After a roller coaster of a win in Week 10 against the Houston Texans, the Lions left no doubt in Week 11 in their 52-6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Thanks to the Buffalo Bills handing the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season, the Lions are now tied for the best record
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To put it in layman’s terms, Sunday was a straight throttling by the Lions against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Detroit hit 52 points for the second time this season, scored their largest margin of victory in franchise history (46 points) and also handed Jacksonville their largest defeat in franchise history, putting head coach Doug Pederson’s future
The Detroit Lions gave fans some bad news on Monday when Dan Campbell informed everyone that safety Ifeatu Melifonwu will be out for longer with a new injury. “This is going to come up anyway. He just, he had something come up, and he’s not going to be, he won’t be ready for a while.
With all due respect to Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp, I want to talk about DVOA for a second here. While Fipp may not give credence to the advanced statistic, I do hold it in high regard as one of the most in-depth and revealing statistics out there. In short, it measures the…
Despite demolishing the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the Detroit Lions did receive some bad news regarding linebacker Alex Anzalone. It was confirmed yesterday that Anzalone will miss the remainder of the regular season with a broken forearm. The injury occurred while Anzalone was making a tackle on Jaguars running back Travis Etienne with 2:32 left
After the Kansas City Chiefs loss to the Buffalo Bills this past week, the Detroit Lions now hold a share of the best record in the NFL. They’re also nearly lapping the field in point differential, scoring 159 more points than their opponent. The next closest in the Buffalo Bills at 106, then the Philadelphia…
On Sunday, the Detroit Lions won the game, but they lost another critical piece to their defense. Alex Anzalone suffered a broken forearm and is expected to miss between six and eight weeks. That could line him up for a return in the postseason, but in the immediate, the Lions have a No. 1 seed…
The Lions have arguably the best safety duo in the NFL in Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph. Most know about Branch but Joseph needs to become a household name as well. Joseph had three tackles and posted his league-leading seventh interception of the season. His seven interceptions are already the most for a Lions defensive
To close out Week 11, the Houston Texans (6-4) will make the four-hour trip north to Arlington, Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys (3-6) on “Monday Night Football.” Despite being just 256 miles apart, these two teams have only faced off six times in their histories with the Texans winning the first two and…
Another week, another injury to a Lions front-7 player. This time it’s a forearm fracture to Alex Anzalone. Fortunately, this injury will allow him to return this year and probably stronger than ever as I explain in my feature article. Pending concerns include Shane Zylstra’s neck and Allen Robinson’s possible concussion. Many other players went
The Kansas City Chiefs finally took their first loss of the season on Sunday, and while 9-1 is still a strong record to have, it caused a noteworthy shift in the NFL landscape. The Detroit Lions surpassed the Chiefs to become the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl at several sportsbooks — for the
The Detroit Lions announced a few roster moves on Monday morning in the wake of a couple of new injuries. After breaking his forearm against the Jacksonville Jaguars, linebacker Alex Anzalone has been placed on injured reserve. He’ll miss a minimum of four games, but according to coach Dan Campbell, Anzalone is expected to miss…
The Detroit Lions made some injury-forced roster moves on Monday. The most notable is placing linebacker Alex Anzalone on the injured reserve list a day after the defensive captain broke his forearm in the team’s blowout win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Replacing Anzalone on the active roster will be safety Ifeatu Melifonwu, who was activated
Ifeatu Melifonwu is set to make his season debut in Week 12. The fourth-year safety was activated from injured reserve on Monday, per a team announcement. Melifonwu returned to practice earlier this month, opening his three-week activation window. He was not moved to the active roster in time for Detroit’s Week 10 or 11 contests, but