After a wild Week 1 that featured a handful of upsets and one devastating injury (sorry, Jets fans), we’re onto Week 2 and back with another 32 best bets for the upcoming slate of games – one for each team in the NFL. The first week of the season is always the toughest to bet,
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Ever since Lions GM Brad Holmes sported a “Villains” sweatshirt at the NFL scouting combine earlier this year, the word has become something of a defining mantra for the team. And while Holmes has never really elaborated on the exact meaning, it’s clear his players are bought into the mindset. It’s permeated Detroit in a
A Detroit Lions star player asked fans to do something that has been commonplace at home games in the Motor City for decades–wear a facial covering at the Lions’ Week 2 contest against the Seattle Seahawks. The Lions, preseason favorites to win the NFC North, head into the game hot after knocking off the defending
Allen Park — Dan Campbell has quickly established a reputation as one of the NFL’s most aggressive coaches, rarely hesitating to go for it on a fourth down in a critical situation, call for a fake punt or even spring a surprise onside kick on an opponent. But he wasn’t always this way. After serving
Allen Park — The starting point for any good NFL defense is an ability to stop the run, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn the Detroit Lions finished 29th in rushing yards per game and 30th in yards per carry allowed a season ago. As the team spent the offseason trying to
Allen Park — For all the talk about the Detroit Lions catching breaks because the Kansas City Chiefs couldn’t hang on to the ball in the teams’ season opener, the Lions also left plenty of meat on the bone, particularly on defense. Sure, rookie Brian Branch’s pick-six was one of the game’s most important plays,
Believe it or not, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff could etch his name into the NFL record book this season. Since Week 9 of last season, the 29-year-old has thrown 359 consecutive passes without an interception, the third-most in league history. Aaron Rodgers holds the record with 402 consecutive passes, and future Hall of Famer
Detroit Lions star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown knew there was a chance his go-to touchdown celebration would not go over well with the referee crew in Week 1’s 21-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. That didn’t stop him from busting it out anyway. During a recent episode of “The St. Brown Brothers Podcast,” the
After a huge road win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1, the Detroit Lions are headed home to what will be an absolutely raucous crowd at Ford Field for their Week 2 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks. With their sights set on getting revenge after last year’s shootout loss, the Lions have an…
When the Detroit Lions signed David Montgomery in free agency, our fearless leader Jeremy Reisman declared the 2019 third-round pick to be “an upgrade. Full stop.” The main thing pointed out about Montgomery was his ability to break tackles, but our friends at Windy City Gridiron described the former Bear as “one of the more…
The Detroit Lions held a walk-through practice session on Wednesday, one that was closed to the media. The team did produce an injury report based on likely availability, and a couple of developments on the team’s update are not positive. Foremost is the ankle injury that is plaguing starting left tackle Taylor Decker. After missing
The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available to watch or stream. This week’s live show focused on the Week 1 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as looking ahead to the Week 2 home opener against Seattle. Among the topics covered in this one, recorded on Wednesday night: [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal]
The Seattle Seahawks suffered some major injury issues in their Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Those will carry over into their trip to Detroit in Week 2 to face the unbeaten Lions. Seattle placed starting right tackle Abraham Lucas on I.R. on Wednesday, meaning he will miss several weeks. Lucas injured his
With Week 1 of the NFL’s regular season in the books, here’s a look at whose stock is up and down in the NFC North: Stock Up Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers quarterback: In his first “official” start as the undisputed No. 1 in Green Bay, Love shined against the rival Chicago Bears, finishing 15-of-27