The Lions knocked off the Los Angeles Rams in overtime in Week 1 and part of that was due to their pass rush. Detroit pressured Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford 14 times, per NFL Next Gen Stats and sacked him twice. A key part of that pass rush? Interior defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike. Per PFF, Onwuzurike
On Sunday night—and nearly into Monday morning—the Detroit Lions got their first win of the 2024 regular season against the Los Angeles Rams in overtime, 26-20. As we’ll do every week throughout the season for this Lions team, we have some data we can comb through courtesy of Pro Football Focus that better helps us…
All off-season we’ve heard about wide receiver Jameson Williams having a breakout year for the Detroit Lions. There’s still plenty of football left to play but after one game, Williams is off to an impressive start this season. On Sunday night against the Rams, Williams had 5 receptions for 121 yards and a touchdown. In
The Lions are fresh off an emotional overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1, a win that helped cement Lions as a contender, even with plenty to clean up going forward. How did the win affect the Lions in the various media power rankings? Let’s find out. USA Today Current rank: 2
The 2024 line of the NFL’s Crucial Catch Collection has arrived. The initiative released by the league once again features both apparel and headgear. All 32 teams are featured for a good cause. The NFL does not profit from the sale of Crucial Catch gear. Charitable contributions are awarded by the NFL Foundation to the
The San Francisco 49ers leaned heavily on RB Jordan Mason in their Week 1 win, showing the rest of the NFL that they might have an established RB2 behind Christian McCaffrey. Mason had a career night in the 32-19 win against the New York Jets. He was a workhorse with 28 carries for 147 yards
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-0, but it came at a huge cost in the form of star safety Antoine Winfield Jr.’s health. It was reported Monday that Winfield Jr. will miss the next few weeks with a high ankle sprain, leaving the Bucs with a massive hole at the safety position and on defense,
Harris, 29, is a former first-round pick by the Dolphins in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Missouri. He was in the final year of his four-year, $10,843,739 rookie contract when the Dolphins traded him to the Falcons. Harris had his fifth-year option declined by the Falcons and earned a base salary of $1,943,692 in
Like a pitcher in baseball, you aren’t always going to have your best stuff. Sometimes your fastball just doesn’t have the same bite as other nights, or maybe you can’t seem to get in a rhythm. You can apply this same analogy to basketball, cooking—you name it. Some days you just don’t have your best…
In the NFL, you don’t expect to be playing your best ball in Week 1, but you also don’t want to come out so flat that you kill the vibes and start with a loss. For the Detroit Lions, they did what great teams do. They didn’t play their best game—not even close—but they found…
Detroit Free Press columnists Jeff Seidel and Shawn Windsor react and debate the Detroit Lions’ 26-20 comeback overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field in Detroit in Week 1 of the NFL season Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. #detroitlions #lions Read more on the Lions and support our sports team: https://www.freep.com/sports/lions/
Herman Moore and Lomas Brown discussed their impressions of the Lions’ 26-20 OT Week 1 win over the Rams, including the high energy from fans, the team’s performance, and standout plays from Jameson Williams and David Montgomery. Enter to win a Herm & Lo 50×60 Blanket! Comment with your MVP of the game to enter.
One of the favorites to win the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year award this season is Terrion Arnold, who currently has the seventh-best odds in the league, at +2000. A key part of the Lions’ defensive unit, Arnold has eight tackles in one game. Watch the NFL on Fubo! Terrion Arnold Futures Odds DROY
Week 1 of the 2024 NFL has been chock full of excellent Primetime games. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens in a game that came down to a toe being out of bounds on Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers in a game that came down to the final possession…