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After a tough stretch to start the season, the Detroit Lions’ defense shined this past Sunday. One might even go as far as saying that they played “great” against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, allowing just nine points en route to the season’s second victory. You know who wouldn’t say that? Aaron Rodgers.

Allen Park — With the team’s receiving corps still dealing with multiple injuries, including a back issue that sidelined Josh Reynolds last Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions are bringing back a familiar name to restock the depth chart. On Wednesday, the team announced the signing of Trinity Benson off the Denver

Justin Rogers, Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 10 of the NFL season. All picks made against the spread. Lions +2.5 at Bears Rogers: Lions Bianchi: Lions Niyo: Bears Wojo: Lions Falcons -2.5 at Panthers Rogers: Panthers Bianchi: Falcons Niyo: Falcons Wojo: Falcons Seahawks +1.5 at Buccaneers Rogers: Seahawks Bianchi: Seahawks Niyo: Buccaneers Wojo: Buccaneers Vikings +7.5

Allen Park — Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph has been named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance last Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. In the team’s 15-9 victory, the rookie out of the University of Illinois intercepted Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers twice, broke up a third pass at the goal

In this weekly feature, we’ve written quite a bit about Detroit’s defense. To be fair, the unit has been the story much of the season, ranking near the bottom of the league in nearly every meaningful statistical category as the team limped to a 1-6 start. So after giving up an average of more than

Allen Park — Separated in age by four years, brothers Shane and Brandon Zylstra never had the opportunity to share a football field — not at New London-Spicer (Minn.) High School, or in college, where Brandon played at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. and Shane attended Minnesota State. But finally, at the ages of 29

Allen Park — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 15-9 victory over the Green Bay Packers. First down Five years ago, the Lions’ secondary was loaded with playmakers. Cornerback Darius Slay led the NFL with eight interceptions in 2017, and he was complemented by safeties Glover Quin and

Detroit – By the first play of the second quarter Sunday at Ford Field, Aaron Rodgers’ miserable afternoon already had become an internet meme. And it would only get worse from there, as a disastrous season for Green Bay reached a new low with a 15-9 loss to the last-place Lions, leaving Rodgers — the

Detroit — The assumption was, they were done. Cooked. Season lost, changes happening. One assistant coach fired, one key player traded, time to look to the future. And then an odd thing happened Sunday in Ford Field. In the aftermath of turmoil, glimpses of the future arrived, and so did opportunity. The Lions didn’t drop

Detroit — The script felt familiar. The Detroit Lions played well enough to win, but when they needed to make one more play, amidst some chaos, they’d predictably crumble. But this time they didn’t. After the Lions offense failed to convert a fourth down that should have ended things, and the defense surrendered a bomb

Detroit — Jerry Jacobs couldn’t wait to face Aaron Rodgers. The Detroit Lions cornerback, who only recently returned from a lengthy layoff after tearing his ACL last December, recalled during a locker room conversation earlier this week his first defensive snap as a rookie last season. Coming off the bench to give a breather to

Detroit — T.J. Hockenwho? Just days after trading away their former first-round tight end T.J. Hockenson, the Detroit Lions on Sunday responded by giving two other tight ends their first career touchdowns in a 15-9 win over the Green Bay Packers. The first went to Shane Zylstra, the second-year tight end out of Minnesota State.

Detroit — Because of a scary injury suffered in the third quarter of Sunday’s 15-9 Detroit Lions win over the Green Bay Packers, rookie safety Kerby Joseph was not available to speak with the media after he became just the fourth player in NFL history to intercept Aaron Rodgers twice in the same game. But

Detroit — Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News offers his observations after the first half of the Lions game against the Packers at Ford Field in Detroit. Beating Rodgers historically The Lions have done some things that haven’t been to Aaron Rodgers in a long time — or ever. For starters, the Lions had two interceptions

Detroit — The Detroit Lions will be without one of the team’s top pass-catching options against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, ruling out injured wide receiver Josh Reynolds for the contest. The move was somewhat anticipated given Reynolds had been listed as doubtful coming into the day after suffering a back injury during Wednesday’s

The Detroit Lions are 1-6 and just shipped off one of their better weapons on offense in tight end T.J. Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings. This week, they take on another disappointing team in the Green Bay Packers, losers of four consecutive games. Their offense has sputtered due to injuries and underperformance. They have a

The Lions added a trio of pass catchers to the mix ahead of Sunday’s game against Green Bay, signing wide receiver Stanley Berryhill off the practice squad and temporarily elevating brothers Shane and Brandon Zylstra from that unit. The Lions need the added depth at receiver and tight end due to injuries and the recent

Each Saturday during the college football season, we’ll highlight five prospects with locally televised matchups who could be a fit for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, based on projected needs. The list aims to highlight early-, mid- and late-round prospects. This will give you a chance to watch the players performing live,

Allen Park — In and around Detroit, people have come to expect disappointment when it comes to the local NFL team. With the Green Bay Packers, falling short of expectations is a bit more unusual. Since the NFL re-aligned its divisions 20 years ago, the Packers have ruled the NFC North. They’ve won 12 division

Allen Park — Green Bay Packers edge rusher Rashan Gary has a new nickname for his alma mater, the University of Michigan: Pass-Rush U. The topic came up when discussing Detroit Lions rookie pass rusher — and fellow Michigan pass-rush fraternity member — Aidan Hutchinson. Ahead of their reunion Sunday at Ford Field, Gary recalled