Back when the NFL schedule first dropped, I think a lot of people surrounding the Detroit Lions let out a collective groan. Early bye weeks, especially for those with championship aspirations like the Lions, are typically not looked at as a positive thing. However, after a 3-1 start to the season, the Lions were a…
With over a quarter of the 2024-25 season in the books, the NFC North is the strongest division in the NFL. All four teams in the division have winning records, led by the Minnesota Vikings with a 5-0 record. Every other division includes one or more teams with losing records. In Bleacher Report’s power rankings
In April of 2023 I was still at Pride of Detroit and I was looking for a receiver to mock to the Detroit Lions. The guy I went with probably the most was Wake Forrest receiver A.T. Perry. The Saints wound up drafting him in the sixth-round of last years draft, but now he is
On the topic of the rampant speculation about a potential trade for Las Vegas Raiders EDGE Maxx Crosby, it’s time for Detroit Lions fans to heed the words of Van Halen. “Dream another dream, this dream is over.” While Lions fans have almost demanded on social media for GM Brad Holmes to make a trade
Good news and bad news came out of Dan Campbell’s press conference on the Monday after the bye. GOOD NEWS: Regarding the status of Frank Ragnow and Brian Branch, “They were both out there practicing today. As of right now, they look good.” BAD NEWS: Regarding Derrick Barnes potential return, “It’s tough to say right
The Detroit Lions made some roster changes to the practice squad coming out of the bye week. Two new players have signed on, while the Lions released two current members of the practice squad. Detroit added EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad and LB Cam Gill to the practice squad on Monday. Muhammad is a familiar face for
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When Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes suffered an injury in the team’s Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals, it wasn’t clear how long he would miss. Even when the Lions placed Barnes on injured reserve last week, there seemed like a small sliver of hope that he could return after a month or two…
The bye week is over for the Detroit Lions and the big questions going into their Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys is will they be healthy? Lions head coach Dan Campbell gave some really good updates and one potentially really bad one on Monday. The Good Frank Ragnow missed last week’s game with
The Detroit Lions are back from the bye week and they’ve made some roster moves to start the week, including signing an edge rusher that once started for NFC North rivals the Chicago Bears. Here’s what they did. Signed Al-Quadin Muhammad to practice squad Muhammad is a former sixth round pick for the Saints in
According to Fox Sports reporter Greg Auman, the Detroit Lions are signing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge defender/outside linebacker Cam Gill to their practice squad. Gill went undrafted in 2020, but stuck with the Buccaneers for four seasons. Over the course of that time, he played in 40 games. He was primarily a special teamer…
According to Fox Sports reporter Greg Auman, the Detroit Lions are signing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge defender/outside linebacker Cam Gill to their practice squad. Gill went undrafted in 2020, but stuck with the Buccaneers for four seasons. Over the course of that time, he played in 40 games. He was primarily a special teamer…
This is going to be fun. It’s not everyday that you get to disagree with a co-worker in front of the world, but I think my guy got it wrong here. Ian Valentino, who covers the NFL Draft for The 33rd Team and A to Z Sports recently put out grades for all 32 of the
Do you believe in curses? I’m not fully sure that I do unless that “curse” really shows itself a lot. This one seems to be doing that. Back in February the NFL held it’s NFL Honors award show and Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell was up for the Coach of the Year award for
As the bye week comes to a close, I wanted to do one final check-in. But this time, I wanted to look across the league and see how former Detroit Lions player are doing with their new teams. In primetime already, we’ve seen former Lions receiver KhaDarel Hodge snag a game-winning touchdown in overtime and…
Everyone has heard about the “Super Bowl hangover”, where the team that loses the Super Bowl in the previous season struggles to even make it back to the postseason the following year. 2024 may be bringing in a new type of hangover, at least temporarily, and it involves the Detroit Lions. The Lions have lately
For the third time in as many seasons, the Detroit Lions (3-1) are traveling back to Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys (3-2). The Lions are coming off their bye week, looking to return their team to full health, while the Cowboys are coming off a comeback win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday…
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt made NFL history with a half-sack in the first quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. With the sack, Watt not only joins the 100-sack club, but he also became the second-fastest player to reach 100 sacks, behind only Hall of Famer Reggie White, who did
Week 5 saw the Detroit Lions catch their bye week, a welcome break for the 3-1 team. Unfortunately for the Lions, their NFC North divisional foes all had positive outcomes for the weekend. Minnesota kicked off the football Sunday in London by beating the New York Jets, 23-17. The Vikings offense struggled in this one,
In Week 5, the “Sunday Night Football” showdown will feature a pair of historic NFL franchises when the Dallas Cowboys travel to Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite their long histories, they have only played each other 33 times, with Dallas holding a 16-14 regular season lead and Pittsburgh leading 2-1 in their…