Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor tackles the tough questions for the Detroit Lions after their 31-18 victory over the New York Giants in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday: What is happening? Can the Lions make the playoffs? I have no idea what is happening. Well, I have an idea — it just feels so
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Asked about the surging play of rookie defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson this week, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell spoke Hutchinson’s heroics Sunday into existence. “He wants to be a difference-maker,” Campbell said. “Like, he views himself as somebody like, ‘I can change the game. Like I can do that.’ And so
The Los Angeles Chargers were mulling a kicker change early in the 2018 season when they brought Michael Badgley in for a workout. Perennially snake-bitten at the position, the Chargers had gone through an especially excruciating five-game stretch where Caleb Sturgis had missed four extra points and three field goals while dealing with a quad
Detroit sports feels like an old, familiar game. It’s like “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” the idea that every person in Hollywood can be linked to Bacon in just six steps. Here in Detroit, we have something a little different. Every piece of news about the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions, every issue lingering in
The Detroit Lions have done something they haven’t done in a long time: win two games in a row. If they can beat the Giants on Sunday, we’ll be able to call it a proper winning streak. Here are five things to watch ahead of Sunday’s matchup at MetLife Stadium. Stopping Saquon The Lions’ defense
Free Press sports writers predict the Detroit Lions’ game vs. the New York Giants on Sunday at Metlife Stadium (1 p.m., Fox): Dave Birkett The Lions have won two straight by taking advantage of other teams’ mistakes, but they can’t count on the Giants gifting them turnovers like Fields and Aaron Rodgers have done. The Giants are a sum
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions announced a handful of moves Saturday afternoon, primarily impacting the team’s receiving corps. The team is getting one starting receiver back this weekend against the New York Giants, while having to wait at least one more week to get back a second. DJ Chark has been officially activated off
The Detroit Lions are getting half of their missing receiver tandem back for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. The Lions activated wide receiver DJ Chark from injured reserve Saturday, but downgraded receiver Josh Reynolds to out with a back injury. Reynolds has not played since he felt his back lock up in practice
Detroit Lions (3-6) at New York Giants (7-2) The coaches: Lions-Dan Campbell (11-26-1 overall, 6-19-1 with Lions); Giants-Brian Daboll (7-2 overall, 7-2 with Bears). Last game: Lions beat Chicago Bears, 31-30. Giants beat Houston Texans, 24-16. Last meeting: Oct. 27, 2019: Lions won, 31-26. Key matchups Giants RB Saquon Barkley vs. Lions LB Alex Anzalone: After facing
Each Saturday during the college football season, we’ll highlight five (or in this case, six) 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
Frank Ragnow thought he was through with the toe problem that cost him most of last season. Ragnow underwent surgery to repair a torn plantar plate in his left foot last October, returned to practice in the spring and made it through training camp without any issue. Then the first quarter of the Detroit Lions’
Dan Campbell was definitely demonstrative, and he might have gotten a bit overheated. But the Detroit Lions second-year coach insists Brian Daboll, his New York Giants counterpart, slightly exaggerated the story he told of Campbell’s colorful interview to be Miami Dolphins tight ends coach in 2011. “Daboll, he tells that story to everybody,” Campbell said
Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have ruled out two defensive linemen for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. Rookie Josh Paschal proved unable to practice this week after suffering a knee injury last Sunday against the Chicago Bears. The second-round pick had been handling a heavy workload since debuting last month, averaging nearly
Allen Park — If you know anything about offensive linemen, they’re slow to complain. So a willingness to discuss the impact of his foot injury, more than the walking boot Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow has been wearing between games, is indicative of the pain he’s been fighting through to stay in the lineup this
Allen Park — If the key to successful football is playing to your strengths, there’s a good reason the New York Giants have exceeded all reasonable expectations and are sitting pretty with a 7-2 record just beyond the halfway point of the 2022 season. Remember, this is the same Giants team that won four games
Lions at Giants ▶ Kickoff: 1 p.m. Sunday, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey ▶ TV/radio: FOX/97.1 FM ▶ Records: Lions 3-6, Giants 7-2 ▶ Line: Giants by 3 Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 11 matchup against the New York Giants. Key matchup LIONS’ SITUATIONAL OFFENSE VS. GIANTS SITUATIONAL DEFENSE The Lions’ offense
It was one of the first decisions Brad Holmes made as Detroit Lions general manager, and two years later, it looks like one of the best. Holmes decided not to use the franchise tag on wide receiver Kenny Golladay in March of 2021, two months into his tenure as Lions GM. Golladay hit free agency
Allen Park — Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes hasn’t had a ton of success in his first two trips through free agency, but his best move has unquestionably been the one he didn’t make. After weighing the franchise tag and a long-term contract for wide receiver Kenny Golladay, Holmes ultimately decided the price tag
Due to heavy snow in Buffalo, the Bills will host the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday. This week, there were weather forecasts that predicted that Buffalo would be hit by a huge lake-effect snow event, bringing anywhere between three and six feet of snow to the area. As of Wednesday, Nov.
Romeo Okwara did not do much at his first football practice in more than 13 months. He stretched, he took part in individual drills, and when he met with reporters Thursday for the second time since he tore his Achilles tendon last October, he said that was enough to bring a big smile to his