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The Detroit Lions are finding out on Saturday that the NFL is cracking down on how injury designations are being handled. The NFL has fined Detroit’s organization $75,000 and Matt Patricia $10,000 for violating the NFL’s Injury Report Policy, per Adam Schefter. NFL fined the Lions’ organization $75,000, HC Matt Patricia $25,000, and GM Bob […]

The Detroit Lions are stuck with a 3-8-1 record after losing their annual Thanksgiving game. There’s plenty of blame to go around in the Motor City. But a lot of it can be placed squarely on the shoulders of their head coach, Matt Patricia. After the years of hovering around 9-7 records and making the […]

The Detroit Lions have had an extremely disappointing season and the defense has been underwhelming in Matt Patricia’s second season as head coach. In light of that, the Lions would be wise to target Alabama’s Trevon Diggs in the 2020 NFL Draft. In spite of Patricia being a defensive-oriented coach, Detroit’s defense has been utterly […]

Detroit Lions star quarterback Matthew Stafford is “week-to-week,” according to second-year head coach Matt Patricia, per MLive’s Kyle Meinke on Twitter. Matt Patricia says Matthew Stafford remains week to week — kyle meinke (@kmeinke) November 18, 2019 Stafford, 31, has missed the past two weeks for the Lions as he deals with fractured bones in […]

The Chicago Bears don’t have a lot to look forward to when it comes to their immediate future. They don’t have as exciting of a team compared to the rest of the playing field, and Mitchell Trubisky doesn’t exactly strike fear into the hearts of many football fans. However, Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia […]

After a 2-0-1 start, the Detroit Lions have lost four of their last five games. They will get set to play their second straight game on the road against their NFC North rival Chicago Bears. This game will determine who will be in last place in the division. The Lions will have the tough task […]

Despite a red hot quarterback under center in Matthew Stafford, the Detroit Lions just can’t seem to get out of their own way this season. As a result of the team producing only three wins thus far into the 2019-20 regular season, Lions head coach Matt Patricia continues to answer questions regarding both the play […]

The Detroit Lions signed Marcus Gilchrist to their defense on Thursday but his time with the team didn’t last long. Just a day before the Lions face the New York Giants, Detroit has released Gilchrist per Kyle Meinke. The Marcus Gilchrist era is over in Detroit. Was signed earlier this week, but cut today to […]

The Detroit Lions have begun to falter on the defensive side of the ball despite the talent on the roster. While some are blaming the players, Matt Patricia is taking accountability and insists that “it’s not really a scheme thing.” “That’s where I put it on me where I’ve got to coach it better. I […]

The Detroit Lions are looking to resume their strong start to the season by beating the Green Bay Packers. However, head coach Matt Patricia is still tense about facing one of the league’s top teams. The Lions head coach talked to Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press about his team’s chances against their upcoming […]

The Detroit Lions, under Matt Patricia, is a product most expected: a tough-minded team that prides themselves on stopping offensive playmakers. Though they lost on Sunday to the Kansas City Chiefs, they showed that notion by restricting Patrick Mahomes to no passing touchdowns—the first time of the 2019 season. One former NFL offensive chimed in […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are quickly establishing themselves as one of the teams to look out for this season. The manner with which they won their games has some convinced that this Patrick Mahomes-led team can make a deep run in this year’s playoffs. Moreover, Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia is aware of the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will be returning to Lincoln Financial Field in Week 3 to take on the Detroit Lions. The Eagles are 1-0 at home this season but are coming off a road loss against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2. To begin the season, Philadelphia looked as if they were going to be upset […]

The Detroit Lions probably would have won the game against the Arizona Cardinals if it wasn’t for a timeout that Matt Patricia takes the blame for. The Lions had a perfect play call with a swing pass that would have resulted in an easy touchdown. The Cardinals were out of timeouts, and they would have […]

The Detroit Lions will kick off their 2019 season against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1. To begin the year, head coach Matt Patricia will coach from behind the team’s bench due to his injured foot per Ian Rapoport. #Lions coach Matt Patricia, whose injured foot has meant he couldn’t walk the sidelines in the […]

The Detroit Lions had to make a ton of tough decisions to reduce their roster to 53 players on Saturday. General manager Bob Quinn admitted to drafting mistakes by way of the roster cuts but he wants the best 53-man roster for 2019. Via Dave Birkett in the Detroit Free Press: “[Head coach] Matt [Patricia] […]

The Detroit Lions and head coach Matt Patricia are hoping to bounce back after a poor first season. They went 6-10 in the former New England defensive coordinator’s first season as a head coach. Many players on Detroit’s roster weren’t fans of the faux-Patriots way from last year. However, Patricia is beginning to gain the […]

The Detroit Lions suffered a 24-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills in their third preseason game on Friday night. However, the Lions’ biggest losses came on the injury report with two of their key starters, Jarrad Davis and Frank Ragnow getting hurt. Matt Patricia was quick to point out that injuries are part of football. […]

Matt Patricia is entering his second season as the Detroit Lions head coach and is longing to see some improvements on the roster this season. So far in the preseason, the play from the roster has been quite lackluster. While the Buffalo Bills—who they face in Week 3 of the preseason—have won both of their […]

The Detroit Lions were finally able to get one of their free agent acquisitions from this offseason onto the practice field. Defensive lineman Mike Daniels participated in his first practice with the team on Monday. Daniels is recovering from a foot injury that he suffered in 2018 with the Green Bay Packers. The injury was […]

The Detroit Lions began training camp with Damon Harrison on the non-football injury list. On Thursday morning, Detroit activated Harrison to the roster per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Sources: The #Lions are taking DT Damon “Snacks” Harrison off the active/NFI list today. Getting back to full strength on D with return of one of […]

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been an iron man. He has played every game for the last eight years, and never missed practice. But head coach Matt Patricia decided that it was time for a break for his starting signal-caller. Stafford missed almost missed a whole week of practice for the first time in […]

Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay is looking for a new deal, and as a result, he skipped voluntary offseason workouts and mandatoy minicamp. He showed up for training camp, but was initially placed on the non-football injury list (even though he wasn’t dealing with an injury) before finally participating in practice last week. So, when […]

Following changes in the pass interference rules, stemming from the infamous NFC Championship no-call, many NFL minds are being put to work on how it can improve, or what they think of it. Detroit Lions second-year head coach Matt Patricia joins the ranks of those racking their brains how they utilize the rule-change (allowing reviews […]

After the Green Bay Packers released Mike Daniels he had plenty of choices on what team to play for next, but he picked the Detroit Lions and it was for one simple reason, Matt Patricia. According to Daniels, he had 13 teams that contacted him to play for their team and mulled over a few […]

Are the Detroit Lions ever going to get over the hump and make it deep into the playoffs? That’s something that Matt Patricia and the other coaches are trying to figure out. In Patricia’s first season as the head coach in 2018, the team went 6-10 and were last place in the NFC North. The […]

Matt Patricia had a rough first year coaching the Detroit Lions. The former Patriots defensive coordinator took the plunge into the head coaching ranks, and things started off in disastrous fashion. In his very first game, the Lions were blown out by Sam Darnold and the Jets on Monday Night Football. The Lions ended up […]

The Detroit Lions may be without a couple of key defensive players in camp, but head coach Matt Patricia is not concerned. Both defensive lineman Damon Harrison and cornerback Darius Slay are skipping the Lions’ mandatory minicamp as a result of their respective contract dispute with the team, but Patricia doesn’t think anything is too […]

The phrase “Detroit Lions can’t run the ball” has been used, abused, but not misused. From 2014 to 2017, the Lions ranked in the bottom-five in total rushing yards each year. In that same four-season span, their rushing attack averaged 1,322 yards per season — for context, that number would rank last in the NFL […]

Detroit Lions starting quarterback Matthew Stafford has become the consummate pro over the years. Spending his entire NFL playing career as a member of the Lions, the seasoned signal caller is currently gearing up for his 11th season atop the highest level. As a result of his continued success on the field in addition to […]

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks has been praised by coaches and players throughout his career and Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia joined in on the praise. Patricia used Cooks as an example in the film room and knows Cooks well after the two spent a season together with the New England Patriots […]

The Detroit Lions did not string together an impressive campaign as a result of head coach Matt Patricia’s first season at the helm in 2018. However, the former New England Patriots assistant coach hasn’t lost faith in the players on his Lions roster while admitting that he believes that players actually matter more than the […]

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia relied heavily on his young talent in his first season with the team. He continues to use running back Kerryon Johnson and wide receiver Kenny Golladay when discussing football outside of the office. Patricia recently made an appearance at a coaching clinic. According to Chris Burke of The Athletic, […]

The Detroit Lions may be looking to add to their already large chest of draft picks. They already have nine selections overall, four of them are in the top 111, including the eighth overall pick. During a podcast with Ian Rapoport of the NFL network, Detroit’s general manager Bob Quinn said that he wouldn’t mind trading […]

The Detroit Lions are not exactly known as an organization that consistently wins, but head coach Matt Patricia wishes to change that. When asked on Pro Football Talk Live when he thinks the Lions need to start winning, he said that it must happen immediately: “We’ve got to do it right away,” Patricia said, according […]

Former New England Patriots’ defensive end Trey Flowers can’t wait to be reunited with his old defensive coordinator Matt Patricia in Detroit. The four-year veteran signed a five-year, $90 million deal with the Lions yesterday and expressed his excitement to be playing for the second-year head coach. “He taught me a lot of things, developed […]

One might assume the Detroit Lions would relish the spotlight. Perpetually overlooked in the NFC North due to the presence of prestige franchises like the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, the Lions also fall victim to the inevitable effects of playing in flyover country. Nobody cared about the Kansas City Chiefs, for instance, despite […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick normally hates being asked questions at pressers. Especially when they don’t have to do with the topic at hand. He was asked about his former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. He had been the defensive coordinator from 2012-2017 before being hired away at the Detroit Lions head coach last […]

Matt Patricia’s first year as head coach of the Detroit Lions has not exactly been great. He has been late to team meetings, tardy to media sessions and, most importantly, the Lions will enter the final game of the regular season on Sunday with a record of 5-10. However, in spite of all of that, […]