Having a second playoff game to prepare for is a welcomed new phenomenon for the Detroit Lions. So too is having coordinators in demand for head coaching jobs elsewhere. Welcome to 2024, and welcome to the very busy time for Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. The duo has been requested
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In the NFL playoffs, it’s all about survive and advance. It doesn’t matter who you play or where you play, you win or you go home. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to do that in resounding fashion against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Now, as a reward for their victory, the Bucs will
The big news of last weekend was Matthew Stafford‘s return to Detroit to face the franchise that took him No. 1 overall way back in the 2009 NFL Draft. Stafford was a Detroit mainstay for 12 seasons before the Lions traded him to the Los Angeles Rams, with whom he promptly won a Super Bowl.
Detroit Lions defensive back Kerby Joseph has developed quite a reputation for himself for a couple of hits that have knocked out opposing players for the season. The latest was Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee, who tore his ACL on a low hit during the team’s wild-card win this past weekend. Joseph said
During the fourth quarter of Sunday night’s playoff win over the Los Angeles Rams, Lions safety Kerby Joseph made a play against Rams tight end Tyler Higbee that resulted in Higbee tearing up his knee. Joseph dove at Higbee’s legs as the tight end tried to haul in a high throw over the middle from
The Bucs conducted another walk-through at the AdventHealth Training Center on Thursday ahead of their NFC Divisional Round matchup in Detroit against the Lions on Sunday. And despite having two players not participate and another two participate in a limited capacity, Tampa Bay is largely healthy heading into the second weekend of the postseason. Given
The Detroit Lions will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs at Ford Field at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, and both teams were back on the practice field on Thursday. For the Lions, they continue to trend in the right direction. Not only did they activate edge rusher James…
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell started off the week warning of the challenge that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense presents. “They’ve got a number of guys on that defense that have been together and so it’s evolved so much,” Campbell said. “And so, (defensive coordinator Todd Bowles’) got these things that they believe in, that…
The Detroit Lions could be getting a big-time defensive lift for their Divisional Round playoff matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday. Per Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk, the Lions have announced that they have activated linebacker James Houston from the injured reserve list. Houston has been sidelined for the majority of the
Thursday marked a deadline for the Detroit Lions to activate pass rusher James Houston from the injured reserve list. The second-year EDGE showed enough in practice to get activated from I.R. and ready for action against the Buccaneers in the NFC Divisional Round. Designated for return 21 days earlier, Houston had been practicing with the
The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast is an unprecedented one. Never before have we been able to break down a Lions postseason win. From Sean McVay’s massive coaching gaffes to the power of the Ford Field fans, we also put a bow on the team’s first playoff victory since the 1991 season. The
The Detroit Lions have officially activated edge rusher James Houston from injured reserve and waived edge rusher Julian Okwara in a corresponding move. Houston injured his ankle/lower leg in early September and was placed on injured reserve to recover. Three weeks ago, he was healthy enough to begin practicing and the Lions opened his 21-day…
Lions safety Ifeatu Melifonwu, like nearly all his Detroit teammates, experienced a playoff victory for the first time in his NFL career on Sunday. The third-year safety was very grateful to the fans in Ford Field for helping make it happen. Melifonwu praised the Lions fans and the home field advantage they provided in an
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will certainly have a challenge waiting for them when they take the field on Sunday in Detroit to face the Lions in the NFL divisional round. Between the Lions’ physical offensive line, strong play from Jared Goff, excellent skill position players, and tough front seven, there’s plenty to be concerned with