Alex Anzalone is getting closer to returning from his broken arm. The veteran linebacker and Lions team captain was listed as a participant in practice for the first time since fracturing his forearm in Detroit’s Week 11 win over the Jaguars. The participation status deserves something of an asterisk; the Lions held a non-contact walkthrough
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The Jamal Adams era is over in Detroit just as quickly as it started. The Lions released the veteran defender from the practice squad on New Year’s Day. Adams joined the Lions exactly one month earlier during the peak of Detroit’s defensive injury woes. The three-time Pro Bowler came to Detroit after being released by
The Lions had no major surprises on the initial injury report which means two straight games with no significant injuries. The team is now in the process of adding players with Kalif Raymond and Alex Anzalone who should be ready soon. The Vikings had a couple concerns coming out of last game in Pat Jones
The NFL’s finale to the entire 2024 regular season schedule will be one of the most exciting conclusions to a year ever. The Detroit Lions (14-2) and Minnesota Vikings (14-2) will do battle in an epic NFC North clash on “Sunday Night Football,” the last game of the whole season. Kickoff was placed there for
Monday night’s win in San Francisco spotlighted everything that’s great about the Detroit Lions. Ben Johnson’s loaded offense put up 40 on the defending NFC champs. Jared Goff was fantastic, as was Jahmyr Gibbs. And Sam LaPorta. And Jameson Williams. Craig Reynolds showed pop as the No. 2 RB. Tim Patrick and Allen Robinson each
It’s a given that Detroit Lions fans tuned into Monday night’s win over the San Francisco 49ers. They were not alone, according to ESPN’s recap of its broadcast. The Lions vs 49ers produced the biggest audience to watch any Monday Night Football game in 2024. Over 22.2 million people tuned into the ESPN broadcast. It
Ford Field will be black and blue on Sunday night for the Detroit Lions’ Week 18 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. Get ready for the black jerseys with blue trim and the blue helmets with black accents for the Lions in the 2024 NFL regular-season finale from Detroit. While the team did not come out
On Monday night, Morice Norris made his NFL debut as a Detroit Lions defensive back. An undrafted rookie from Fresno State, Norris played on special teams in the Lions’ Week 17 win over San Francisco after being signed to the active roster over the weekend. Norris’ stay on the Lions active roster was a brief
Despite the game not mattering for the Lions in their playoff outlook, the team still went out to exact some revenge on the San Francisco 49ers from last year’s NFC Championship Game. They did just that, defeating the soon-to-be former NFC champs, 40-34, to move to 14-2 and set up Sunday’s huge showdown with the
The Pro Bowl might not be an actual game anymore, but it’s still a status players covet. One-third of the Pro Bowl selection process is the fan voting, and the fans have spoken loudly that the Detroit Lions deserve major representation in the honorary exhibition. The NFL published the final results of the fan voting,
The Lions appear to have survived a second straight game without any significant injuries. There were some minor issues seen, but I’m not expecting anything major to come out of them. Brian Branch – right leg 2q 9:20 Branch got up gingerly with a slight limp of the right leg. He stayed in and finished
It’s been a very long time since the Detroit Lions had their bye back in Week 5. A litany of injuries, as well as general fatigue from playing 12 weeks in a row with odd routines (two games on Thursdays, four primetime games) left the Lions beaten and battered entering Monday night’s game in San
The Detroit Lions capped the first unbeaten road schedule in team history on Monday night in San Francisco. The Lions outgunned the 49ers, 40-34, in the final game of Week 17. With the win, the Lions improve to 14-2 entering the final weekend. They also completed the travel portion of their schedule at a perfect
In the wake of a draining 40-34 win in San Francisco on Monday Night Football, the Detroit Lions locker room was a balance of exhilaration and exhaustion. The postgame scene was nicely captured and aired on ESPN at the end of their Sportscenter broadcast. The standout moment came, as you might expect, from Lions head