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• Detroit Lions mailbag: How Za’Darius Smith will impact depth chart, scheme

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jeremy and Erik answer your Detroit Lions mailbag questions, particularly about the Za’Darius Smith trade. The Detroit Lions landed their top trade target on Tuesday night, bolstering their defensive line in a logical and relatively cheap way. Per several reports out there now, the Lions and Browns were in conversations about Browns de...2024
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• NFL Week 9 expert picks, score predictions: Lions at Packers

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 9 battle between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lions (6-1) will take on the Green Bay Packers (6-2) in Week 9 in a key mid-season NFC North battle. “Just reiterating how exciting this is, to be able to play these types of games,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “These big-time game...2024
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• Week 8 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Titans

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 8 battle between the Detroit Lions and Tennessee Titans. The Detroit Lions (5-1) will take on the Tennessee Titans (1-5) in Week 8, returning to Ford Field for their first home game in nearly a month. “Yeah, just it feels good to get back in front of our fans, our place, the environment of it, our own home...2024
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• Lions Mailbag: Reacting to the Jameson Williams reported suspension

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images This week’s Midweek Mailbag covers our thoughts on the Jameson Williams suspension, more trade talk, and if there’s any concern with the offensive line. Late Monday night, news broke that Detroit Lions wideout Jameson Williams is facing a two-game suspension for violating the league’s Performance Enhancing Substance policy. While that official ruling ha...2024
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• Week 8 scouting report: Tennessee Titans are a mess, could play spoiler

Mark Konezny-Imagn Images Taking a look at the Lions Week 8 opponent: The Tennessee Titans are a complete mess, can Detroit avoid the upset this week? Coming off their biggest win of the season yet over the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions return home this week to take on the Tennessee Titans. The Lions have been on a tear since their Week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning fo...2024
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• Week 8 opening odds: Detroit Lions opening line highest in 7 years

Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images The opening betting lines for Week 8 have been released and the Detroit Lions opening line is the highest it’s been in 7 years. After two consecutive road games, the Detroit Lions (5-1) will return home in Week 8 and host the Tennessee Titans (1-5) at Ford Field. These two teams are headed in opposite directions and the good folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook hav...2024
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• Detroit Lions mailbag: How Za’Darius Smith will impact depth chart, scheme
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• Lions Mailbag: Reacting to the Jameson Williams reported suspension
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• Week 8 scouting report: Tennessee Titans are a mess, could play spoiler
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• Week 8 opening odds: Detroit Lions opening line highest in 7 years
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• Lions vs. Vikings bold prediction: Lions guard Goff while down a guard

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Our BOLD prediction of the Week for Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings. The Detroit Lions walked away from last week’s win against the Dallas Cowboys with a huge loss when it came to their roster, with Aidan Hutchinson likely done for the year to a broken tibia and fibula. On top of processing that ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Vikings, the Lions now have a...2024
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• Lions mailbag: Is Detroit’s interest in a Haason Reddick trade legit?

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images This week’s Detroit Lions mailbag surrounds Aidan Hutchinson replacements, including a key question: Is the interest in Haason Reddick legit? Unsurprisingly, this week’s mailbox was filled with questions about Aidan Hutchinson and how the Detroit Lions defense will respond to his (likely) season-ending injury. So on this week’s Midweek Mailbag podcast, we trie...2024
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• Cowboys vs Lions: Detroit’s rushing attack looks to thrive against Dallas’ rush defense

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Lions fans are feeling confident this week. The Honolulu Blueprint: 4 keys to a Lions victory over the Cowboys - Erik Schlitt, PrideofDetroit.com Establishing their run game will likely be a focus for Detroit. The Detroit Lions (3-1) are on the road in Week 6, traveling to Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys (3-2), hoping for back-to-back wins over teams who have...2024
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• Lions mailbag: Who will step in for Derrick Barnes at SAM linebacker?

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images With Derrick Barnes likely to miss the entire 2024 season, how will the Detroit Lions fill the SAM linebacker role? That and more in this week’s mailbag. This week, we got the unfortunate news that Derrick Barnes’ IR stint will likely last the entire season. Dan Campbell noted on Monday that they’d be lucky to get the Detroit Lions linebacker back at an...2024
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• The ‘Detroit Lions Hangover’ claims another victim

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Is the “Detroit Lions Hangover” real? If so, it just claimed another victim. Earlier in the week, myself and Erik Schlitt debated the legitimacy of what we’re calling the “Detroit Lions Hangover.” The theory is that Lions opponents—win or lose—are so impacted by the game against Detroit that they follow up that game with a complete letdown. The eviden...2024
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• Mailbag: Do opponents really experience a Detroit Lions hangover?

Detroit Free Press via Imagn Images Every team that has played the Detroit Lions has been blown out the following week. Is this a real phenomenon or a coincidence? We debate in our latest mailbag. It’s hard to judge anything from a three-game sample, but there has been an odd phenomenon regarding Detroit Lions’ opponents. The first three teams the Lions have faced have all been absolutely...2024
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• 2024 NFL season preview: Super Bowl predictions

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Our 2024 NFL season preview series concludes with our picks for Super Bowl 59. We may be two games into the 2024 NFL season, but the year doesn’t really begin until Sunday’s slate is upon us. But before we get there, we’ve got one more piece of business to attend to. Many Detroit Lions fans believe Super Bowl 59 could be the first featuring their team. ...2024
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• Notes: A guide to Detroit’s 2024 NFL Draft festivities

Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images From Corktown to Greektown, a guide to the 2024 NFL Draft events in Detroit. After quite literally watching a clock count down in Campus Martius, the 2024 NFL Draft is finally here. I’ve heard friends or family mention they’re considering heading downtown for the festivities, so I thought it may be helpful to put together some options. First and foremo...2024
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"com/HhYqYVRi68— Erik Schlitt (@erikschlitt) September 8, 2023 It also wasn’t the cleanest day tackling from this group, but, again, there were enough individual plays made here to feel optimistic about this group."

• Detroit Lions mailbag: How Za’Darius Smith will impact depth chart, scheme
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• Lions Mailbag: Reacting to the Jameson Williams reported suspension
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• Week 8 scouting report: Tennessee Titans are a mess, could play spoiler
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• Week 8 opening odds: Detroit Lions opening line highest in 7 years
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• Lions mailbag: Is Detroit’s interest in a Haason Reddick trade legit?
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• Lions mailbag: Who will step in for Derrick Barnes at SAM linebacker?
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• Lions News: Khalil Dorsey pens article about injury-riddled NFL journey

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Detroit Lions DB Khalil Dorsey wrote an entire article on his battles through health, and what drives him to fight through adversity. Between fantasy football and sports betting, sometimes fans forget the men under the helmet are real people. That’s what makes the Detroit Lions’ series “Beyond” so important. Players have a chance to tell thei...2024
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• Lions-Bucs key stats: Death to screen passes, long live the run game

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Lions offense featured the least productive screen game in Week 2. That and more in this week’s look at advanced key statistics from Lions-Bucs. After overcoming a deficit late in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams, the Detroit Lions couldn’t repeat those heroics in their Week 2 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, losing a close one that went down t...2024
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• 2024 NFL season preview: Super Bowl predictions
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• 7 important quotes from Detroit Lions coordinator press conferences

Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK Breaking down what the Lions coordinators said about Aidan Hutchinson, Jake Bates, the new WRs and much more. It’s always been a challenge to cover the Detroit Lions press conferences of the coordinators. Aaron Glenn, Dave Fipp, and Ben Johnson take the podium back-to-back-to-back in the span of 90 minutes, and with it being so late in the week, it...2024
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• Week 8 scouting report: Tennessee Titans are a mess, could play spoiler
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• Week 8 opening odds: Detroit Lions opening line highest in 7 years
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• Lions vs. Vikings bold prediction: Lions guard Goff while down a guard
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• Cowboys vs Lions: Detroit’s rushing attack looks to thrive against Dallas’ rush defense
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• The ‘Detroit Lions Hangover’ claims another victim
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• NFL Week 4 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs Seahawks on MNF

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 4 battle between the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks on “Monday Night Football.” The Detroit Lions will take on the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4 on “Monday Night Football” and it’s a scary enough matchup that it has the Pride of Detroit staff all over the map with their predictions. “This is a good o...2024
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• NFL Week 3 expert picks, score predictions: Lions at Cardinals

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 3 battle between the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals. The Detroit Lions are on the road for the first time in 2024, as they travel to the desert to take on the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3 of the 2024 season. “I always think there’s something special about going on the road,” Lio...2024
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• Lions-Bucs key stats: Death to screen passes, long live the run game
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• NFL Week 2 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Buccaneers

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 2 battle between the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Detroit Lions are hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season, in a rematch from last year’s NFC Divisional Playoff round. Both teams are 1-0 on the season, with the Lions beating the Rams in overtime, while the Bucs disman...2024
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• 5 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images 5 biggest takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ overtime win over the Los Angeles. New season, same drama. Welcome back, NFL football. The Detroit Lions were far from perfect on Sunday night, but they walked away with a win over the Los Angeles Rams amid some tense moments. An overtime affair will do that, but thanks to some trademark grit, Detroit powered their way ...2024
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• Week 8 opening odds: Detroit Lions opening line highest in 7 years
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• Lions News: Khalil Dorsey pens article about injury-riddled NFL journey
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• NFL Week 2 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Buccaneers
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• 5 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams
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• 2024 NFL season preview: Super Bowl predictions
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• NFL Week 1 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Rams on ‘SNF’

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 1 battle between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams on “Sunday Night Football.” The Detroit Lions open up the 2024 season on “Sunday Night Football,” taking on the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field. When the schedule dropped back in May, the Lions opened up as three-point favorites, and since then, the b...2024
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• Final 2024 Detroit Lions 53-man roster prediction (Erik Schlitt edition)

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Erik Schlitt makes his final predictions for the 2024 Detroit Lions initial 53-man roster. With the Detroit Lions final preseason game on the books, the front office and coaching staff are now tasked with reducing their 90 man roster down to 53 players in preparation of the regular season. Final decisions are due by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday and are ...2024
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• Lions mailbag: Should Detroit’s defense blitz less in 2024?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK We’ve got a written AND podcast mailbag for you, discussing Detroit Lions topics from joint practice value, Jameson Williams confidence level, and should Detroit blitz less? The Detroit Lions have Wednesday off as they prepare for their preseason opener against the New York Giants. So I thought this was a good opportunity to open up our mailbag—but with a twis...2024
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• Lions camp Day 4 observations: Terrion Arnold is adapting

Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK Observations from Day 4 of Lions training camp include Terrion Arnold adapting, Steven Gilmore ascending, and depth receivers making plays. The Detroit Lions welcomed 2,600 season ticket holders to their fourth day of 2024 training camp and the energy in Allen Park was impressive. From the moment players gravitated over towards the fans, the cheers were as lo...2024
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• Notes: ‘Price is Right’ contestant wears awesome Lions shirt, thanks Dan Campbell

Photo by Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty Images There was a devoted Detroit Lions fan on “The Price is Right” this week, and his appearance was EVERYTHING. The Detroit Lions are officially part of the national culture now. This week, on an episode of the game show “Price is Right,” a contestant named Darrell was sporting a pretty awesome Lions shirt. The Honolulu Blue t-shirt read “I LIKED ...2024
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• Detroit Lions report card: Defense steps up big time vs. Chiefs

The Detroit Lions defense helped carry a sputtering offense against the Kansas City Chiefs. We hand out positional grades to analyze the entire team’s performance. The Detroit Lions didn’t play their prettiest game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but no Week 1 game is perfect. The fact that the Lions were still able to pull off the victory over the Super Bowl champs on such an imperfect night is ...2023
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• Predictions: What will the Lions’ record be? Will they make the playoffs?

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Our staff makes their 2023 Detroit Lions record predictions. Last week, we polled Pride of Detroit users on the Detroit Lions’ 2023 record, and a whopping 89 percent of you believe the team will win at least 10 games. That would be quite an accomplishment for this franchise, as they’ve reached double-digit wins in a season just twice since 1995 and only fi...2023
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• Matt Patricia buried after Eagles give up game-losing 92-yard TD drive

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia is under heavy criticism again after allowing backup QB Drew Lock to beat the Eagles with a 92-yard game-winning drive. This week, the Philadelphia Eagles made somewhat of a desperate coaching move. After giving up over 30 points in three consecutive games, Philly opted to move defensive coordinator Sean Desai t...2023
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• Exploring the roster impact of Lions WR Jameson Williams being reinstated early

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images What to expect from the return of Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams. Friday afternoon, the NFL and NFLPA altered the league’s stance on gambling, handing down stricter future penalties, while also issuing some select forgiveness to those currently suspended due to unclear expectations. Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is amongst t...2023
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• Report: Lions restructure Tracy Walker’s contract, create $5 million in cap space
Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports A look at what Tracy Walker’s contract restructure may look like and what it means for Detroit Lions free agency. On Monday, our own Erik Schlitt broke down eight different options for the Detroit Lions to create more cap space by restructuring the contracts of different players. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Lions followed his advice, adjusting Tracy ...2023
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• Detroit Lions fans reveal when they first believed in Dan Campbell

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Detroit Lions fans explain the first time they really started believing Dan Campbell was the right head coach for the team. It’s fair to say that Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is likely one of the most popular people in the state of Michigan right now and for good reason. In just a matter of three seasons, he’s taken one of the historically worst f...2024
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• Lions 7-round mock draft: Ryan Mathews and Erik Schlitt edition
Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pride of Detroit’s Ryan Mathews and Erik Schlitt team up for a 7-round Lions mock draft. We are less than a month away from the 2023 NFL Draft, so that means it’s time to overload Detroit Lions fans’ senses with mock drafts. In this version of our mock draft, Ryan Mathews and I (Erik Schlitt) have joined forces to produce a joint mock d...2023
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• Lions 7-round mock draft 2.0: Ryan Mathews and Erik Schlitt edition
Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Pride of Detroit’s Ryan Mathews and Erik Schlitt are back for another 7-round Lions mock draft. We’re just a couple of weekends away from the 2023 NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions are still the talk of the town. In our first mock draft, Erik Schlitt and I (Ryan Mathews) explored what Detroit’s draft could look like if they moved off of their pick at sixth ...2023
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• Lions News: Khalil Dorsey pens article about injury-riddled NFL journey
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• Lions News: Aidan Hutchinson teases his new podcast with Eminem story

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Aidan Hutchinson appears to be launching a podcast, and the first clips tell a great story about his encounter with Eminem. Professional athletes are starting to take control of their own public image through the power of podcasts, and it looks like Detroit Lions star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is adding his name to the list soon. On Instagram this...2024
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• Week 8 scouting report: Tennessee Titans are a mess, could play spoiler
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• Week 8 opening odds: Detroit Lions opening line highest in 7 years
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• Lions vs. Vikings bold prediction: Lions guard Goff while down a guard
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• NFL Week 6 expert picks, score predictions: Lions at Cowboys

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 6 battle between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. The Detroit Lions (3-1) will take on the Dallas Cowboys (3-2) in Week 6, with the game being played in Arlington, Texas for the third time in as many seasons. While the Cowboys have won the previous two battles, the most recent was drenched in contro...2024
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• Cowboys vs Lions: Detroit’s rushing attack looks to thrive against Dallas’ rush defense
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• NFL Week 4 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs Seahawks on MNF
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• Lions mailbag: Can Detroit stop Kyler Murray from beating them with his legs?

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images How will the Detroit Lions try to stop Kyler Murray’s mobility this week? Are they equipped to do so? That, and more, in this week’s Midweek Mailbag. It’s basically a full-blown narrative that the Detroit Lions can’t defend against mobile quarterback data back to several seasons. And it’s a reputation well-earned. For all of Justin Fields’ struggles when he...2024
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• Lions-Bucs key stats: Death to screen passes, long live the run game
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• 5 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams
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• 2024 NFL season preview: Super Bowl predictions
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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Breakout Player of the Year prediction

Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK Who will be the Detroit Lions’ Breakout Player of the Year? Our 2024 season preview and predictions continue here. Normally during our 2024 Detroit Lions preview, this would be where we predict the team’s Rookie of the Year. However, that’s a little anticlimactic this season, with only first-round pick Terrion Arnold set to take over a starting role this yea...2024
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• Detroit Lions training camp Day 4 live updates

Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK We’re giving live updates from Allen Park as the Detroit Lions take on Day 4 of training camp in front of season ticket holders. On Saturday, the Detroit Lions will take their practice field—newly donned as the Meijer Performance Center—in front of season ticket holders. Without a doubt, that will add some extra juice to practice—not that the Lions need it af...2024
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• 2024 NFL schedule: Detroit Lions game-by-game predictions

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Erik Schlitt and Jeremy Reisman once again make their game-by-game projections for the upcoming Detroit Lions season. The Detroit Lions 2024 schedule has been released and it’s once again time to make some way-too-early predictions for the season. For the last two seasons, Erik Schlitt and Jeremy Reisman have made game-by-game predictions of the Lions' schedu...2024
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• Mock Draft Roundup: Lions prospect pool expanding less than 3 weeks out

Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With less than three weeks before the NFL Draft, we take a closer look the expanding options for the Lions in our latest Mock Draft Roundup series. If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with link...2024
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• Instant reaction to Detroit Lions cutting Isaiah Buggs

We give our live reaction to the surprising decision to cut Detroit Lions defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs. On Tuesday, news broke that the Detroit Lions are parting ways with veteran defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs. While not completely unexpected considering how the Lions used Buggs sparingly in 2023, it is still a pretty shocking development when you consider just how high of a standing he had with...2024
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• Breaking down Jeff Okudah trade; Should Lions trade for Devin White?
Junfu Han-USA TODAY Sports On our latest Detroit Lions podcast, we break down the Jeff Okudah trade and answer whether we’d trade for Bucs LB Devin White. On Tuesday night, we convened for an emergency podcast in the wake of the news that the Detroit Lions are trading Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta Falcons. While the news may not have been all that surprising, it is certainly a development wo...2023
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