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The Detroit Lions are currently in the midst of the 2026 offseason, looking to regroup after having missed the playoffs altogether this past campaign. The Lions certainly missed former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson this season, as Dan Campbell’s attempt to take over the offensive playbook midway through the year did not yield great results. On […]

The Detroit Lions will get busy looking for a new offensive coordinator after firing John Morton on Tuesday. Morton only spent one season in his return to Detroit. The writing on the wall became clear for Morton when coach Dan Campbell took over offensive play-calling duties in Week 10. Campbell tried to downplay the move, […]

After missing the NFL playoffs for the first time in three seasons, the Detroit Lions have decided to fire offensive coordinator John Morton, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic. “NEWS: The Lions are parting ways with OC Johnny Morton, per source. After coming in to replace Ben Johnson, Detroit moves on after just one […]

Recently, the Detroit Lions’ 2025 season came to an end with a surprising road win over the Chicago Bears in an NFC North divisional battle. While that win may have given the Lions the slightest bit of momentum heading into the offseason, it was still a rough campaign for the Lions this year, missing out […]

The Detroit Lions did not play up to their own standard during the 2025 NFL season. Detroit finished the regular season 9-8 after beating Chicago in Week 18. The Lions missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2022 season, a surprising fall from grace after winning 15 games just a year ago. Lions […]

The Detroit Lions at least ended their disappointing 2025 campaign on a high note as they earned a 19-16 win over NFC North division champion Chicago Bears on the final game of the season to finish with a 9-8 record. They have been trending upwards over the past two seasons, with their 15-2 campaign in […]

While the Detroit Lions have been eliminated from playoff contention, they’re still trying to take down their NFC North rival Chicago Bears in Week 18. Amon-Ra St. Brown isn’t trying to miss out on the action. The wide receiver has been dealing with both knee and ankle injuries. However, head coach Dan Campbell is expecting […]

Amon-Ra St. Brown got positive news regarding his availability for the Detroit Lions‘ regular-season finale in Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season. St. Brown is about to complete his fifth season in the league with the Lions. He has shined as one of the best receivers around, making explosive plays for remarkable touchdown highlights […]

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator John Morton addressed his future this week as the team prepares for its regular-season finale, expressing a desire to remain with the organization despite a disappointing follow-up to last year’s historic run. Morton spoke Thursday with The Athletic’s Colton Pouncy ahead of Sunday’s Week 18 matchup between the Detroit Lions (8-8) […]

With the final Week 18 of the NFL’s Regular Season already here, select Fantasy Football leagues may still be heading into their championship week matchups. A number of NFL teams will also be competing for their playoff lives in the last week of the season, making for frantic finishes and unexpected surprises to come. The […]

The Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions in Week 18, aiming for revenge from the Week 2 blowout loss. It seemed like forever ago because both teams have gone in opposite directions since their last meeting. The Lions won 52-21, but now, the Bears are in the playoffs, and the Lions are not. The Lions […]

The Chicago Bears have come out of the darkness this season, going from a last-place team to the NFC North champion. After years of backsliding, poor choices and failing to make plays when the game is on the line, first-year head coach Ben Johnson put that brutal past behind the team and drove the Bears […]

The Detroit Lions had no other choice but to confront the cold-hearted truth that they won’t be playing in the postseason for the first time since 2022. Their 23-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day crystallized that reality.  Certainly, QB Jared Goff was disappointed in defeat as he now has to wait a […]

The Detroit Lions delivered their fans the opposite of a Christmas miracle in Week 17. Detroit melted down against Minnesota, losing 23-10 in a game where the offense simply couldn’t move the ball. To make matters worse, Detroit could be without one of their top offensive playmakers during the final game of the regular season. […]

As Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf sits at home serving a two-game suspension, new details have emerged about his past interactions with the Detroit Lions heckler who caused the ban. FOX Sports insider Jay Galzer revealed that NFL security was in communication with the Lions and Metcalf’s previous team, the Seattle Seahawks, last year […]

As a Detroit Lions fan got into an incident with DK Metcalf, star wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, during a Dec. 21 game where the players shoved him after grabbing him, the receiver of the physicality has given insight into the situation. While the Lions and the NFL aren’t taking action against the fan, […]

Christmas Day at Ford Field became a brutal audit of everything that went wrong when the margins disappeared. The Detroit Lions’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings was an unraveling. Against a Vikings team starting a third-string quarterback, Detroit imploded in the one way it absolutely could not afford to: with the football. Turnovers erased effort, […]

The Detroit Lions were eliminated from playoff contention with Week 17’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Detroit will miss the postseason for the first time since 2022 after winning the NFC North each of the last two years. The resurgent Lions took a step back in 2025. And the team’s playoff hopes were crushed with […]

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown landed in the record books on Christmas Day. All after grabbing his 100th catch against the Minnesota Vikings. With that catch, the Pro Bowler makes new franchise history. #Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has set a new franchise record for most 100-catch seasons (4). pic.twitter.com/ajY0oymbFV — Eric Woodyard […]

The Detroit Lions’ chase for a ticket to the NFL playoffs ended in embarrassing fashion Thursday night. Needing a win to keep their postseason hopes alive, the Lions instead saw its offense crash and burn in a 23-10 loss at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Detroit has thrived with its offense in the 2025 NFL […]

Dan Campbell watched a six-turnover disaster against the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day. The Detroit Lions head coach didn’t hold back after the painful 23-10 loss that erases their NFL Playoffs hope. He hints that big changes will be made in the Motor City. “I’m gonna be looking at a lot,” Campbell began via Colton […]

If you were relying on Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs to bring home a fantasy football championship on Christmas Day, you probably woke up with a lump of coal in your stocking instead. In a pivotal Week 17 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, Gibbs delivered a performance that can only be described as a […]

The Minnesota Vikings knew they would need to rely heavily on their defense in order to beat the Detroit Lions on Christmas Day, but few fans could have genuinely predicted the dominant outing they were treated to on Thursday. The home team forced a mind-boggling six turnovers en route to a 23-10 victory, officially ending […]

The Detroit Lions’ season is officially over. The team entered Week 17 clinging to a slim hope of reaching the playoffs. But the Lions were eliminated from postseason contention after a bitterly disappointing Christmas Day loss to the Max Brosmer-led Minnesota Vikings. Despite topping Minnesota in time of possession and total yards, the Lions could […]

The Detroit Lions are now out of contention for the playoffs after getting routed by the Minnesota Vikings, 23-10, at US Bank Stadium on Christmas Day. The Lions fell to 8-8, including a three-game skid that could not come at a worse time. They will now relinquish their throne in the NFC North, which they […]

If you asked any Minnesota Vikings fan what they wanted for Christmas, a win over the Detroit Lions was probably at the top of the list. But doing it with just three, yes, three, net passing yards? That wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card. In a game that set football back a few decades (but in […]

The Detroit Lions were officially eliminated from playoff contention after a pitiful performance against the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day. With the season on the line in a must-win game, Jared Goff turned the ball over five times, helping Minnesota to a 23-10 victory. And adding injury to insult, Amon-Ra St. Brown went down late […]

The Detroit Lions were one of the co-favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl at the start of the season, but they were eliminated from postseason contention on Christmas Day as they were beaten 23-10 by the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions had an outside chance to pass the Green Bay Packers at the […]

The Detroit Lions were in an important battle Thursday night against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in  Minneapolis, and it did not end well for Dan Campbell’s squad, as they suffered a 23-10 loss. Adding to the Lions’ woes are the injuries suffered by a couple of players on their defense. Detroit released […]

The Detroit Lions’ offensive line is in rough shape early against the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions began the game without left tackle Taylor Decker and suffered from an early injury to star right tackle Penei Sewell. Sewell went down one of the Lions’ final drives of the first half in visible pain, causing teammates to […]

The Detroit Lions will be cleared of two significant injury concerns when they face the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas. Amon-Ra St. Brown and David Montgomery were both on the injury report throughout the week, but will play in the Week 17 divisional matchup. As arguably the best receiver in the NFL, St. Brown is the […]

A heated NFL sideline altercation late in the 2025 regular season has continued to generate attention as new developments emerge ahead of a scheduled legal appearance. Detroit Lions fan Ryan Kennedy is scheduled to hold a press conference on Friday alongside his legal team following a physical confrontation with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf […]

The Detroit Lions will be facing the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day, and there is uncertainty on if one of their key players will be available. Amon-Ra St. Brown has been dealing with a knee injury, and his status is up in the air, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. “Amon-Ra St. Brown officially questionable, […]

With NFL Week 17 already here and the Regular Season just two weeks from its conclusion, franchises are scrambling to make their last-minute bids for the impending playoffs. The NFC North has been one of football’s tightest divisions and we’ll see a Christmas Day tilt when the Detroit Lions (8-7) take on the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) for the second […]

As the NFL world grapples with DK Metcalf’s two-game suspension for an altercation with a Detroit Lions fan in Week 16, with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver indeed out for the rest of the regular season after Jordy Nelson denied his appeal, fans have wondered what would happen to the other side of this altercation […]

The Detroit Lions (8-7) are wounded entering the holiday season, but they can still make the best out of Christmas in a must-win game versus the Minnesota Vikings (7-8). They already fell to their NFC North rival at home back in November and will now need to prevail inside U.S. Bank Stadium if they have […]

The Lions and the Vikings were two of the best teams in the NFL last year during the regular season. They are two of the most disappointing teams in the league this season. Despite winning their last three games, the Vikings (7-8) have been mired in last place in the NFC North. The Lions (8-7) […]

Detroit Lions fans have endured a frustrating 2025 season, and Monday night brought an unexpected reminder of that reality from outside the football world. During a live episode of WWE Raw in Grand Rapids, Michigan, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella took a sharp verbal jab at the Lions that quickly made waves among Detroit […]

Dan Campbell sent a clear message to his team following the Detroit Lions’ 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon. Campbell is going through his fifth season of coaching the Lions, having led them to consecutive playoff appearances in 2023 and 2024. However, the 2025 campaign has been difficult as Detroit is at […]