Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, so the Lions who suffered injuries last game will need to see a rapid recovery in order to play vs the Bears. See my postgame report for videos of all the injuries. On Monday, Dan Campbell specifically mentioned Kalif Raymond, Carlton Davis, and Taylor Decker as players whose game status is
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The Detroit Lions are letting go of EDGE James Houston ahead of the Week 13 matchup with the Chicago Bears. Numerous reports of Houston’s release were confirmed by Lions head coach Dan CaRoger’s. It’s a disappointing end to three star-crossed seasons in Detroit for Houston. A late-round pick out of Jackson State, Houston initially failed
The Detroit Lions invaded Indianapolis in Week 12 and gave the partisan Lions crowd (yes, really!) much to cheer about in a 24-6 win over the Colts. After a nail-biting comeback win against the Texans and a one-sided romp over the Jaguars, this Lions game fell in the middle of the spectrum. In watching the
The Lions kept rolling in Week 12, scoring a 24-6 win over the Indianapolis Colts to move to 10-1 and extending their win streak to nine games. It’s Detroit’s best start since 1934. After taking the top spot in most media power rankings last week, let’s see if the Lions are closer to sweeping the
When Lions punt return specialist Kalif Raymond departed Sunday’s win in Indianapolis with a foot injury, the next man up to field punts was All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. For a team already ravaged by injuries, seeing such a critical piece of the offense playing in that role caused some serious trepidation. That worry
The Pro Bowl doesn’t exist as an actual football game anymore, but the honor of being a Pro Bowler is still an impressive accomplishment for players. The honorees will play a flag football game pitting the AFC against the NFC and participate in other fan-friendly activities. There are several Detroit Lions who are worthy of
Aside from a possible long-term injury to Kalif Raymond, early indications are that the Lions had a fairly healthy game vs the Colts. There were some minor scares though which could still impact the Thanksgiving game. The Lions released an estimated injury report on Monday due to the short week game on Thanksgiving. All the
In this abbreviated work week, Monday becomes Wednesday on the Detroit Lions practice calendar. That means the injury and participation report comes out on Monday afternoon instead of the typical Wednesday, with the Lions hosting the Chicago Bears at 12:30 on Thursday. The good news first. Starting cornerback Terrion Arnold was back as a full
The Detroit Lions extended the win streak to nine games with a 24-6 win in Indianapolis over the Colts in Week 12. The Lions improved to 10-1 in handing the Colts their largest margin of defeat all season, despite Detroit missing several defensive regulars due to injuries. Which Lions players earned the best and worst
The Detroit Lions haven’t won their annual Thanksgiving showcase game since 2016. Three of those holiday losses have come at the hands of the Chicago Bears, this week’s opponent in Ford Field on Thursday. The 10-1 Lions are favored to feast on the fading 4-7 Bears, losers of five games in a row. At BetMGM,
This run the Lions have been on has been nothing short of incredible. They’re doing things the franchise hasn’t seen in decades. Sunday, they achieved a feat that had never happened before in their franchise history. For the first time, the Lions have won 10 games in consecutive seasons. The Lions moved to 10-1 after
Thanksgiving means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but one thing sports fans can all agree upon is that Thanksgiving means football. As has become custom, there are three NFL games taking place on Thanksgiving this year. Thursday will be busy as the Detroit Lions host the Chicago Bears for
The Lions experienced a few injury scares in Sunday’s 24-6 win over the Colts in Indianapolis. One of the biggest scares came courtesy of starting left tackle Taylor Decker. Decker got rolled up on during a play where QB Jared Goff was sacked (not Decker’s fault). He slowly walked off the field after being tended
When Jahmyr Gibbs scores, good things usually happen for the Detroit Lions. When David Montgomery scores, good things usually happen for the Lions. But when they both score? That almost guarantees a win for the Lions. Sonic and Knuckles, as they are now affectionately known as, have each scored a touchdown in the same game