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People are uncomfortable with labels, and rightly so. They feel reductive and inadequate. Yet here we are, trying to make sense of what the Detroit Lions’ 30-12 dismantling of the mighty Arizona Cardinals all meant. Was it a mirage? Dumb luck catching a good team on a short week? Maybe karmic payback for all those

The Detroit Lions went from potentially having their pick of pass rushers at the top of the 2022 NFL draft to getting lucky with leftovers. And if they win one of their final three games this season, they might miss out on the draft’s top two prospects altogether. The Lions no longer have control of

Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez answers three questions about the Detroit Lions’ 30-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals at Ford Field. How big of an upset was this? I’ve been covering the Lions since 2006, and this is the biggest upset I can remember. The Lions were 12½-point underdogs in this game — and for

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions in their 30-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals: Quarterback The numbers weren’t eye-popping, but Jared Goff played his best game of the season Sunday. Goff completed 21 of 26 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns. He was pinpoint on his TD throw to Josh

Let em’ have it. They deserve it. Heck, you deserve it. And you should enjoy it, too. Afternoons like this don’t come around often here. Not at Ford Field. Not on any field, truthfully — at least not on any field where the Detroit Lions play. Sunday’s 30-12 over the Arizona Cardinals wasn’t just the Lions’ best win

The coach is quarantining. So is the goalie. So are an assistant coach and three other players. For now, the Detroit Red Wings will keep playing — they were scheduled to host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Though their game against the Avalanche Monday has been  postponed. It’s just that head coach Jeff Blashill,

Free Press sports writers predict the Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals game in Week 15, Sunday at Ford Field (1 p.m., Fox). The Lions are 1-11-1, the worst record in the league, and four more losses would give them the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft for the first time since 2009,

The Detroit Lions are getting some much-needed help for their beleaguered secondary, just in time for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Lions activated three defensive backs from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, safety Tracy Walker and cornerbacks Ifeatu Melifonwu and Bobby Price, and reinstated cornerback A.J. Parker to the 53-man roster from injured reserve.

The NFL honored Oxford shooting victim Tate Myre on Saturday as its Way To Play High School Award winner of the week. The award recognizes prep football players who demonstrate exceptional in-game playing techniques to make impactful plays. Myre, 16, was a standout running back and linebacker who had received college recruiting interest after helping Oxford

Charles Harris has a team-leading and career-high six sacks for the Detroit Lions this season. He sat down with the Free Press for this week’s question-and-answer series. Some questions and answers are edited for clarity and brevity. Who is your biggest inspiration and why? It ain’t that hard to think about. My biggest inspiration is my

The Detroit Lions will be without their leading rusher for the third straight game, and one of their best offensive lineman could be joining him on the sideline. Running back D’Andre Swift remains bothered by a shoulder injury and is out for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, and left guard Jonah Jackson is questionable after he

The Detroit Lions are hoping “Netflix” airs a re-run this Sunday. With D’Andre Swift expected to miss his third straight game with a shoulder injury and Jamaal Williams still on the reserve/COVID-19 list, practice squad running back Craig Reynolds appears to be in line for another lead role in the Lions backfield. Reynolds, nicknamed “Netflix”

As COVID-19 rages through the Detroit Lions, and the rest of the NFL, coach Dan Campbell was not optimistic Friday that he would get any of his stricken players back any sooner under the league’s new protocols. The NFL on Thursday announced changes to its health and safety protocols designed to allow vaccinated players who

Dave Fipp had been in his role as Detroit Lions special teams coordinator only a few weeks when he was asked to evaluate former Lions kicker Matt Prater. Prater had one of the worst kicking seasons of his career last year, and with free agency on the horizon the new Lions brass wanted to know if Fipp thought

Their COVID-19 outbreak isn’t over, but the Detroit Lions could be getting a large chunk of their roster back soon. The NFL on Thursday announced changes to its health and safety protocols designed to allow vaccinated players who test positive for the coronavirus to return to the field faster than the current 10-day waiting period.

Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson, the Detroit Lions‘ leading receiver, will miss the rest of the season after undergoing thumb surgery, ESPN reported. Hockenson has not practiced since suffering the injury in practice last Wednesday, though both he and Lions coach Dan Campbell expressed optimism he would not have to miss time with the

Injuries and COVID-19 have hit the Detroit Lions secondary especially hard, but first-year Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said neither will change his approach for this week’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. “This has been my motto,” Glenn said Thursday. “Everybody cashes a check, so I expect you to know what to do when you’re on

Josh Woods isn’t out of the “box” yet, but after seeing the most extensive defensive action of his career over the past two weeks, the unheralded Detroit Lions linebacker is trending that way. Woods made his first career start on defense in last week’s 38-10 loss to the Denver Broncos and made 13 tackles, most

Mark Long |  Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer’s tumultuous NFL tenure ended after just 13 games – and two victories – when the Jacksonville Jaguars fired him early Thursday because of an accumulation of missteps. Owner Shad Khan made the move hours after former Jaguars player Josh Lambo told a Florida newspaper Meyer

As COVID-19 cases spike across the NFL, the Detroit Lions are returning to practice as normal. The Lions held their second full-team practice in 12 days on Wednesday, the same day the NFL placed the organization in enhanced COVID protocols. Lions coach Dan Campbell said having a normal practice schedule was essential for players, even as they