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There are two ways to walk into work Monday after a tough loss on a Sunday — bad or worse. For the Detroit Lions, it was the former according to coach Dan Campbell, who’d just finished watching the game film before addressing reporters. “There was a lot of encouraging things on tape,” he said. “I’ll

The Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions play on Sunday in an NFL Week 2 game. The Lions are a 2.5-point favorite, according to Tipico Sportsbook. Detroit is -130 on the moneyline in the game, which will be played at Ford Field in Detroit. The Commanders are +110. The over/under for the game is set at 49.5 points.

The Detroit Lions have found all kinds of ways to lose over the years. Sometimes, far too many times to count, they have lost at the end of games. We have seen everything from heartbreaks to the absurd — like Justin Tucker bouncing a 66-yarder off the crossbar as time expires last season. But on

Coach-speak and clichés are constant during news conferences, but every now and then the truth slips out and when it does, it’s easy to recognize. The truth of the matter Monday, as the Detroit Lions licked their wounds from a 38-35 defeat Sunday vs. the Philadelphia Eagles was this: They genuinely believe this offense has

The Detroit Lions will not see many more quarterbacks like Jalen Hurts this fall, and that’s welcome news for edge rusher Austin Bryant. “We definitely like a statue back there, somebody that’s going to sit still and let us pin our ears back and rush,” Bryant said Monday. “But that wasn’t the case this week.

The Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions play on Sunday in an NFL Week 2 game. Which team will get the victory? Check out these NFL Week 2 picks and predictions for the game, which can be seen at 10 a.m. MST on Fox. The Lions are a 2.5-point favorite in the game. NFL Week 2 picks, predictions: Jeremy Cluff

It wasn’t the 85 points Dan Campbell joked he’d need to cede play-calling duties this spring, but the Detroit Lions scored enough points and produced enough big plays — while leaving plenty of both on the field — in Sunday’s 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles to think they might have something in new coordinator

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell will take the stand Monday. Campbell has his first after-game Monday news conference of the season, following the Lions’ 38-35 loss Sunday to the Philadelphia Eagles. Scroll down for live updates from reporters on the scene. The Lions nearly came back vs. the favored Eagles, but could not get

Do you want to know what improvement looks like for the Detroit Lions? It looks like a 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday that could have been worse than last year’s 44-6 loss. Do you want to know what improvement sounds like for the Lions? It sounds like 64,537 fans at Ford Field

Well, what the heck was that? The Detroit Lions opened with a strange, confusing game that offered hope of progress and the reality that this team is a long way away. “We let this one slip away,” Lions quarterback Jared Goff said after the Philadelphia Eagles’ 38-35 victory Sunday. Did we see discipline? No. We

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell will take the stand Monday. Campbell has his first after-game Monday conference of the season, following the Lions’ 38-35 loss Sunday to the Philadelphia Eagles. Scroll down for live updates from reporters on the scene. The Lions nearly came back vs. the heavily favored Eagles, but could not get

There’s this little detail fans forget about in the excitement of an NFL preseason, but it makes itself obvious every opening Sunday. The other team. Oh, yeah. Those guys. HBO has left the building. Their cameras are probably filming a “Game of Thrones” episode in Slovenia. “Hard Knocks” might have been reality TV, but what’s

There were no silver linings in Sunday’s season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, not for Amon-Ra St. Brown and not for the Detroit Lions. The Lions lost to the Eagles, 38-35, in a game that was more competitive than last year’s 44-6 blowout, but followed a similar disappointing script. The Eagles gobbled up chunks of

One of the NFL’s most aggressive head coaches last season, Dan Campbell remains just as bold in Year 2. The Detroit Lions coach called for a surprise onside kick in the third quarter of Sunday’s 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and after the game he defended his aggressive clock management in the final two

Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez tackles three important questions from the Detroit Lions‘ 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Ford Field: What did you think about the Lions’ revamped offense? We were told there was going to be a new era: a more aggressive offense with a down-the-field mentality. Instead, we

They are better. This is clear. By how much is unclear. These are not the same Detroit Lions. This is not a three-win team — barring lots of injuries. This is not the same group that scored 35 or more once last season, and that was the final game against Green Bay, when the Packers

Free Press sports writers offer their predictions for the Detroit Lions season opener on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles at Ford Field (1 p.m., Fox): Dave Birkett The Lions have not forgotten the butt-kicking they took from the Eagles last fall, with assistant head coach Duce Staley telling reporters Friday, “it would be real good to go out

Dan Campbell has been a straight shooter since he arrived in Detroit. He hasn’t publicly played mind games with players or reporters. When he has screwed up, he has owned it. Not every football coach is willing to be this honest. This year, that changed. It changed when the Detroit Lions coach became cagey about

And it’s September. And it’s Sunday. And here comes Lucy from the “Peanuts” cartoon, once again putting down the football and telling us, “Come on, kick it.” Detroit Lions season is upon us. Some of you have seen more of these than me. Some of you have seen less. But all of us have seen

T.J. Hockenson will not become the latest player to cash in on the simmering tight end market, at least not before Sunday’s season-opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. But the Pro Bowl Detroit Lions tight end said he has “no worries” about his contract status heading into his all-important fourth season. “That’s one of those things