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Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 7:42 PM EDT Sep 23, 2020 Matthew Stafford isn’t an emotionless football robot. He only wishes he could play like one. The Detroit Lions quarterback tries to keep his emotions in check and never get too high or too low during a game. As his team faces the challenge

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 12:46 PM EDT Sep 23, 2020 Kenny Golladay will practice Wednesday for the first time since injuring his hamstring Sept. 9, and the Detroit Lions’ No. 1 receiver could make his season debut Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. With Golladay out of the lineup, the Lions offense has sputtered

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:02 AM EDT Sep 23, 2020 Jeff Okudah did not evoke memories of other cornerbacks taken in the top five of recent drafts in his NFL debut Sunday, but the rookie’s first game experience was not nearly as bad as some have made it out to be. Okudah started

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 9:26 PM EDT Sep 22, 2020 Punter Jack Fox has been one of the bright spots on the team so far, thanks to his booming leg that’s helped the Detroit Lions flip the field. Fox’s 51.3-yard net average leads the NFL. He’s also tied for first with no touchbacks

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 8:38 PM EDT Sep 22, 2020 One thing is for sure about Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford after two games this season: He hasn’t picked up where he left off last year. Stafford was playing at an MVP level when his season ended last year after eight games because of

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 7:58 PM EDT Sep 22, 2020 Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Cory Undlin knows what everyone else knows after two poor performances by his defense. But Undlin made it clear Tuesday that despite the early struggles across the board on defense, no one is panicking. “We could go round and

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Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 10:04 AM EDT Sep 22, 2020 Injuries are a fact of life in the NFL. They happen every week, at every position, and impact every team, good and bad. The Detroit Lions have dealt with their share already this season, as No. 1 wide receiver Kenny Golladay has missed

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Sep 22, 2020 The difference between good NFL teams and bad ones is small but discernible, and it has nothing to do with talent. “Only thing that separates this league is like I said, from the neck up,” Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Ragland said. “It ain’t

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 8:35 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 Matt Patricia strongly denied a radio report Monday that division marred the Detroit Lions’ decision to take Jeff Okudah with the No. 3 pick in April’s draft, and that general manager Bob Quinn went against the wishes of his head coach and personnel

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 8:24 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 Frank Ragnow threw his full support behind coach Matt Patricia a day after a disappointing loss at Green Bay and said the team could overcome its struggles. “Hundred percent,” Ragnow, a 2018 first-round draft pick, told reporters Monday about his level of confidence

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 6:47 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia sounded hopeful Monday that Kenny Golladay could make his season debut. The Pro Bowl receiver continues to recover from a strained hamstring that has kept him out of practice and out of the first two games. “Yeah, I

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 1:28 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 When Lomas Brown was a broadcaster for ESPN, he once interviewed a tiger. But broadcasting the Detroit Lions’ 42-21 loss to the Packers on Sunday might have been stranger than trying to get a good quote out of a jungle cat. That’s because Sunday’s

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 12:57 PM EDT Sep 21, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wis. — It was 12 years ago this week that the Detroit Lions came to their senses and fired Matt Millen as general manager and president, ending one of the most disastrous reigns an NFL team has ever known. For the

Shawn Windsor Detroit Free Press Published 10:13 AM EDT Sep 21, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Matt Patricia era in Detroit started with a nighttime debacle against the Jets at Ford Field. The team looked unprepared and hapless.   Just wait, we were told. Patricia is a teacher and a taskmaster, and he needs time to

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 8:01 AM EDT Sep 21, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions’ 42-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field and looks at three players who helped their stock and three who hurt their stock: Stock

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 9:40 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Thirty-four games into Matt Patricia’s tenure as head coach, the Detroit Lions still look lost on defense. They can’t stop the run, they can’t rush the passer and they don’t force enough turnovers to impact games. All three of those problems were

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 8:31 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Kerryon Johnson paused for a moment of silence. The Detroit Lions’ third-year running back was demonstrating his answer to a question about what the locker room was like after Sunday’s demoralizing 42-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers, but

Dave Birkett Detroit Free Press Published 7:07 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions’ 42-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers: Quarterback Matthew Stafford isn’t playing like the steady hand at quarterback the Lions expected after last season’s lights-out first half. He took a bad sack Sunday for

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 6:29 PM EDT Sep 20, 2020 Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez answers three questions after the Detroit Lions’ 42-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field:  Is Lions’ meltdown on the players or the coaching? Where do you start? How and why did this