Heading into a big regular season finale, here are 5 bold predictions for the Detroit Lions against the Green Bay Packers in Week 18. For the second straight year, the Detroit Lions will play a prime time game at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers. But this time (it was Monday Night Football last
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Amid widespread player criticism for surfaces like the one at Ford Field, the Detroit Lions are making what will surely be a welcome change. Tracy Walker didn’t suffer his season-ending Achilles tear playing at home back in Week 3. But U.S. Bank Stadium has the same “slit film” turf that Ford Field does, and the
Sunday night’s matchup between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field will be the 13th time the Lions and Packers have finished the season against each other since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978 (and a 17-gamer last season), with nine of those coming since NFL realignment in 2002
I’ve had a revelation about Jared Goff. But first, let me offer a peek into how the sausage is made in the press box on deadline. Here’s how it works. Sports writers are usually writing throughout the game. It picks up after halftime, when we really hunker down and stop watching TikTok cat videos. When
Lions at Packers ▶ Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin ▶ TV/radio: NBC/97.1 FM ▶ Line: Packers by 4 ▶ Records: Both teams are 8-8 ▶ At stake: Packers make playoffs with a win; Lions make playoffs with a win and a Seahawks loss. Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions’ Week 18 matchup
Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo, Justin Rogers and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday’s Lions-Packers game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin (8:20 p.m., NBC/97.1). ▶ Nolan Bianchi: Given how the Lions have fought their way back into this playoff picture, there is no reason to count them out heading into this
Lions safety DeShon Elliott called out Aaron Rodgers and the Packers for not respecting Detroit: “The way he carries himself, I don’t like none of that.” There’s bad blood between the Lions and the Packers as they prepare to battle it out with a playoff berth potentially on the line. DeShon Elliott only threw fuel
Heading into the 2022 regular season finale against the Green Bay Packers, here is the Week 18 injury report for the Detroit Lions. Even if they can’t make the playoffs with a win, there’s plenty for the Detroit Lions to gain with a win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 18. On the stage
The Detroit Lions are getting one starter back in their secondary for Sunday’s showdown with the Green Bay Packers, but could be without another because of injury. Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah was added to the injury report Friday with an elbow injury and is questionable for Sunday’s game. Okudah has started all 15 of the
Some Detroit Lions players have spoken about their distaste for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, but it cannot become a distraction on the field Sunday night. For some, and most certainly for fans of the other teams in the NFC North, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has what might be called a “punchable face.”
The Detroit Lions have plenty of motivation Sunday to beat the Green Bay Packers with a potential playoff spot on the line. Real or contrived, here’s another one. Lions safety DeShon Elliott said Friday he and his teammates feel disrespected by the Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers. “I feel like they don’t respect us,” Elliott
Allen Park — Since the day he was drafted by the Detroit Lions, hometown product Aidan Hutchinson has made it clear he wants to be a central figure in turning around the perceptions of the franchise. Sunday night, in his first primetime game as a professional, it will be another opportunity for the rookie defensive
Two months after the NFL Players Association called for a ban on the type of turf used at Ford Field, the Detroit Lions are installing a new surface for 2023. The Lions said Monday they are switching from a slit-film turf to a monofilament field turf, which is considered the most grass-like surface of the
The Detroit Lions will wrap up the 2022 NFL regular season Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers, and here are three prop bets to consider for Week 18. Before getting into the final Detroit Lions prop bets for the season (barring a playoff game, of course), let’s see how Week 17’s prop bets came