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• Revisiting POD’s Lions 2024 season predictions

Looking back at how the Pride of Detroit staff predicted the 2024 season for the Detroit Lions. Who came out looking the best? The 2024 NFL regular season has concluded, and the playoffs are here! Forever, Detroit Lions fans have either enjoyed wildcard weekend watching their team play or sat watching, wishing their team had a chance to play for the Super Bowl. Well for the first time ever, the Li...2025
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• 2024 NFL All-Pro team: Kerby Joseph among 6 Detroit Lions honored

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Six Detroit Lions were named All Pro for the 2024 season, including safety Kerby Joseph, who was snubbed for the Pro Bowl. The Associated Press released their All-Pro teams on Friday afternoon and the Detroit Lions are very well represented, with six players being recognized, including four players earning first-team recognition—which ties a franchise r...2025
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• Injuries weren’t only hurdle Aaron Glenn had with Detroit Lions defense

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions didn’t just have the most injured defense in football, it was also the youngest in the NFL> We all know that the Detroit Lions defense had to battle through the adversity of injuries in 2024. If you needed any kind of visual evidence just how devastated the Lions’ roster was by injuries, this chart from Sports Info Solutions visua...2025
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• The statistical impact of Lions LB Alex Anzalone is jaw-dropping

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions defense looks completely different with Alex Anzalone in vs. out of the lineup. When the Detroit Lions’ defensive struggles were at its worst, fans clung to the hope that the few players who would return from injury could help resettle a Detroit defense that once ranked into the top five in nearly every metric. Unfortunately, the injur...2025
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• Lions film breakdown: Amik Robertson shines in win over Minnesota

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Breaking down the All-22 tape of Lions cornerback Amik Robertson during the team’s 31-9 win over the Vikings in Week 18. In what was one of the more electric atmospheres of the 2024 regular season, the Detroit Lions took care of business in Week 18 by soundly defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 31-9. In doing so, they finished with a perfect 6-0 record in...2025
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• Lions-Vikings Week 18 snap counts: Return of the king

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images A look at how the Detroit Lions deployed their snaps against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18. As the Detroit Lions headed into their season finale with the Minnesota Vikings, one of the biggest talking points was the possible return of captain Alex Anzalone. After missing six weeks with a broken forearm, Anzalone weighed the risks of playing and eventua...2025
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• 2024 NFL All-Pro team: Kerby Joseph among 6 Detroit Lions honored
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• Injuries weren’t only hurdle Aaron Glenn had with Detroit Lions defense
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• The statistical impact of Lions LB Alex Anzalone is jaw-dropping
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• Lions film breakdown: Amik Robertson shines in win over Minnesota
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• Lions Week 18 report card: Defense rises from the ashes vs. Vikings

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions defense earns some of their highest marks of the season after their dominant performance against the Minnesota Vikings. The Detroit Lions made an empathic statement Sunday night, as they head into the postseason for the second consecutive year. With their commanding 31-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the Lions are now NFC and Su...2025
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• Recap: Lions clinch first-ever 1 seed in statement win over Vikings

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions made a statement for the rest of the NFC with their decisive win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Detroit Lions are NFC North champions again! On Sunday night, the Lions displayed their dominance in the division—and in the conference—with a decisive win over the Minnesota Vikings. With the win, the Lions are division champions in back-...2025
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• Detroit Lions updated 2024 depth chart: Week 18 vs. Vikings

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Here’s an updated look at the 2024 Detroit Lions’ depth chart heading into their Week 18 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. In Week 18, the Detroit Lions (14-2) will take on NFC North rival the Minnesota Vikings (14-2) on “Sunday Night Football” for the top seed in the NFC. As the Lions continue to return players to the active roster, there’s been plen...2025
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• Lions make series of roster moves ahead of Week 18 game vs. Vikings

Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Lions made several roster moves to help them prepare to take on the Vikings in Week 18. The Detroit Lions made several roster changes, just over 24 hours, ahead of their all-important Week 18 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. In addition to activating LB Alex Anzalone and WR/RET Kalif Raymond from injured reserve, the Lions pla...2025
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• Vikings Links: It’s An Exciting Time To Be A Vikings Fan!

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images Meaningful football late in the season plus playoffs is great! It is hard to wait for this game but what can you do? I like to do other things so that I am not thinking about the game too much. I really am not smart enough to talk about the X’s and O’s with any conviction or authority. So, I watch college football in search of future Vikings and I do ...2025
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• NFL All-Pro ballot picks for every position, including Josh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson for First-Team honors

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s our NFL All-Pro ballot. If I could characterize the 2024 NFL regular season with one word, I think it would be “change”. We saw the rising of new stars and beginning of different eras in the NFL. The Washington Commanders are good now (?), led by a superstar rookie in QB Jayden Daniels. The NFC North is home to two of the best te...2025
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• The Honolulu Blueprint: 4 keys to a Lions Week 18 victory over the Vikings

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images In this week’s Honolulu Blueprint, we re-examine the Lions Week 7’s keys to victory and explore where to make adjustments when they face the Vikings in Week 18. The Detroit Lions (14-2) will square off with the Minnesota Vikings (14-2) in Week 18, with the NFC North, No. 1 seed in the NFC, home-field advantage in the Playoffs, and a first-round bye on the line. With...2025
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• 19 Detroit Lions finish top-5 in Pro Bowl fan votes

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images A whopping 19 Detroit Lions finished in the top five of 2025 Pro Bowl fan votes. Voting for the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games finished last week, and on Tuesday, the NFL revealed the final fan vote tally. Before we get into it, the fan vote only represents one-third of the equation when determining the Pro Bowl roster. Coaches account for another third, while...2025
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• Scouting report: Can Lions hold ground against Vikings?

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images In the 2024 regular season finale, the Lions host the Vikings where the winner takes the one seed and the NFC North crown. Can Detroit hold onto their throne? This is really happening huh? People joked back in May, “Imagine if it all comes down to Week 18“, “the NFL set up the schedule for this to happen.” What we all didn’t want to happen has now happened and it’s ...2025
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• 7 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images 7 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ win over the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings. The NFC North has been one of the best divisions in football, and the first tilt of the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings did not disappoint. Last week, the Lions steamrolled the Dallas Cowboys in a laid-back affair. Against the then-undefeated Vikings, there was far ...2024
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• The Detroit Lions keep torturing this Packers fan during the NFL Draft

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports For the past 3 years, the Detroit Lions have tortured this Packers fan because of their draft picks. The Detroit Lions have made NFL Draft week a miserable experience for one particular Green Bay Packers fan in each of the past three years. By now, you may have heard of Tom Grossi. He’s got a huge YouTube page with nearly 650,000 subscribers. He ran a charity dr...2024
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• Open thread: How good will the Lions’ defense be in 2024?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Predicting where the Detroit Lions’ defense will finish in 2024. It might not feel like it to some, but the Detroit Lions’ defense finished last year ranked in the top half of the league in DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average), thanks in large part to their No. 1 ranked run defense. And while the passing defense was often the source of their probl...2024
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• The statistical impact of Lions LB Alex Anzalone is jaw-dropping
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• Recap: Lions clinch first-ever 1 seed in statement win over Vikings
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• Lions, 49ers recap, highlights: Detroit outlasts SF in shootout win, 40-34

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Detroit Lions got their revenge on the 49ers with a shootout win on “Monday Night Football.” The Detroit Lions promised they were going to give it their all against the San Francisco 49ers, even if there was nothing on the line. They lived up to their word with another gritty win on “Monday Night Football.” Detroit will now finish the 2024 regular seaso...2024
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• 2024 NFL All-Pro team: Kerby Joseph among 6 Detroit Lions honored
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• Detroit Lions signing former All-Pro safety to practice squad

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images The Detroit Lions continue to add defensive reinforcements, reportedly signing former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to the practice squad. According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Detroit Lions are signing former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to their practice squad. Per Schefter, the expectation is for Adams to be elevated to the active roster at som...2024
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• 5 winners, 3 losers from the Lions’ MASSIVE win against Vikings

Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images Five winners came up being for the Lions’ 31-29 win over the Vikings, while three losers need some work. After getting another monkey off of their back last week with a dominant win over the Dallas Cowboys, the Detroit Lions had to go back on the road, taking on the undefeated Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings put up a good fight, getting up 10-0 quickly, and it ...2024
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• 6 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Arizona Cardinals

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images 6 quick takeaways from the Lions road win over the Cardinals in Week 3. The Detroit Lions took a gut punch last week, but they dusted themselves off and returned to their winning ways. Coming off their first loss of the season, the Lions were faced with a red-hot Arizona Cardinals team that had just walloped the opposing Los Angeles Rams by a score ...2024
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• Detroit Lions’ 2023 draft voted best NFL Draft by fellow scouts

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images NFL scouts agree: The Detroit Lions had the best selections in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions were the recipients of the 2023 “Best Draft Award” as presented by Inside The League. The award was voted on by fellow NFL scouts. Lions general manager Brad Holmes—plus a ton of his front office staff—were on hand at the NFL Combine to accept the award....2024
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• VIDEO: Yes, Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes went crazy in an elevator again

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has a new playoff victory tradition: Going crazy in the elevator. Last week after the Detroit Lions' first playoff win in 32 years, general manager Brad Holmes started a new tradition I didn’t know we needed so bad. On his way down to the locker room from his suite, he went absolutely crazy in the elevator and it was caught on video by TV anchor Mark Pear...2024
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• Lions' Brian Branch ejected for illegal hit vs. Packers, gets another penalty for making obscene gesture

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• Open thread: Would the Lions have defeated the Chiefs in the Super Bowl?

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Everyone’s talking about it, so let’s address it: would the Lions have won the Super Bowl had they won the NFC Championship? “The Detroit Lions would have played better!” That was a thought appearing quite frequently amidst the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl matchup. Both offenses struggled early and often, leading a halftime score ...2024
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• Lions' Dan Campbell suggests national TV audience contributed to Brian Branch ejection

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• Recap: Lions get mojo back with dominant 42-17 win over Broncos

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions are officially out of their slump with their first blowout win in nearly two months—and over a team with a winning record. The Detroit Lions had earned some doubters over the past few weeks, and it was hard to blame them. Detroit had played uninspired ball for most of November and had dropped two consecutive divisional games. But against the ...2023
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• Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings live score updates, highlights, injury news

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Live score updates, highlights, and news from the Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. This is what December football is all about. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings face off at 1 p.m. ET in a massive game for both teams. For the Lions, it’s an opportunity to clinch a division title for the first time in 30 years. They’ve quite literally ...2023
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• Brian Branch responds to penalized hit on Bijan Robinson: ‘F- it... I’ll take the flag’

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions rookie defensive back Brian Branch wasn’t sweating the flag after he destroyed Bijan Robinson. The Detroit Lions rookie draft class has been stepping up in massive ways to open the 2023 NFL season. In Week 3 alone, tight end Sam LaPorta and running back Jahmyr Gibbs set records, linebacker Jack Campbell recorded his first career sack, and Colby ...2023
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• VIDEO: No one had a better night than Lions GM Brad Holmes

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes played an essential part in the team’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs, and he let everyone know. A lot of Detroit Lions players, coaches and fans had themselves a night on Thursday. A win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead was yet another milestone for this franchise in the step towards legitimacy. And while Lions fans packed Arrowhead and celebrat...2023
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• Dan Campbell promises increased role for RB Jahmyr Gibbs coming

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Detroit Lions rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs played in just 19 snaps against the Chiefs. But that was part of the plan, and Gibbs’ role is expected to increase quickly. On Thursday night, the Detroit Lions unleashed the fury of their 2023 NFL Draft class. Defensive back Brian Branch and tight end Sam LaPorta essentially had full-time starter roles (44 and 58 sna...2023
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• The statistical impact of Lions LB Alex Anzalone is jaw-dropping
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• Detroit Lions updated 2024 depth chart: Week 18 vs. Vikings
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• Lions vs. 49ers stock report: 6 risers, 3 fallers after west coast win

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Check out your movers from the Lions’ win over the 49ers in this week’s stock report. It wasn’t pretty, but the Detroit Lions got the job done. That seems to be a common theme as of late. It’s going to be put to the test in Week 18 as the Lions host the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North and the number one seed in the NFC playoffs, but that’s a worry f...2025
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• Open thread: What is the Lions’ greatest weakness right now?

Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions have been a good team in 2023, but to be an elite team, they need to fix some mistakes. What is their greatest weakness right now? What went wrong for the Detroit Lions against the Baltimore Ravens? The answers to that question are numerous, so to summarize it: nearly everything. Losing to a 5-2 Ravens team is far from shameful, as Lamar Ja...2023
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• Deonte Banks quietly justifying Giants’ excitement over drafting him

Deonte Banks | Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The rookie’s stats belie a week-over-week improvement When the New York Giants selected Deonte Banks in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, defensive coordinator Wink Martindale was ecstatic. The reason was clear: Banks has the aggressiveness to be a strong press-man cornerback, something Martindale covets in his defensi...2023
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