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There are moments that are seared into the minds of Detroit Lions fans. Some good, some not so good. Matthew Stafford throwing the winning touchdown with a separated shoulder against the Cleveland Browns, which told us this rookie quarterback might actually have some potential. Marty Mornhinweg taking the wind in overtime against the Chicago Bears
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Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is not downplaying the magnitude of this week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. “This is big,” Campbell said at his weekly news conference Monday. “It’s big for our players, it’s big for us. Shoot, it’s a big game for them. But man, look, they’re all special, but this is one
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Fans serenaded Jameson Williams with chants of, “We want Jamo,” in his NFL debut, and Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell gave DJ Chark a well-deserved game ball for his season-high five-catch, 98-yard performance against his old team. Chark played his best game as a Lion in Sunday’s 40-14 blowout of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Williams’
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Sometimes you’re right. Sometimes you’re really right. And sometimes you’re a Taylor Decker-level of right. Last week, the Detroit Lions‘ left tackle took a hard stand against the naysayers following a 28-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving, claiming “this isn’t the (expletive) same old Lions anymore.” He took a lot of heat for
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Jameson Williams spent most of Sunday standing patiently alongside Detroit Lions receivers coach Antwaan Randle El on the sideline waiting for a chance to enter the game. At one point in the fourth quarter, fans chanted, “We want Ja-mo.” Williams, the No. 12 pick in April’s NFL draft, played six snaps and did not catch
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The Detroit Lions were rolling. Ripping off touchdowns, answering every challenge; and their defense was suffocating the Jacksonville Jaguars; and first-round draft pick Jameson Williams played in his first game, although he didn’t really do much — but Lions fans were so giddy that they cheered anyway; and Aidan Hutchinson got a sack, a moment
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Malcolm Rodriguez’s eyes welled up with tears as soon as he opened the box. Rodriguez, the Detroit Lions rookie linebacker, sent a pair of cleats off to be painted as part of the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” program for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a tribute to his grandmother, Yolanda Martinez, who died
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Free Press sports writers give their predictions for the Detroit Lions’ game Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars (1 p.m., Fox): Dave Birkett The Lions and Jaguars are mirror images in some ways. They’re both young, ascending teams playing better than their 4-7 records would indicate, but their margin for error remains slim as they chase the
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Greg Beachum |  Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Quarterback Matthew Stafford was placed on injured reserve by the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, one day after he cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol for the second time this season. Stafford already had been ruled out for the Rams’ home game against Seattle on Sunday due to a
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They considered giving it another week, but in the end, Jameson Williams looked too good to ignore. Williams, the Detroit Lions rookie receiver, will make his NFL debut Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars after the Lions activated him from the nonfootball injury list Saturday. Williams has not played since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in
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Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7) at Detroit Lions (4-7) The coaches: Lions — Dan Campbell (12-27-1 overall, 7-20-1 with Lions); Jaguars — Doug Pederson (46-44-1 overall, 4-7 with Jaguars). Last game: Lions lost to Buffalo Bills, 28-25. Jaguars beat Baltimore Ravens, 28-27. Last meeting: Oct. 18, 2020: Lions won, 34-16. Key matchups Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson vs. Jaguars RT
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Sunday’s matchup at Ford Field between the Detroit Lions and the Jacksonville Jaguars will provide something of an instant — albeit likely unfair — referendum on the success of the two teams’ top picks in April’s NFL draft. The Jaguars, picking No. 1 overall, went with Georgia edge rusher Trayvon Walker and left Michigan edge
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