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Allen Park — The Detroit Lions’ offensive line was designed to be the team’s strength, but one game into the 2022 season, the starting five is already battered. Halapoulivaati Vaitai didn’t even make it to the season opener, landing on injured reserve after suffering a back injury in the preseason finale that required surgery this week.

Allen Park — Dealing with a number of early-season injury issues along the team’s offensive line, the Detroit Lions are signing Kayode Awosika off the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad, according to the NFL Network. A corresponding transaction wasn’t immediately known. Undrafted in 2021, Awosika appeared in one game for the Eagles last season, playing 43 snaps at right

Allen Park — Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow showed the toughness every NFL team desires in its offensive linemen, playing all 69 of the team’s offensive snaps in the season opener after suffering a groin injury in practice earlier in the week. “He makes you proud,” offensive line coach Hank Fraley said. “That’s what you want

Allen Park — The Detroit Lions already knew they’d be without Halapoulivaati Vaitai for at least four games after placing him on injured reserve because of a back injury, but the absence is trending toward considerably longer — even potentially season-ending — after the offensive guard underwent back surgery in Dallas this week. “Yeah, you’re definitely gonna miss Big V,”

Justin Rogers, Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions for Week 2 of the NFL season. All picks made against the spread. Commanders +2 at Lions Rogers: Commanders Bianchi: Lions Niyo: Lions Wojo: Lions Chargers +3.5 at Chiefs Rogers: Chargers Bianchi: Chargers Niyo: Chiefs Wojo: Chiefs Dolphins +3.5 at Ravens Rogers: Dolphins Bianchi: Dolphins Niyo: Ravens (best bet) Wojo: Ravens

With the NFL regular season underway, we welcome you back to another year of Detroit Lions film reviews. Each Tuesday, time permitting, we’ll review the tape from the previous weekend’s game, digging deeper into an important theme from the contest. Following Sunday’s season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, we struggled to limit our focus to

After a loss inside the stadium to a packed crowd, some Detroit Lions fans outside Sunday packed a punch. A video of a fight that has gone viral after the Lions’ 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, shows a group of about 11 men and women pushing each other to the ground and throwing punches and kicks in

After a loss inside the stadium to a packed crowd, some Detroit Lions fans outside Sunday packed a punch. A video of a fight that has gone viral after the Lions’ 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, shows a group of about 11 men and women pushing each other to the ground and throwing punches and kicks in

Allen Park — In his pro debut, Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson did some good things — namely, generating three quarterback pressures — but there ended up being more almost-moments than made plays. There were multiple times when Hutchinson got a hand on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, but couldn’t complete the sack. And on a critical 3rd-and-2 in

Allen Park — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell would prefer his words weren’t as prophetic as they ended up being, but he clearly had a pretty good idea how the Philadelphia Eagles would attack his team’s defense. In the teams’ matchup last season, the Eagles ran wild, rushing for 236 yards and four touchdowns. So absent

Allen Park — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Ford Field. First down After opening the game with an impressive nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, which included 77 yards on the ground — a couple of false start penalties make that math work —

Allen Park — We heard a lot from the Lions this offseason. And while it wasn’t scripted, it was broadcast, as the Lions opened themselves up to a little bit of everything —  criticism and ridicule on the one hand, optimism and expectations on the other — by volunteering for HBO’s “Hard Knocks” duty. So

Detroit — Some of it was different. Ford Field was packed, the crowd was roaring and the Lions raced to an early lead. Hints of promise planted during the offseason were stirring anew. And then, well, you know. Between the beginning and the end for the Lions, there’s always that maddening middle, the place where good

Detroit — The Detroit Lions’ offense performed much better against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday than it did a year ago. But the defense? That was pretty reminiscent of last season’s 44-6 loss. The Lions on Sunday gave up 455 yards of offense in what ended up a 38-35 defeat at Ford Field. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was 18-for-32

Detroit — It was a 17-point game late in the third quarter. The Lions, once again, forced a third down. Not only did they not get the stop — like at so many other points in Sunday’s 38-35 season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Ford Field — but they also lost a captain. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scrambled

Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance after the team’s 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Quarterback After Jared Goff threw an interception midway through the second quarter, he had a passer rating of 0.0, but the starting QB settled down to lead four touchdown drives the rest of the way, putting the Lions

Detroit — A hot start, followed by a long midgame lull, resulted in a deficit too big to overcome for the Detroit Lions in a 38-35 season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in front of a sold-out crowd at Ford Field on Sunday. The Eagles scored on five of six possessions, including four touchdowns, in the

Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News offers his observations after the first half of the Lions game against the Eagles at Ford Field in Detroit. Offense needs a tuneup After racing 75 yards down the field in nine plays on its first possession, Detroit’s offense badly needs a tune-up entering the second half. The Lions on their

Detroit — After a midweek scare, a groin injury suffered during Wednesday’s practice, Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow is active for the team’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s a relief for the Lions, who are already dealing with the loss of one starter along the offensive line, having placed guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai on injured reserve

Detroit — If you watched HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” you probably enjoyed the Lions’ colorful coaches and rambunctious young players. At times, it looked and sounded like a revival meeting, with Aidan Hutchinson dancing and Jamaal Williams crying and Dan Campbell exhorting with animated spiels of profanity and hilarity. The Lions have stirred up something, although we’re