MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 10: Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions looks on before the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Look: Tom Brady threw five more touchdowns against Dolphins by Aryanna Prasad Detroit Lions head coach Dan
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Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez answers three questions about the Detroit Lions’ 19-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday: Was Dan Campbell too conservative? A week after being too aggressive in Chicago, when he went for it and failed on two critical fourth downs, the Lions’ coach learned his lesson and didn’t pass
Minneapolis — For the second time in three weeks, the Detroit Lions have a victory snatched away with a last-second field goal. After pulling off a stunning 10-point rally in the closing minutes of the contest, and taking the lead on a daring 2-point conversion attempt, Detroit’s defense allowed the Vikings drive 46 yards in 37
Free Press sports writers make their predictions for the Detroit Lions‘ game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium (1 p.m., Fox) in Week 5 of the NFL season: Dave Birkett Dave Campbell held his fingers a sliver apart to illustrate how thin the Lions’ margin for error was when I sat down with
Jared Goff has seen it before. Lived it, in fact. Goff was a rookie in 2016 when the Los Angeles Rams were one of the worst teams in the NFL. The Rams went 4-12 that season and finished the year on a seven-game losing streak that sucked the life out of the locker room. “It
Apple Podcasts | Spotify When it comes to looking for their first win of the season, the Detroit Lions aren’t exactly trending in the right direction. A disheartening loss in Chicago against a bad Bears team doesn’t exactly inspire confidence for this week’s road game against the Minneapolis Vikings, who took an early lead on the 3-1
A.J. Parker was one of three undrafted rookies to make the Detroit Lions‘ Week 1 roster. Parker has been a key player in the Lions secondary this fall. He sat down to answer five questions for the Free Press this week. Who is the best cornerback in NFL history and why? The best cornerback in
Allen Park — Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson and offensive tackle Penei Sewell haven’t done much during the past couple days of practice, but coach Dan Campbell wasn’t ready to rule out either player on Friday for this weekend’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Both were listed as questionable. “Yeah, (Hockenson’s) gotten better every day
T.J. Hockenson walked into his weekly news conference Friday with a beads of sweat on his forehead, a sign — perhaps — that the Detroit Lions‘ tight end will be ready to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. “I don’t know if that says anything, but obviously a couple more days left and we’ll see how
Detroit Lions secondary coach Aubrey Pleasant learned a valuable lesson from his sideline blowup with cornerback Jeff Okudah last month. “I learned that you don’t want to be clickbait,” Pleasant said Friday in his first public comments since the exchange. “Perception is reality at times. I also learned that I communicate very well and sometimes
Allen Park — It’s Aaron Glenn’s nature to focus on the positive. The Detroit Lions’ first-year defensive coordinator isn’t oblivious to the task at hand. He inherited the worst-performing unit in franchise history, and as with any rebuild, the team purged several, high-priced veterans before Glenn even stepped on the field to begin installing his scheme.
Allen Park — Detroit Lions coach Aubrey Pleasant both does and doesn’t regret his heated Week 1 sideline exchange with cornerback Jeff Okudah. The moment, caught by the broadcast cameras, showed Pleasant chewing out his young, star pupil after a mistake. What the coach doesn’t regret is being hard on Okudah, aggressively demanding better from the
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 2022 NFL Draft, based on projected needs. Every week, the list will aim to highlight early, mid- and late-round prospects. This will give you a chance to watch the players
James Hawkins, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Vikings game at U.S. Bank Stadium (FOX/97.1). ► James Hawkins: The hits keep coming and the road gets tougher for the Lions. They’ll head to Minnesota short on the offensive line and with their first-round draft pick hobbled, weakening
Trey Flowers is ready to put a rough 11 months behind him. Flowers has missed 11 of the Detroit Lions’ past 13 games with an assortment of knee, shoulder and forearm injuries, but the outside linebacker is expected to return to action Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings after practicing Thursday for the second straight day.
Bobby Price had the worst game of his short NFL career last week. The second-year defensive back was victimized for four passes of at least 20 yards in the Detroit Lions‘ 24-14 loss to the Chicago Bears and benched in favor of undrafted rookie Jerry Jacobs. Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said Jacobs will see an expanded
Allen Park — All last week, the Detroit Lions openly talked about the desire to get running back D’Andre Swift more touches. But even though he played a season-high 73% of the team’s offensive snaps against Chicago on Sunday, his 14 looks (carries plus targets in the passing game), fell well short of his previous season-high
Allen Park — Throughout the past couples of weeks, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has been reminding everyone who will listen that his team is so close to getting its first victory. Obviously, no explanation was needed after the Lions lost on an NFL record 66-yard field goal against the Baltimore Ravens a couple of weeks
Allen Park — Signs are pointing to the Detroit Lions not having rookie offensive tackle Penei Sewell on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. Sewell, who missed Wednesday’s practice with an injured ankle, was at least in uniform on Thursday, but limited to testing his mobility with a team trainer on the sideline during the portion of
Apple Podcasts | Spotify The Detroit Lions are preparing for the worst when it comes to Penei Sewell’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, but holding out hope the rookie will be on the field. “Right now, we’re planning on going without him, but if he’s ready, that’d be great,” offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said