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For the first time in NFL history in the post season we are going to see a matchup in which both quarterbacks for opposing teams will have very different paths to starting, specifically one being the first overall pick in the draft and the other being the last overall pick. This weeks NFC Championship features

It’s time for Scott Reynolds’ post-game 2-Point Conversion column, which features two big statements, two probing questions and two bold predictions. The Bucs’ 2023 season came to an end with a 31-23 loss at Detroit in the Divisional round of the NFC playoffs. The Lions beat the Bucs for a second time this season as

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is closer than ever to becoming a head coach in the NFL. There’s a lot of football fans that have a hard time understanding that and I get it. The Lions defense is not the best in the league. They’re not even top five or top 10 in the

Detroit Lions left guard Jonah Jackson underwent surgery to repair a “slight” meniscus tear,” ESPN reported Monday. The four-year starter is expected to miss Sunday’s NFC title game but could return for the Super Bowl if the Lions get past the host San Francisco 49ers. Jackson, 26, injured his knee during Sunday’s 31-23 divisional playoff

Will the 49ers’ third-straight trip to the NFC Championship Game be the charm on Sunday? Not if the Lions embrace their underdog status and air it out. Odds via DraftKings as of Jan. 22. Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers (-7.5) How do you beat a well-coached, experienced playoff team with nine Pro Bowlers on

After watching 16 NFC battle it out this season, only two remain. The stage for this year’s NFC Championship game is officially set: the top-seed San Francisco 49ers will host the third-seed Detroit Lions. This will be the first time these two teams have faced off this season. For much of the season, the 49ers

The No. 3 seed Detroit Lions held off the scrappy No. 4 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning a 31-23 win in the NFC divisional round and advancing to their first NFC Championship game since 1991. Here are three takeaways from the Lions’ memorable win: 1. Jared Goff is a legitimate top-10 quarterback Goff often flies

C.J. Gardner-Johnson continued his trash talk of Baker Mayfield even after the Detroit Lions’ playoff win on Sunday. Gardner-Johnson’s Detroit Lions beat Mayfield’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday in their NFC divisional-round playoff game. Gardner-Johnson intercepted a Mayfield pass on Tampa Bay’s first possession of the game. After his

The Detroit Lions are headed to their first NFC Championship game since 1991 after taking down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in the Divisional Round. Dan Campbell’s squad beat the Buccaneers 31-23 and is now through the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. They’ll be the visitors for the first time during

The Detroit Lions are getting a huge boost shortly before their divisional-round matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, rookie tight end Sam LaPorta (knee) is active after he was listed as questionable earlier this week. The second-round pick out of Iowa practiced Wednesday but was limited on Thursday and Friday.  LaPorta

What a week last week was. The Detroit Lions went out and got their first playoff win in over 30 years in front of the loudest crowd I’ve ever seen. My ears are still ringing a near week later. Now the Lions, and their fans, have a chance to recreate that moment a week later.

This year’s NFC Championship game will be a full-circle moment for Brock Purdy either way. Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers advanced to the conference title round on Saturday with a come-from-behind 24-21 victory over the Green Bay Packers. The 49ers will now face the winner of Sunday’s Detroit Lions-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game. A wild

Detroit Lions COO Mike Disner has been a huge part of this Lions team for a while now. He was hired in by Bob Quinn in 2019 as the teams vice president of football administration. The Lions kept him on after they moved on from that regime. It’s a good thing they did, because it

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell knows exactly what his quarterback Jared Goff is made of. Goff and the Lions have had plenty of support from the fans over the past couple of seasons. But Campbell revealed in his news conference Friday that he learned the most about Goff during their first year together in