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The Detroit News  |  The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News predict the outcome of Sunday’s Colts at Lions game (1 p.m., CBS, 760). ►Justin Rogers: This one has defensive struggle written all over it, in part because neither offense is particularly efficient. The Bengals managed

The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — This time, the Atlanta Falcons finished. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 on Thursday night behind a strong defensive performance to avoid a series season sweep. The

The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — This time, the Atlanta Falcons finished. Matt Ryan threw for 281 yards and ran for a touchdown, Younghoe Koo made four field goals and the Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 25-17 on Thursday night behind a strong defensive performance to avoid a series season sweep. The

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News When Adrian Peterson’s father Nelson, a Dallas native, caught wind that the Cowboys were shopping defensive end Everson Griffen, he texted his son, telling him the Lions should make a run at reuniting the former Vikings teammates.  Turns out Nelson was on to something. The Lions pulled the trigger

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News After the Detroit Lions defeated the Atlanta Falcons with an improbable late-game comeback last Sunday, the team posted a video of the locker room celebration. Right in the thick of it was linebacker Reggie Ragland, holding up an over-sized boombox and showcasing his dance moves while surrounded by his

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News At the NFL scouting combine, you’re bound to hear your fair share of cliché questions from the thousands of media members in attendance. One of the most popular queries posed to prospect after prospect is, “Who do you model your game after?” That’s not to say the question doesn’t

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News If his first five games have been an education, Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah has drawn some of the NFL’s toughest teachers.  To start his career, Okudah has been tasked with covering the likes of Davante Adams, DeAndre Hopkins and Julio Jones. He also should have caught Michael Thomas,

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions are moving slowly toward having fans at Ford Field, welcoming 500 friends and family of the team’s players and coaching staff for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.  “Hosting friends and family this Sunday against the Colts is a great step toward our goal of welcoming fans

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News One of the biggest concerns Detroit Lions fans expressed after the team signed veteran running back Adrian Peterson is the future Hall of Famer would eat into playing time of the team’s younger options, Kerryon Johnson and D’Andre Swift.  That fear came to fruition almost immediately, but it was

The Detroit News Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions against the spread for Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season. Indianapolis -2 at Detroit Rogers: Indianapolis Beard: Detroit Niyo: Detroit Wojnowski: Detroit Atlanta +2.5 at Carolina Rogers: Carolina Beard: Atlanta Niyo: Carolina Wojnowski: Carolina Minnesota +6.5

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia didn’t have much to say on Wednesday about his team’s trade to land Everson Griffen a day earlier. Knowing the veteran defensive end won’t be able to suit up for the team until next week, due to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, Patricia preferred to reserve his

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions have an unfortunate reputation for setting notorious records. You know, like becoming the first team to blow double-digit leads in four straight games. But here’s one for the positive column — with Sunday’s win against Atlanta, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to not

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit – Barry Sanders is a great admirer of fellow Hall of Fame-caliber running backs, so he has enjoyed watching Adrian Peterson all these years. And it’s even more enjoyable now, watching Peterson play for the Lions. “I’ve always been very fond of Adrian; he’s one of the all-time greats,” said

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News It’s late in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Lions are trailing the Atlanta Falcons. With the prospect of falling to 2-4 with a loss, it’s hardly an exaggeration to suggest Detroit’s season is hanging in the balance.  Facing third down near midfield, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan drops back

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News After consecutive wins to climb back to .500, the Detroit Lions turned into buyers ahead of next week’s NFL trade deadline. On Tuesday, the team addressed one of its biggest needs, swinging a deal for veteran pass rusher Everson Griffen, a team source confirmed with The Detroit News.  According to

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News As the pandemic continues to surge in Michigan and around the country, Lions defensive end Trey Flowers wanted to make sure that the work that first responders are putting in isn’t going unnoticed. Through his foundation, Flowers of the Future, Flowers donated 4,000 meals over the past two weeks

Greg Beacham  |  Associated Press Inglewood, Calif. — The Rams could tell Leonard Floyd was playing with an uncommon fury against his old team, and the rest of the Los Angeles defense followed his lead. By the time the Rams were done with the Chicago Bears on Monday night, Floyd had two sacks and the

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News If there’s one defensive principle the Detroit Lions subscribe to above any other it’s that success starts with stopping the run.  So it stands to reason the team’s inability to do so effectively played a significant role in a 1-3 start to the season. But starting in the second

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News From the time that the Atlanta Falcons scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:04 left, Lions kicker Matt Prater thought he had an idea of what was coming next. In his six-plus seasons, he’s seen Matthew Stafford lead last-minute drives that put the Lions in position for a clinching field

Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 23-22 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.  First down  Another week brings another reminder the Lions need to pay Kenny Golladay. Since returning to the lineup after missing the first two games of the season with a hamstring injury, Golladay has either caught a touchdown