Let’s get into it with our Week 18 report card. Jared Goff had one of his best games of the season. Not only did the Lions quarterback finish with his third-highest passer rating of the season (124.5), but he was effective in a lot of ways we aren’t accustomed to seeing. He was throwing on…
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Since coming back from injury and the bye week, Matthew Stafford has been playing different football for the Rams. He’s gone 160-of-243 (65.8%) for 1895 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions. During that span, the Rams have gone 6-1 (5 wins vs. non-playoff teams) and appear to be as dangerous as ever with Cooper
Detroit Lions Pro Bowl star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is clearly pretty excited for the team’s upcoming playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams—the young receiver’s first foray in NFL postseason play. On Monday, over the course of a couple Instagram stories, St. Brown shared that he had dyed his hair blue for this week.
The NFL Playoffs are about to begin and Wild Card matchups have been set. The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams will square off against each other on Sunday Night, while the Green Bay Packers will head to Dallas to face the Cowboys, and the final remaining NFC matchup will be between the Philadelphia Eagles…
Last offseason, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was the odds-on favorite to become the next head coach of the Carolina Panthers. Johnson is once again surging to the top of the heap of potential candidates for the same job opening one year later. The Panthers have requested permission from the Lions to speak to Johnson
The Detroit Lions have been experiencing a whale of a season, and it’s almost time for them to get onto a bigger stage and take their success to the next level. They have an 12-5 after their win in a Week 18 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, and while they’re the third seed in the
The Detroit Lions are facing some criticism for playing starters against the Minnesota Vikings after rookie tight end Sam LaPorta suffered an injury and did not return. But after looking at the snap counts and talking to coach Dan Campbell, it appears Detroit did make some personnel decisions to rest or lower the playing time…
Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta suffered a knee injury during his team’s Week 18 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday and will likely miss the first round of the playoffs. This is a massive blow to a Lions offense that relied an awful lot on LaPorta in the passing game. So, how could
Sportsbooks from coast to coast have updated the odds for every NFL playoff prop bet under the sun, and you know what that means: Fans and avid bettors will be throwing down some serious skrill on which starting QB will throw the most passing yards. DraftKings has its early favorites , of course. Dallas Cowboys
From the “So you’re saying there’s a chance” files… Lions tight end Sam LaPorta could still have a chance to play in Sunday night’s postseason game against the Los Angeles Rams. Detroit head coach Dan Campbell left the door open for the Pro Bowl rookie to maybe be on the field despite suffering a knee
Is there a chance of Sam LaPorta returning for the Detroit Lions’ Wild Card game after suffering a knee injury in Week 18? The star tight end received a pivotal update from head coach Dan Campbell on Monday, via Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. “#Lions HC Dan Campbell said TE Sam LaPorta has an
No doubt about it, I’m a film junkie and use it for just about every article that I write. The stat sheet and the analytics tell one story but film tells a completely different story. Certainly, I think analytics are a great measuring stick on where a player stands in comparison to other players at
Watch the highlights from the Week 18 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions. The Lions defeated the Vikings, 30-20. In that game, Jared Goff went 23-for-32 for 320 yards (71.9%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions for the Lions. David Montgomery carried the ball 10 times for 40 yards (4.0 yards per
Moving quickly in the wake of Ron Rivera‘s expected firing, the Commanders have already begun identifying targets for his replacement. The team has sent out a number of interview requests. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and DC Aaron Glenn are among the candidates being sought out, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Both staffers, and Johnson