The Detroit Lions cleared numerous hurdles to reach their annual Thanksgiving Day home game in full control of the NFC North. On Thursday, Detroit will look to snap its six-game losing streak on the holiday when it hosts the Green Bay Packers. “We’re trying to turn over a new leaf here,” coach Dan Campbell said.
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In their last four games, the Lions have yielded an average of 29 points per game, showcasing some defensive struggles. Despite these challenges, Detroit exhibited resilience in a strong fourth-quarter performance against the Chicago Bears, allowing only two field goals. However, Dan Campbell‘s defense has yet to reach the high standard set earlier in the
Football is god in Texas. It’s just one of those commonly known facts in the world. Even if you’re not from there, it’s uploaded into mind with movies and TV shows like Friday Night Lights or Varsity Blues. Imagine if there were one person who personified that football is god more than anyone and you
Week 12 is here already. It’s Thanksgiving football time and the Lions are looking for their first turkey day win since 2016. But first, we have to finish looking at the remnants of Week 11. The Lions had a crazy comeback win over the Bears. Did that change the opinion of the power rankings makers?
The Green Bay Packers have had a hard time facing physical opponents under head coach Matt LaFleur. It’s not a coincidence that teams like the San Francisco 49ers, for example, have taken advantage of the matchup. This is particularly important this week, because that’s what head coach Dan Campbell has established in Detroit, and the
Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders retired out of nowhere after the 1998 season and everyone has been trying to figure out why for well over 20 years. There’s been a lot of theories out there. Was he tired of losing? Did he have problems with head coach Bobby Ross? Was it a problem with the
The Green Bay Packers , at 4-6, do not have much of a chance of catching the Detroit Lions, who are 8-2, for the top spot in the NFC North. However, Green Bay is just a game out of the final wild-card spot in the NFC with seven games to play. Of course, in order
In one of the more improbable comebacks you’ll ever see, the Detroit Lions erased a 12-point deficit with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to defeat their NFC North rival, the Chicago Bears. The offense came to life, the defense stepped up, and in the end, the Lions were able to push their record
Trailing 26-14 with 4:15 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s matchup with the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions called Jameson Williams’ number. On a first-and-10 from just outside the red zone, Jared Goff spotted Williams as he got behind two Bears defensive backs and hit him in stride for a 32-yard touchdown that pulled
It’s been a long hard road for Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams. He’s had the ACL injury, the gambling suspension, the drops, the hamstring and all the things that fans and media have had to say about him. Through it all the kid just kept smiling and working and doing everything he could to
David Montgomery scored on a 1-yard run with 29 seconds remaining and the Detroit Lions rallied from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit to pull out a 31-26 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday. Montgomery, a former Bears running back, rushed for 76 yards. Jared Goff, who threw a season-high three interceptions, engineered two fourth-quarter
With most of the Week 11 schedule in the books let’s take a look at some of the biggest winners around the NFL. Tommy DeVito, QB, New York Giants. The most stunning performance of the day on Sunday came from the Giants’ backup quarterback. DeVito bounced back from a miserable performance in Dallas a week
Detroit Lions first-year running back Jahmyr Gibbs made impressive franchise history after another strong performance in Sunday’s 31-26 win over the Chicago Bears. Gibbs found the end zone for the fourth consecutive game in Week 11, becoming only the third rookie running back in Lions history to do so, joining Kevin Jones (2004) and Hall
You could really feel it creeping back in there for a second on Sunday. There were a decent subsection of Detroit Lions fans that were ready to throw Jared Goff to the wolves after a ton of good games and one really bad one. I get it, I wasn’t ready to throw in the towel