Detroit Lions Articles - Page 57

Detroit Lions offensive lineman Taylor Decker hates his home field. Not necessarily Ford Field, the domed stadium the Lions have called home since the 2002 season. Decker hates the actual turf itself. The Ohio State product is far from the only NFL player in the league to hate turf. Just recently, NFLPA president JC Tretter […]

After the NFL officially moved the Buffalo Bills-versus-Cleveland Browns Week 11 game to Ford Field, the Detroit Lions have just one request for Bills Mafia: Don’t break the tables! On Thursday, the league decided to change the venue of the game since there is a massive snowstorm in Western New York. Snow is expected to […]

Aaron Rodgers can now breathe a sigh of relief after he helped propel the Green Bay Packers to a crucial win against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10. The Packers QB admitted that losing to the Detroit Lions in Week 9–which was their fifth straight loss and dropped them to 3-6 on the season–was really […]

After years of anticipation – literally – the Detroit Lions have officially done it: they won two games in a row. That’s right, by beating out the Chicago Bears 31-30 at Soldier Field, the Lions have officially secured their second straight win in a row, marking the first time that has happened since Weeks 6 […]

It was an eventful day for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. After an incredible touchdown run in the first half, Fields put the Bears up 24-10 with a pair of third-quarter touchdown passes against the Detroit Lions. However, some questionable officiating helped the Lions get back in the game, and then Fields made a killer […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields is making magic again with his legs. A week after Fields set a new NFL record for quarterback rushing yards in a regular-season game, Fields pulled off another epic rushing touchdown when it looked like he was about to be be sacked on third down. Check it out: More @justnfields […]

The Detroit Lions will travel to take on the Chicago Bears in a Sunday afternoon NFC North NFL matchup at Soldier Field. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Lions-Bears prediction and pick, laid out below. Detroit has gone 2-5 this season, failing to live up […]

The Detroit Lions put together enough of an offensive performance against the Green Bay Packers to come away victorious. One player who contributed to that offensive effort is running back D’Andre Swift. However, his time in the game was very limited. Swift played just 10 offensive snaps during the win last week. He had two […]

After recording losses in six of their first seven games, including five-straight losses from Week 3 through Week 8, the Detroit Lions finally got back into the winner’s column with a shocking, big-time win over their division rival Green Bay Packers. Riding high off that effort, which was spurned on by a strong effort by […]

The Chicago Bears Week 10 matchup with the Detroit Lions will have all eyes on QB Justin Fields. The Bears are clearly in rebuild mode. They traded their two best defensive players prior to the trade deadline by sending Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens and Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles. The rest of […]

It is not the glamour game of the week in the NFL, but when the Detroit Lions (2-6) travel to Soldier Field in Chicago in Week 10, head coach Dan Campbell’s team will have a chance to put together a winning streak. Yes, that is correct. The Lions have a chance to win 2 games […]

In Week 9, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers lost to the Detroit Lions 15-9. The Packers now sit at 3-6 but are still in second place in the NFC North. On Tuesday, Rodgers made his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee show. While on the show, former Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk asked Rodgers […]

The Detroit Lions actually did it. Facing their old tormentors in the Green Bay Packers, the team put on an impressive display to beat their division rivals. The game was highlight by multiple interceptions by Detroit, including one by sensational rookie Aidan Hutchinson against legendary Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in the red zone. After the […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are so used to beating the Detroit Lions. But what do you know, the Lions now have two consecutive wins against the Packers. They beat the Packers back in January and then again on Sunday to the tune of a 15-9 score. It probably says more about the […]

The Green Bay Packers are a team in crisis; after winning three of their first four games to start the season, the team suddenly find themselves in the midst of a five-game losing streak, which is the most consecutive losses since all the way back in 2008, when Aaron Rodgers initially began his reign under […]

The Green Bay Packers were upended by the Detroit Lions in Week 9, marking the team’s fifth straight loss. It was a disastrous performance for the entire team, as the injury bug claimed myriad victims and the offense, particularly Aaron Rodgers, looked totally lost. Packers superfan Lil Wayne took to Twitter in the aftermath to […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers’ struggles continued in the first half against the Detroit Lions in Week 9. Rodgers threw two red zone interceptions in the same game for the first time in his career as the Packers went scoreless. The Lions took an 8-0 lead into halftime, and cornerback Jerry Jacobs apparently […]

The Green Bay Packers may have just called the single worst play of the 2022 NFL season as Aaron Rodgers was intercepted in the red zone by Detroit Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson on a pass attempt to… David Bakhtiari. With the Packers on the verge of punching in a touchdown, Matt LaFleur decided to think outside […]

The Detroit Lions have a difficult NFC North rivalry matchup against the Green Bay Packers on the slate for Sunday in Week 9, but the team provided a worrying update on star running back D’Andre Swift ahead of the clash. According to Adam Schefter, Swift, who was considered questionable to play, is expected to suit […]

This week, we have three great choices for betting the over. Let’s continue our NFL odds series with a prediction on the best over/under bets for Week 9 of the NFL. Two of these matchups feature at least one elite offense capable of single-handedly getting close to the total by themselves, if not cashing it […]

The most simple type of bet is the moneyline: Either the team you back wins, or they lose. However, the odds for these lines are very rarely anywhere close to -110. This makes finding value nearly as important as successfully picking winners. With that being said, let’s take a look at our NFL odds series […]

The Detroit Lions Week 9 matchup with the Green Bay Packers is an NFC North battle with more on the line than meets the eye. The Lions obviously are having a tough season despite all of the expectations. They had a promising start this year, with Jared Goff and the Lions offense lighting up the […]

With a Green Bay Packers game scheduled against the Detroit Lions, a lot of eyes will be on the struggling Packers. Ahead of the Packers-Lions game, we’ll be making our Packers Week 9 predictions. Green Bay has lost four straight games and is in a tough spot. The Packers also did not make any moves […]

The Detroit Lions made one of the more shocking moves at the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday. They not only traded star tight end TJ Hockenson, but they also traded him to their division rival Minnesota Vikings. The Lions are 1-6, with the worst record in the league. They just fired defensive backs coach Aubrey […]

There is a new TE1 in town for the Minnesota Vikings, as TJ Hockenson has just arrived after he was traded to the team by the Detroit Lions just hours before the trade deadline buzzer sounded last Tuesday. Hockenson had the feeling that was going to be moved, but the destination the Lions chose for […]

Following Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins, the 1-6 Detroit Lions returned to practice this week. One key member of the team’s offense was not present at practice on Wednesday, according to Kyle Meinke of Mlive: running back D’Andre Swift, a player reportedly still dealing an ankle and shoulder injury. This scenario is something Meinke […]

Tight end TJ Hockenson was recently traded from the Detroit Lions to the Minnesota Vikings. Although Vikings fans were happy to acquire the star tight end, there may have been no one more excited about the deal than Hockenson himself. He wasted no time before firing a shot at his old team, per Andrew Krammar. […]

D’Andre Swift finally made his much-awaited return to action in Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins at home, but it appears that he is not yet back to his 100 percent form. Lions head coach Dan Campbell thinks that Swift might have been a little bit over-utilized in the Dolphins game (h/t Benjamin Raven of […]

News broke on Tuesday that the Detroit Lions agreed to a trade sending tight end TJ Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for draft picks. The Lions reportedly also received a 2023 second-round pick and a 2024 third-round pick. The Vikings are acquiring a 2023 fourth-round selection and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick along […]

The NFL trade deadline has already seen a couple of big moves get made, and the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions decided to make an intra-division swap for tight end TJ Hockenson. Hockenson has become one of the best tight ends in the NFL recently, but has struggled to make his presence consistently felt with the […]

The Detroit Lions have shockingly agreed to trade star tight end TJ Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings at the 2022 NFL trade deadline, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. In a stunning deal, the Lions will ship Hockenson to their division rivals in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick and a 2024 third-round […]

The Detroit Lions held a 14-point lead over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. However, their defense imploded, and the Lions lost their fifth straight game. On Monday, Detroit made a change to their defensive coaching staff. The Lions fired defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant, head coach Dan Campbell confirmed in his press conference. Pleasant joined […]

The Detroit Lions’ rebuild continues to feature a lot of growing pains. Amid a brutal performance from their defense up to this point in the season, they are shaking things up on Dan Campbell’s coaching staff. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions have fired defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant. Pleasant, […]

The Detroit Lions 2022 season has been filled with encouraging performances, but they always seem to find a way to end up on the wrong side of the final result. The Lions picked up their sixth loss of the season on Sunday afternoon, this time at the hands of the Miami Dolphins, despite leading by […]

Sunday has been a great day so far for Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins, especially after they just scored a 31-27 road win over the Detroit Lions. The fun spilled into the postgame presser, with Tagovailoa pretending to be a reporter lobbing questions instead of touchdown passes to Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. Jaylen […]

After orchestrating a roller-coaster performance in the Miami Dolphins’ Week 7 home win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tua Tagovailoa got back on the right track in the road matchup against the Detroit Lions. As was the case in the Dolphins’ comeback victory over the Baltimore Ravens earlier this season, Tagovailoa had to turn it up […]

For the second week in a row, the Detroit Lions blew a second-half lead, as they ultimately came away with a 31-27 home defeat to the Miami Dolphins in Week 8. After orchestrating sluggish performances on offense in their back-to-back road losses to the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys, the Lions showed signs […]

A legendary figure in Detroit Lions’ history will soon receive a long-overdue honor. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, a statue depicting the likeness of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders is set to be displayed outside of Ford Field, the first fixture of its kind to be featured on the stadium […]

Barry Sanders’ net worth in 2022 is $20 million. Sanders is a former professional American football player who suited up for the Detroit Lions. He is a 10-time Pro Bowler, 10-time All-Pro member, former NFL MVP and former NFL offensive Rookie of the Year. For this piece, let’s take a closer look at Barry Sanders’ […]