Last week, the Detroit Lions traded for defensive end Za’Darius Smith, hoping to bolster their pass rush and run defense after suffering many injuries at the edge defender position. While fans were eager to see Smith play in a big “Sunday Night Football” contest with the Houston Texans, the coaching staff took a different approach.
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For the first time since suffering a major knee injury in Detroit’s Week 3 win in Arizona, starting SAM LB Derrick Barnes met with the media. Barnes told reporters more specifics about the injury and his progress in recovery from surgery. “ACL was fine,” Barnes said, noting that he did tear the PCL and MCL
If the season ended after Week 10, the Detroit Lions would be the No. 1 seed in the NFC postseason. Their Week 11 opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars, would have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Coming off an emotional road win in Houston against the AFC South-leading Texans on Sunday night,
The Detroit Lions would prefer to take an easier path to victory this week. The Lions managed to extend their winning streak to seven games on Sunday night even though Jared Goff was picked off five times and they trailed by 16 points at halftime. Jake Bates hit a pair of 50-plus yard field goals
I just returned from Houston where I voluntarily and eagerly overdosed on smoked brisket and Tex-Mex fajitas. Conversely, I involuntarily and begrudgingly overdosed on watching interceptions. At least the final result was a panacea. Other notes from the stadium: The Texans Battle Red helmets looked fantastic with the mirror red finish. The Lions silver helmets
There doesn’t seem much in life that makes Detroit Lions left tackle Taylor Decker feel more—in his words— ”shitty” than missing an opportunity to play football with his teammates. He may be in year nine of his career, but it’s clear he still highly values every chance he gets to take the field.
The Jacksonville Jaguars announced on Wednesday that quarterback Trevor Lawrence (left shoulder injury) will miss his second consecutive game on Sunday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson also confirmed that Mac Jones will get the start on Sunday against the Detroit Lions before the team heads into its Week 12 bye. Lawrence
The Detroit Lions (8-1) are hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8) in Week 11 and both teams have a couple of key players injured that necessitate monitoring. Just like last week, the Lions are starting the week slow and running a walkthrough to begin the practice portion of the week. Unfortunately, these types of practices are…
Alexander, 27, went undrafted out of Florida International back in 2020. He was later drafted by the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL in February of 2022. In 2022, Alexander played in 10 games for the Stars and started six of them, catching 20 passes for 234 yards (11.7 YPC) and two touchdowns. He also made
Jake Bates made Detroit Lions history in the team’s Week 10 comeback win in Houston. Bates became the first kicker — on a franchise with a rich history of great kickers — to make two field goals of at least 50 yards in the fourth quarter of the same game. The second of those came
For the second time in just nine career game, Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Bates was a no-brainer this week after making two huge kicks in the final 5:01 of Sunday night’s game against the Houston Texans. The first, a 58-yard boom, tied the game…
The Detroit Lions host the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11, but the Jaguars will not look the same as they typically do. Thanks to an injured shoulder, starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been ruled out for the game by Jaguars coach Doug Pederson. Lawrence was injured in Jacksonville’s Week 9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Last year I caught a little bit of flak for saying that Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn should be the most desired Lions coordinator when it came to being a a head coach. The Lions defense wasn’t super good at the time, but the big thing for me has always been that I believe
Today we’re going to overreact a little bit. Last Sunday night was a big night for James Houston. It felt like it was a night that everyone had been waiting on for a long time because they actually had been. In January of 2023 the Lions played the Bears at Ford Field and late in