Allen Park — If he didn’t play another snap this season, you could make a strong argument Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams has had the best year of his career. That’s all the more remarkable when you consider he hasn’t even hit the halfway point. Through eight games, Williams has rushed for 545 yards,
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Watching second-year Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields on tape, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is reminded of some the best dual-threat quarterbacks in football. “I feel like you’re watching a little bit of Deshaun Watson in Houston, you’re watching Lamar Jackson (in) Baltimore. There’s a little bit of Jalen Hurts,” Campbell said Wednesday. “Just very
Coaches reveal themselves slowly to us. Their strengths and weaknesses aren’t really known until games are won and lost over a period of time. Mostly, though, coaches tell us who they are when they encounter adversity, on or off the field. That’s when all the bravado, all the pomp and promise of the introductory news
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Editors: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Dave Birkett, Free Press Lions beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Carlos and Shawn welcome back Free Press Lions beat writer
The Detroit Lions snapped a five-game losing streak last week against the Green Bay Packers. When they hit the road for their second division game in as many weeks Sunday, they will be trying to break a longer streak of a different kind. The Lions are 0-11-1 on the road under second-year coach Dan Campbell
Allen Park — Six weeks into this season, the Chicago Bears’ offense was a mess, averaging a measly 15.5 points per game. Most notably, second-year quarterback Justin Fields was struggling, with more interceptions than touchdowns, ranking last among qualified passers in completion percentage, bottom-three in passer rating and eating more sacks than any of his
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.
Detroit Lions rookie linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez returned to practice Wednesday but is day-to-day with an arm injury he suffered in last week’s win over the Green Bay Packers. “We’ll see where he is,” Lions coach Dan Campbell. “He’s a little bit beat up, but we’ll probably — we may move him around a little bit
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
Detroit Lions rookie safety Kerby Joseph was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after his two-interception game against Aaron Rodgers. Joseph, a third-round pick out of Illinois, had the first two interceptions of his career, both near the goal line, as the Lions snapped a five-game losing streak with a 15-9 win over the
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
I didn’t win the delayed $1.9 billion Powerball drawing Tuesday, sadly for my heirs, but I hit the mailbag lottery with your questions this week. Let’s hop in. Do you think Goff is on the Lions roster next season? — @crowlick It’s been an interesting half-season for Lions quarterback Jared Goff, who played well enough
Dan Campbell doesn’t spend much time obsessing over the “what if,” other than in the immediate aftermath of games. “Then I’ve got to just let it go because there’s nothing I can do about that anymore other than learn from those maybe errors that transpired or things that I didn’t feel like I did well,
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
Shortly after Dan Campbell finished his Monday afternoon news conference, in which he spoke about how good Sunday’s Detroit Lions win felt and enjoying the moment and relaxing with a beer at home, and why he didn’t give his team a victory Monday, he left the interview room. Then the Lions coach quickly spun around
Derrick Barnes has been a 15-snap-a-game linebacker most of this season, even though his position coach, Kelvin Sheppard, insists he does not view Barnes as a 15-snap-a-game player. Finally given a chance to play a bigger role Sunday, Barnes did his part to prove Sheppard right. Barnes played what Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell called
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. (Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports) Who is best QB in the NFC North? Aaron Rodgers usually holds the crown but in 2022, Kirk Cousins, Jared Goff and Justin Fields have shaken things up. The NFC North is a division that’s as intriguing as it is lopsided this year. The Packers are
One thing the Los Angeles Rams excelled at when Brad Holmes was the team’s director of college scouting in 2013-20 was finding and developing undervalued gems at safety. Lamarcus Joyner, a 2014 second-round pick, played well enough in his first four seasons that the Rams used the franchise tag to keep him around for Year
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