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The Arizona Cardinals lost 30-12 to the Detroit Lions last Sunday, but you wouldn’t haven known it by looking at their official Twitter account earlier this week. The account “mysteriously” stopped tweeting midway through the game, as the Lions were routing the Cardinals for just their second win of the season. This prompted football fans near

With Jamaal Williams back and D’Andre Swift perhaps soon to follow, Godwin Igwebuike likely will be the odd man out of the Detroit Lions‘ running back rotation. Igwebuike has fumbled three times, losing two of them, in the Lions’ past two games, but offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said he has not lost faith in Igwebuike’s ability

Amani Oruwariye leads the Detroit Lions — and ranks third in the NFL — with six interceptions, but his breakout season didn’t exactly come out of the Honolulu blue. Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said Thursday he saw signs of Oruwariye being a ball hawk during his college days at Penn State, when he picked

COVID-19 made its way through the Detroit Lions secondary earlier this month, and now the virus is taking aim at the offensive side of the ball. The Lions placed wide receiver Trinity Benson on the reserve/COVID list Thursday, bringing their total number of COVID cases to 15 in the past 18 days. The Lions restored

Anthony Lynn’s future as Detroit Lions offensive coordinator has been in doubt since he lost his play-calling responsibilities earlier this season. With the season nearing its end, Lynn said Thursday he is not sure yet what his future holds. “You talk about next year, I’m just trying to get through the day,” Lynn said. “I really

Tim Boyle is ready to let it rip, and if quarterback Jared Goff cannot play Sunday because of COVID, Dan Campbell might just give him a chance. Campbell said Wednesday the Detroit Lions offense will not be limited in any way if Boyle makes his second career start Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Goff’s status

For the first time in more than a decade, the Detroit Lions will not be represented in the Pro Bowl. The Lions, owners of the NFL’s second-worst record at 2-11-1, did not have a player selected for the Pro Bowl in voting announced Wednesday night. MORE FROM BIRKETT: Amon-Ra St. Brown’s emergence is helping re-define

The Detroit Lions lost nearly their entire cornerback corps to a COVID-19 outbreak earlier this month. On Wednesday, the one cornerback who avoided the virus, Amani Oruwariye, missed practice with a thumb injury. Oruwariye was one of three Lions who did not practice Wednesday, along with linebackers Josh Woods (neck) and Julian Okwara (ankle). Okwara

When the NFL changed its COVID testing policy last week so only targeted players would be subject to testing, speculation was that players would not disclose symptoms for fear of missing time. With the Detroit Lions, that has proven not to be the case. Lions quarterback Jared Goff indicated in his weekly interview with 97.1 WXYT-FM

For the second time this month, the Detroit Lions have one of the NFC’s Players of the Week. Lions kicker Riley Patterson was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after making three field goals and three extra points in last week’s upset of the Arizona Cardinals. Patterson is the first Lions rookie kicker

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff said he feels “fine” after testing positive for COVID-19, but is not sure if he can return to play in Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. “I’m feeling good,” Goff said in his weekly interview with 97.1 WXYT-FM. “It’s pretty much a mild cold. I’m feeling fine. I had some

We have a change at the bottom. After eight weeks of bringing up the rear in my NFL power rankings, the Detroit Lions are no longer the worst team in the NFL. They’re still bad. At 2-11-1, there’s no other conclusion you can make. But the Lions have played well enough in two of the

Five thoughts on the Detroit Lions‘ impressive 30-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals, and what comes next in this 2-11-1 season: Saint-ly performance Amon-Ra St. Brown has more catches as a rookie than Calvin Johnson had in 2007, way more than Herman Moore had in 1991, and as of Sunday, more than Jahvid Best had

A day after delivering his best performance of the season, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has come down with COVID-19. The Lions placed Goff and swing tackle Matt Nelson on the reserve/COVID list Monday, the 11th and 12th players they’ve lost to the virus in the past 15 days. Goff, who led the Lions to

The Detroit Lions could be getting their best offensive weapon back before the new year, and that means Dan Campbell will have some interesting decisions to make. Campbell said Monday running back D’Andre Swift will return to practice Wednesday after a three-week absence due to a sprained shoulder. “I still think we’re taking this week

The Detroit Lions will finish the season without one of their defensive captains. Lions coach Dan Campbell said Monday linebacker Alex Anzalone will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right shoulder in Sunday’s 30-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals. “That’s a tough deal,” Campbell said. “I don’t think we feel like it’s a

After a couple of week-to-week sessions of “Netflix,” the Detroit Lions are subscribing full-time. “Netflix” is the nickname for running back Craig Reynolds, who has been the Lions’ lead back the past two weeks as injuries and COVID-19 have whittled down the team’s running back room. SHAWN WINDSOR: How Craig Reynolds’ long run to the

Don’t look now, but after the Detroit Lions‘ 30-12 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, they’re actually 2-3-1 since their bye week on Nov. 7. That’s not quite playoff-worthy, but it has certainly sent the premonitions of the franchise going 0-17 back into cold storage (from whence we’re sure they’ll be hauled out when the

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions‘ 30-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals, and looks at players who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Ford Field. LIONS INSIDER: Was the win over the Cardinals one of the biggest upsets in Lions history? SHAWN WINDSOR: Forget about the NFL draft: Lions needed

Jared Goff rolled on the field in pain. And then he limped to the sideline. The Detroit Lions quarterback was banged up when Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Jordan Phillips hit him, incurring a roughing the passer penalty. But Goff sat out only one play. He returned to the field to a loud, rousing cheer. This