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Associated Press Published 9:19 PM EDT Sep 12, 2020 Detroit – The Detroit Lions have elevated guard Kenny Wiggins and running back Jonathan Williams from the practice squad. The Lions announced the moves Saturday. Detroit opens the season Sunday at home against Chicago. The Lions are without tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot), safety C.J. Moore (hamstring)

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 4:30 PM EDT Sep 12, 2020 Allen Park — If you ask the average football fan to name the NFL’s elite quarterbacks, they’ll probably have little trouble providing a list. Sure, there might be some debate between the aging group of future Hall of Famers — Tom Brady, Drew Brees and

John Niyo The Detroit News Published 10:41 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 The NFL season is finally here, after the longest, strangest offseason anyone can remember. But for the Lions, here’s the catch: In some ways, this 2020 season could be over almost as soon as it starts. Not because of the pandemic, though that

Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 6:05 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 On paper, the Chicago Bears made their defense better with a big splash in free agency. They brought in defensive end Robert Quinn on a five-year deal for $70 million and added a daunting complementary piece on their defensive line to pair with

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 4:27 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 For all of the Detroit Lions’ defensive struggles a year ago, one of the primary positives was the continued development of Tracy Walker. But after playing 90% or more of the team’s defensive snaps in 10 of his 13 starts in 2019, the

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 3:46 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 The Detroit Lions will be missing their starting right tackle for Sunday’s season opener against the Chicago Bears, while wide receiver Kenny Golladay has been listed as doubtful for the contest due to a hamstring injury.  Golladay, who led the NFL in touchdown

Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 1:04 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 Lions vs. Bears Kickoff: 1 p.m. Sunday, Ford Field TV/radio: Fox/760 AM Records: Lions 0-0, Bears 0-0 Line: Lions by 3 Rod Beard of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 1 matchup against the Bears. Key matchup Lions WR Kenny Golladay

The Detroit News Published 12:57 PM EDT Sep 11, 2020 Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions on the outcome of Sunday’s Lions vs. Bears game at Ford Field (1 p.m., Fox/760). ►Justin Rogers: Early in the week, I was ready to forecast a Lions victory. These teams

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:55 AM EDT Sep 11, 2020 Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia opened his Friday morning video call by announcing his players had selected six captains for the 2020 season: Quarterback Matthew Stafford, offensive tackle Taylor Decker, linebacker Jarrad Davis, defensive end Trey Flowers, safety Duron Harmon and long snapper

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 In Darrell Bevell’s first year as offensive coordinator, the potential of the Detroit Lions’ passing game was unlocked. But the ground game, while improved, still lagged behind. As the team continues to seek balance in its attack, here are five of the biggest

Bob Wojnowski The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Detroit – The plan was the same. As the season neared, I’d head to the basement, dig up my dusty catalogue of jokes, and for the 58th consecutive year chronicle the wonderful absurdities that make college football one of America’s great institutions, behind

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Ask anyone who has met or spent time with Detroit Lions rookie cornerback Jeff Okudah and you’re likely to get back some combination of the same descriptors: Technician, detailed, smart, inquisitive, hard-working.   By the end of the 2020 season, Lions fans are

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 5:49 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Running back Adrian Peterson (virtually) met with Detroit media on Thursday for the first time since signing with the team earlier this week. Since the call bounced around to a quite a few different topics, we thought it might be better to provide

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 4:24 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Detroit Lions offensive tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot) and wide receiver Kenny Golladay (hamstring) both sat out Thursday’s practice, one day after the pair showed up as limited on the team’s injury report with new injuries. That news casts doubt on both players’ availability for Sunday’s season-opener

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 3:10 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 While common at the college level, it’s far more unusual for an NFL player to switch positions, especially from offense to defense or vice versa. But, the 2020 Detroit Lions are unique in this regard. The team has not one, not two, but three

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 12:29 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia announced Halapoulivaati Vaitai wouldn’t be participating in Thursday’s practice, one day after the right tackle showed up as limited on the team’s injury report with a foot injury. The lineman’s absence casts doubt on his availability for Sunday’s

The Detroit News Published 12:49 PM EDT Sep 10, 2020 Justin Rogers, Rod Beard, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for how the Lions will fare this season. ► Justin Rogers: As if season predictions weren’t already an impossible task, now we’ve got to tackle them without the benefit

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 It had been a triumphant end to a dismal season. The Detroit Lions went on the road and walloped the Green Bay Packers, 31-0, to end the 2018 campaign — a drop of sweetness to counter the otherwise overwhelmingly sour taste of Matt

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 The Detroit Lions defense was bad last season. To be frank, it’s been pretty rough each of the past two seasons. So, it should come as now surprise the team made significant changes this offseason, including a change at coordinator and potentially six

Rod Beard The Detroit News Published 11:00 PM EDT Sep 9, 2020 This NFL season will be unlike any other, with fans not in stadiums, at least to start, and teams under different protocols because of COVID-19. Football will be football and the NFC North could be as topsy-turvy as it’s been in recent years,