The analytics supported it, and Dan Campbell said the look was there. But had the Detroit Lions run a different play on third down, Campbell said they would not have needed to go for the highly scrutinized fourth-and-1 they failed to convert late in Sunday’s win over the Minnesota Vikings. “If I could have a
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After very nearly a year — their previous win came on Dec. 6, 2020 — the Detroit Lions are victorious again! It wasn’t easy, with a 14-point halftime lead wiped out in the fourth quarter, but when are Lions wins ever easy? The win brings them to 1-10-1, which is probably about as well as
Allen Park — Obviously, it wasn’t biggest play in the game — because it’s difficult to top a game-winning touchdown reception as time expires — but without Godwin Igwebuike’s quick thinking and quicker feet, it’s likely the Detroit Lions are still winless. The Lions hadn’t converted a third down all day when the offense took the
Jared Goff’s girlfriend, Christen Harper, is usually present to watch the quarterback lead his team. Not Sunday. Harper, a swimsuit model, was on the beach in an undisclosed location shooting for Sports Illustrated’s 2022 Swimsuit Issue when Goff led the Lions to their first victory of the season, a 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown’s quote about his game-winning touchdown catch vs. the Minnesota Vikings makes Mike Zimmer look absolutely terrible. Nobody looks worse after Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown’s comment about his game-winning touchdown catch on Sunday afternoon than Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer. Detroit had not won a
Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 29-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. First down In the first half of the game, quarterback Jared Goff was borderline unrecognizable. Sure, he’s had a handful of good moments in a Lions uniform, but we haven’t seen the veteran quarterback this consistently aggressive
Jared Goff started Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings looking like a whole new player. It almost looked like he bought a brand-new arm on Black Friday. Zip! Zing! Fling! Throw after throw, completion after completion, the Detroit Lions quarterback tossed tight spirals, passed deep and into tight windows, for 25 yards, 24, 23, a touchdown. Then
After his first win as the Detroit Lions coach, Dan Campbell held up a football. “This game ball goes to the whole Oxford community — all those who were affected,” Campbell said to start his news conference on Sunday after the Lions’ dramatic, last-second 29-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. In an emotional moment that
Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down the Detroit Lions‘ 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings, and looks at players who helped and hurt their stock Sunday at Ford Field: Stock up WR Amon-Ra St. Brown: A rookie fourth-round pick out of USC, St. Brown gave the Lions’ passing game a huge lift Sunday
After very nearly a year — their previous win came on Dec. 6, 2020 — the Detroit Lions are victorious again! It wasn’t easy, with a 14-point halftime lead wiped out in the fourth quarter, but when are Lions wins ever easy? The win brings them to 1-10-1, which is probably about as well as
It took a split-second for the ball to travel from Jared Goff’s right hand to Amon-Ra St. Brown’s chest, but it felt like forever. St. Brown, the Detroit Lions‘ rookie receiver, capped a career day by catching the game-winning touchdown pass from Goff as time expired Sunday to give the Lions their first win of
In ‘Lions Win,’ Detroit rapper Gmac Cash says the Lions are going all the way to the Super Bowl off of one win. One can hope. The Lions’ last-second victory on Sunday — the team’s first win of the season — already has a soundtrack. “Lions Win,” from Detroit rapper Gmac Cash, surfaced online Sunday, just hours
In that happy storm of hugs and whoops and gray NFL jerseys that a few minutes after 4 p.m. Sunday turned Ford Field into a Mardi Gras moment, an old advertising line came to mind: “This Bud’s for you.” You remember it — a tribute to sweat and to spirit and to the occasional merry moment
Detroit — The stage was set for an all-too-familiar collapse, but the Detroit Lions finally did something they had failed to do all season long — they finished off an opponent. After coughing up a 14-point halftime lead to the Minnesota Vikings in the closing minutes of Sunday’s game at Ford Field, the Lions took
Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions in their 29-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Ford Field. Quarterback Jared Goff played some of his best football this season in the first half, then committed two costly turnovers in the fourth quarter before redeeming himself with a game-winning touchdown drive. Goff
Detroit — Back in April, as each round of the NFL Draft passed, Detroit Lions fans bemoaned the lack of attention that general manager Brad Holmes gave to the wide receiver position. With the 112th pick, the Lions got their guy from USC in Amon-Ra St. Brown. And with little receiver talent on the roster
Detroit — All week, the Detroit Lions have been like everyone else, trying to process the senseless tragedy that befell Oxford this week, where authorities say a 15-year student went on a shooting rampage at the high school, killing four classmates and injuring several others in a matter of minutes. The team planned tributes for Sunday’s
Detroit — With Michigan football pulling off two program-changing wins since the Detroit Lions last suited up against the Bears on Thanksgiving, it would make sense if some football fans around the state simply decided to take Sunday’s Lions game off. Why kill the high? It appears many Lions fans took that approach, as the
Dan Campbell threw his arms in the air, fists clenched in jubilation. Jared Goff sprinted to his coach on the sideline, and the two embraced in a big bear hug. After 11 games of shock, frustration and sometimes pitiful play, the Detroit Lions finally got a late-game break to go their way. Goff rebounded from
Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 29-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Quarterback It was largely a tale of two halves for Jared Goff, who was exceptional through two quarters, completing 13-of-17 for 185 yards and two touchdowns, both of which were aggressive throws fit into tight windows. It was