The Pro Football Hall of Fame recently revealed its list of 25 modern-era semifinalists who will be considered for the Class of 2024, which will be revealed before Super Bowl LVIII in February. Among them are two first-year eligible candidates that made the semifinalist cut in tight end Antonio Gates and pass rusher Julius Peppers.
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Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints felt eerily like the 2016 matchup between the two teams—high-scoring, sloppy football that hurt to watch but kept both teams in it late. The big difference? This time, the Detroit Lions came out on top. Sunday was another huge blow to the SOL crowd. A win is a…
By the end of the Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints game, chances are you weren’t too happy with the defensive effort. After building a 21-point lead over the Saints, the Lions defense had trouble stopping the Saints in the second half, and the offense went into hibernation mode. The result was a nail-biter of…
There were quite a few notable takeaways from the player participation report for the Detroit Lions in the team’s Week 13 win in New Orleans. The first that stands out is the relative lack of plays. The Lions ran just 58 offensive plays in the game, which is low overall but especially low for a
The Detroit Lions are on the road again in Week 14, this time traveling to Illinois to take on division rival Chicago Bears. When the 2023 schedule was released, the Lions were initially just 1.5-point favorites, and since then, the overall performance from both teams through 12 games has resulted in that line increasing.
With most of the Week 13 NFL schedule in the books, here are the players and coaches that delivered standout performances: Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers: The All-Pro wideout spent the months following the NFC Championship game at the end of January telling anyone who would listen that the Philadelphia Eagles defense was highly
With a win over the New Orleans Saints, the Detroit Lions are 9-3 and that much closer to clinching a postseason berth and maybe—just maybe—their first division title in over 30 years. With only five weeks left in the regular season, there aren’t many teams in a better spot in both their division and the…
Detroit Lions standout center Frank Ragnow will undergo an MRI exam on his left knee on Monday. The two-time Pro Bowl selection was injured in the second quarter of Sunday’s 33-28 win over the New Orleans Saints. Ragnow was blocking on a running play when another player was blocked into his leg. He was helped
During the Week 13 matchup between the Lions and Saints in New Orleans, there was an unexpected delay. The game was held up for several minutes when a member of the chain gang on the sidelines suffered a nasty-looking leg injury when he got caught in the fray at the end of a play. The
It was an interesting Sunday for the Detroit Lions. The team came away with a 33-28 win in New Orleans over the Saints after nearly blowing an early 21-0 lead. The win improves Detroit’s record to 9-3 and the Lions are in full control of the NFC North division. It’s a road win over a
The Green Bay Packers capitalized on a Detroit Lions implosion on Thanksgiving to a win, but they will need another standout performance if they want to win this primetime tilt. The Packers play host to the Kansas City Chiefs, and if they want to prove themselves as playoff contenders in the NFC, beating the 8-3…
Mike Martz thinks Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions won in New Orleans with outstanding, disciplined football. Still, he explains it’s imperative Detroit gets more pressure from their defensive front against the great passing teams it’ll see in the postseason.
The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, and it’s safe to say that they would not have done that if not for rookie tight end Sam LaPorta. The tight end out of Iowa finished the game with nine catches on nine targets for 140 yards and a touchdown.
The Detroit Lions played much of Sunday’s game in New Orleans without Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow. The veteran left the game with a leg injury and did not return. Ragnow was officially ruled out with a knee injury. On the play where he was hurt, Ragnow was unintentionally kicked in the back of his