Free Press sports writer Evan Petzold grades the Detroit Lions in their 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears at Ford Field: Quarterback A heads-up play from Jared Goff in the first quarter summarized everything he has been for the Lions. They tried to pass the ball on fourth-and-4 from the Bears’ 35-yard-line, but without any open receivers,
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Shortly after the Detroit Lions dismantled the Chicago Bears, 41-10, in Detroit’s home finale at Ford Field on Sunday, wide receiver Kalif Raymond could be found tossing his buddy, Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, up in the air like a parent celebrating their child. “You got 100 and 1,000! You got 100 and 1,000!” shouted
Detroit — The Detroit Lions got the win, and some help on Sunday, but are still going to need more in the final week of the season if they’re going to make the postseason. With a 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears, the Lions kept their playoff hopes alive another week, even jumping a spot
Detroit — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance following the team’s 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears. Quarterbacks Jared Goff continued his incredible hot streak, completing 21-of-29 throws for 255 yards and three touchdowns. He connected on throws to 10 different receivers and kept the ball out of danger against a defense that’s shown
The Detroit Lions utterly dominated the Chicago Bears by a score of 41-10, and here’s our report card for their performance on Sunday. Coming off their worst performance of the season, the Detroit Lions’ playoff chances had taken a turn for the worse. The only hope they had was to win out and get some
Free Press columnist Carlos Monarrez tackles the tough questions facing the Detroit Lions after their 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Ford Field: What did tight end Brock Wright’s two touchdown catches mean? They were huge in validating one of the franchise’s biggest decisions this season. Not only did the second of
Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Even Stetson Bennett IV couldn’t believe Georgia’s comeback vs. Ohio State by John Buhler The Detroit Lions blew out the Chicago Bears in Week 17. Here’s how they can make the playoffs in the regular-season finale. The Detroit Lions started off the
Detroit — The Detroit Lions didn’t have control of their playoff destiny entering Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, ceding that opportunity in last week’s loss to the Carolina Panthers. All the Lions could do is handle their own business and hope for a little help. To their credit, they took care of the first
The proverbial “rookie wall” can somethings come right now for first year NFL players, but Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is experiencing no such thing. The college football season ends in earnest in late-November, with bowl games possibly to follow weeks or up to month or better later if your team made one. So for
Detroit — Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the NFL Players’ Association has filed a grievance against the Carolina Panthers and the NFL regarding the playing conditions in last Saturday’s Lions-Panthers matchup in Carolina on Christmas Eve. The game was the coldest home game in Panthers history. Several Lions players commented on the conditions, with quarterback Jared
Despite the fact he’s “playing” out the final weeks of his tenure in Detroit, Michael Brockers has still been an important veteran leader as the Lions have made progress this season. As the oldest player on the Detroit Lions’ roster, and one whose on-field impact has not been great over the last two seasons since