday afternoon at TIAA Bank Field, after they played

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett looks at three Detroit Lions players who helped their stock and three who hurt their stock in the 34-16 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Stock up RB D’Andre Swift I’ve called for Swift to get a bigger share of the running back

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Here’s who we think are the top 5 QB’s so far this NFL season Sports Pulse: Mike Jones breaks down his top five QB picks JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Matthew Stafford finally got his first career touchdown pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and it did not

Carlos Monarrez   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL power rankings 6.0: Remember the Titans? They’re really good. SportsPulse: Can we do Tuesday night football every week? Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the biggest risers and fallers in this weeks power rankings. After a resounding 34-16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Detroit

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption NFL power rankings 6.0: Remember the Titans? They’re really good. SportsPulse: Can we do Tuesday night football every week? Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the biggest risers and fallers in this weeks power rankings. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When D’Andre Swift dropped the game-winning touchdown pass in the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears, the rookie running back swore up and down to everyone who’d listen that it would not be a sign of things to come in his NFL career.

Shawn Windsor   | Detroit Free Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Matt Patricia is safe. For now. For another week, at least, maybe more, depending on what happens as the Detroit Lions slip into the easiest part of their schedule — not that the Lions have ever made anything look easy.   They did Sunday at TIAA Bank Field.  

Carlos Monarrez   | Detroit Free Press Join Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez for Detroit Lions live blog updates, play-by-play, analysis and scoring vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at 1 p.m. at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. Join the discussion in the comment section of this story. Shawn Windsor: Why Fords won’t fire Lions’ Matt Patricia — even

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After missing parts

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. Detroit Lions (1-3) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4)

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. Joe Dahl is back, and ready

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. They’re the NFL equivalent of the

Carlos Monarrez ,  Shawn Windsor ,  Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020.

Shawn Windsor   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. Matt Patricia reached out to a

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. The Detroit Lions game against the

Carlos Monarrez   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. Starting with this week’s game at

Frank Ragnow did not take part in individual drills Friday for the second straight practice, but the Detroit Lions are holding out hope they’ll have their starting center for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Lions listed Ragnow and special teams ace C.J. Moore as questionable for Sunday, and ruled out cornerback Desmond Trufant

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. Detroit Lions standout receiver Kenny Golladay

Dave Birkett   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. They were the consensus two best

Carlos Monarrez   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption If Detroit Lions lose to Jaguars, is it over for Matt Patricia? Detroit Lions face the Jaguars in a winnable game in Week 6. The Free Press’ Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the matchup, Oct. 15, 2020. Like a lot of rookies, Detroit