The NFL changed its kickoff rules this year in an effort to increase the rate of returns. On a very basic level, it worked. Per ESPN, the percentage of touchbacks dropped from 73% in 2023 to 64.3% this season. However, that is still a higher touchback rate than any other season since at least 2000.…
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Continuing their historic stat-topping season, Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta smashed another NFL record. With 146 receptions for 1,615 yards and 17 touchdowns, LaPorta has the most receptions by a tight end over two years. Despite a slow start this season, LaPorta is peaking at exactly the right time. Detroit Lions TE Sam
The NFL playoffs are in full swing, as the Divisional Round has arrived. Saturday night will see an exciting matchup between the Washington Commanders (12-5) and the Detroit Lions (15-2). The Commanders will travel to Ford Field after squeezing out a 23-20 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were the only Wild Card team
As the Lions prepare to face the Washington Commanders on Saturday night, the week’s practice schedule is accelerated. Wednesday becomes the second full day of practice, the typical Thursday session when the team plays on Sunday. And in that penultimate practice, the Lions were without two starting offensive linemen. Right guard Kevin Zeitler and left
Could the Las Vegas Raiders be front-runners to land hot coaching candidate Ben Johnson, the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator? Let’s connect some dots. On Wednesday, The Athletic’s Tashan Reed and Vic Tafur reported the team could be targeting Washington Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark for its vacant GM spot. Newmark worked 26 seasons for the
Around this time a year ago Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was the hottest coach in the cycle. Multiple teams wanted him and it seemed like the Washington Commanders were the team that wanted him the most and they did a horrible job of hiding it. The Commanders planned to fly out to Detroit to
Pack away the visions of a trip to Berlin in the fall. The Detroit Lions will not be playing in the German capital in the 2025 NFL regular season. While there has been considerable discussion about the Lions playing in Germany, it won’t happen in 2025. The NFL assigned the Indianapolis Colts as the designated
It’s no secret that a big part of the Washington Commanders’ success this year is due to historic play from rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. The second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Daniels set the rookie quarterback record for rushing yards in a season (891), and he finished the season 11th among all NFL…
The Dallas Cowboys faced plenty of adversity in the 2024 NFL season and now they must focus on rebuilding their roster after missing out on the playoffs. It felt that they were trying to compete with half a team at times, especially when Dak Prescott got injured and they were left without a starting quarterback
Over the weekend, a text exchange and video went viral, appearing to display a couple of kids tricking Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams into thinking they were Detroit Lions coordinator Ben Johnson and he was the Bears’ next coach. The video shows—from the kids’ point of view—Williams eventually hopping on a FaceTime to confirm their…
The NFL playoffs are down to the elite eight. The first team to win three games will be the world champions. And entering the divisional round weekend in each conference, the Detroit Lions are the favorites to be the team that captures the title in Super Bowl LIX. Detroit has the best odds to win,
The Detroit Lions suddenly found themselves relying significantly less on rookies in 2024-25 on their way to the NFC’s No. 1 seed. The Lions had a much quieter 2024 draft class. Only a couple of rookies played consistently throughout the regular season, a stark contrast from last season which saw the rise of Jahmyr Gibbs,
Longtime Detroit Lions fan and Michigan native Jeff Daniels continues to sign the praises of his beloved football team. The Curse of Bobby Layne stands no chance after Daniels performed a diddy about his efforts with Peyton Manning to snap the storied curse back in 2022. Daniels sang rhapsodically about the curse-breaking event during an
Detroit Lions All-Pro safety Kerby Joseph on Tuesday had a stern message for anyone calling him a dirty player. Joseph drew negative headlines last season for a tackle he made in the Lions’ wild-card round game against the Los Angeles Rams. Joseph’s low hit on Tyler Higbee seriously injured the Rams tight end. Matthew Stafford