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• Vote for your favorite Pride of Detroit moment of 2024

We accomplished a lot in 2024. What was your favorite Pride of Detroit moment of the year? We here at Pride of Detroit are always trying to elevate our game year after year. The sports media business is growing and evolving every single moment, and if we just produced the same content every season, we’d fall behind. The 2024 Detroit Lions season was not only momentous for the franchise itself, but...2025
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• Vote on the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Game of the Year

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Which Detroit Lions game was the best of the 2024 NFL season? The Detroit Lions’ 2024 season will be an unforgettable one. Unfortunately, it’ll be largely defined by its disappointing finish, but if you can look beyond the final result, we’re talking about a historic season for the franchise. A record amount of wins, a record amount of points, and the ...2025
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• Vote for the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Coach of the Year

Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cast your vote for the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Coach of the Year. The Detroit Lions’ 2024 coaching staff will be one for the ages. It feels like one of those years where we’ll look back in a couple decades and ask ourselves, “How the hell did they manage to have all of those coaches in one building?” From top to bottom, offense to defense,...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Rookie of the Year

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Vote on the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Rookie of the Year. We’ve become spoiled under general manager Brad Holmes. In his first three draft classes, the Detroit Lions have produced at least three full-time starters who are playing at a near-elite level. 2021: Penei Sewell, Alim McNeill, Amon-Ra St. Brown2022: Aidan Hutchinson, Jameson Williams, Kerby Joseph2023: Jahmyr...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Special Teams Player of the Year

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Cast your vote for the 2024 Detroit Lions Special Teams Player of the Year. The Detroit Lions’ special teams unit remained one of the best in football for the 2024 season. Detroit’s coverage units remained solid, their return game had a few special moments, and even their field goal kicking took a huge step this year. That makes our next Pride of Detroit A...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Cast your vote on the Detroit Lions’ Breakout Player of the Year for the 2024 season. With the NFL season now comfortably behind us, it’s time to take one last look at the Detroit Lions’ 2024 season and celebrate the best moments. It’s time for the Pride of Detroit Awards, or the PODies. Wait, that sounds like potties. Let’s just stick with the POD Awa...2025
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Rookie of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Special Teams Player of the Year
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• NFL Week 14 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Packers on TNF

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 14 battle between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers on “Thursday Night Football.” The Detroit Lions (11-1) will take on division rival Green Bay Packers (9-3) in Week 14 on “Thursday Night Football” in downtown Detroit. There are plenty of storylines to keep an eye on in this game, including the L...2024
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• Lions stock report: 7 risers, 3 fallers from wet Lambeau win

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Check out your movers from the Lions’ win over the Packers in this week’s stock report. The Detroit Lions took care of business Sunday at Lambeau Field, stringing together their third consecutive win in Green Bay. They won despite poor conditions and some poorer decisions by their own guys. Here are your movers for the week: Stock up: Penei Sewell, OT Pe...2024
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• 10 EDGE trade candidates for Detroit Lions to replace Aidan Hutchinson

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images If the Detroit Lions look outside the organization to replace Aidan Hutchinson, there are 10 edge rushers they should consider. Detroit Lions fans are waking up on Victory Monday and surely feeling conflicting emotions. After dismantling the Dallas Cowboys 47-9 on the road, the Lions made a statement to the NFL, but with the news that they have likely los...2024
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• 2024 Detroit Lions, NFC North quarterly review, awards

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images We reflect back on the first five weeks of the season for the Detroit Lions and the rest of the NFC. The Detroit Lions are officially out of their bye week, but before we move ahead to the Dallas Cowboys, we wanted to take one last look at the first month of the season. Detroit is 3-1, the second-best record in the division and only behind the Commanders...2024
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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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"” Here’s a look at our Pride of Detroit staff picks for the Lions in Week 18: Hamza Baccouche (14-2): Vikings 37-34 (Bold prediction) Morgan Cannon (14-2): Lions 38-33 Max Gerber (14-2): Lions 28-27 Brandon Knapp (14-2): Lions 35-34 (Scouting report, X factor) Jeremy Reisman (14-2): Lions 38-35 (On Paper) Erik Schlitt (14-2): Lions 34-30 (Scheme breakdown, Honolulu Blueprint) Meko Scott (14-2): Lions 34-31 John Whiticar (14-2): Lions 31-28 Al Karsten (13-3): Lions 38-34 Jerry Mallory (13-3): Lions 35-24 Alex Reno (13-3): Lions 40-37 Kellie Rowe (13-3): Lions 35-31 Ty Schalter (13-3): Lions 37-34 Ryan Mathews (12-4): Vikings 42-38 (5 Questions) Zac Snyder (10-6): Lions 34-30 Chris Perfett (0-16): Tie 69-69 For the rest of our staff NFL picks, be sure to check out our Week 18 predictions: Moneyline, spread, and over/under."

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"A subscription includes: weekly film breakdowns from Jon Ledyard, pre and post-game essays from myself, personalized videos from me and Erik Schlitt, plus analysis pieces from Ryan Mathews, Brett Whitefield, and Morgan Cannon."

2023
"Ryan Mathews: 10-7, Yes I may not have a recording room named after me, but I nailed last year’s prediction down to the particulars."

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"Ryan Mathews' future, however, is still unclear"

2016
" For a team loaded with backfield talent in Murray, Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles, the Eagles had to be encouraged by Kansas City's rushing attack—especially after the Chiefs' platoon continued producing after Jamaal Charles went down with a season-ending knee injury."

2015
"LeSean McCoy, who was traded to the Buffalo Bills from Philadelphia earlier this month, said the Eagles overreacted by signing DeMarco Murray and Ryan Mathews."

2014
"RB Ryan Mathews (ankle) has been ruled out while WR Keenan Allen (collarbone) is doubtful."

• Vote for your favorite Pride of Detroit moment of 2024
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• Vote for the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Coach of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Rookie of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Special Teams Player of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year
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• Does it make sense to draft a running back in the first round?

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images If the best RB in college football in 2024 is there at 20 should the Broncos take him? Ashton Jeanty finished the 2024 season with 374 carries for 2601 yards and 29 rushing TDs. He also added 23 catches for 108 yards and 1 TD. He 6.95 yards per carry and 2709 yards from scrimmage were both eye-popping, but one of the knocks on him was that he played against “w...2025
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• 10 EDGE trade candidates for Detroit Lions to replace Aidan Hutchinson
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• Open thread: How should the Lions try to replace Aidan Hutchinson?

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Lions lost Aidan Hutchinson for the foreseeable future, leaving a gaping hole in their pass rush. How should the Lions try to fill the void? The Detroit Lions walked away from Jerry World on Sunday mightily victorious after taking down the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 47-9. Yet in spite of their largest margin of victory since 2011, there was an unshakeable f...2024
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• The Honolulu Blueprint: 4 keys to a Lions victory over the Rams

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images 4 keys to a Detroit Lions Week 1 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. It’s the Honolulu Blueprint! The 2024 NFL regular season is upon us and that means it’s time to bring back our weekly look at the Detroit Lions keys to victory in their upcoming game. In Week 1, the Lions are hosting the Los Angeles Rams on “Sunday Night Football” in a rematch from last...2024
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• Rams-Lions Q&A: What allowed Jared Goff to remove the ‘training wheels’ in Detroit?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images “Goff was finally trusted to not be a quarterback surrogate for a domineering head coach,” says Pride of Detroit The Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions will play in one of the most anticipated rematches from the 2023 season in Week 1. Matthew Stafford and LA will return to Ford Field on Sunday Night Football where they suffered a tough one-point loss to...2024
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• Vote on the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Game of the Year
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• Vote for the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Coach of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Rookie of the Year
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• Does it make sense to draft a running back in the first round?
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• Lions stock report: 7 risers, 3 fallers from wet Lambeau win
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• NFL Week 2 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Buccaneers
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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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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Predicting overall record, playoff run

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK What will the 2024 Detroit Lions’ record be? How far will the make it in the playoffs? Our staff makes their season predictions. Last year, the Detroit Lions tied a franchise record with 12 regular season wins. It’s safe to say the bar has been raised for 2024. But a better team doesn’t always mean a better record. The Lions’ mantra this year has been “it ta...2024
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• 2024 Detroit Lions season preview: Defensive MVP prediction

Junfu Han-USA TODAY Sports Our Detroit Lions season preview continues. Predicting the team’s defensive MVP for 2024. Our 2024 Detroit Lions preview series continues now with the defense. This year, the Lions made some monster changes on that side of the ball in the hopes of improving a unit that ranked 23rd in points allowed last year. Whether it be free agent additions like DJ Reader, dr...2024
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• Lions News: RB Sione Vaki named ‘secret superstar’ of preseason

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Detroit Lions rookie RB Sione Vaki is already getting some national attention. With just two preseason games under his belt, rookie Sione Vaki is setting himself apart in a pretty big way. Athlon Sports’ Doug Farrar named the rookie one of the top “secret superstars” emerging from the NFL preseason. Vaki, drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round,...2024
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Special Teams Player of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year
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• NFL Week 13 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Bears on Thanksgiving Day

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 13 battle between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day. The Detroit Lions (10-1) will take on the Chicago Bears (4-7) in Week 13 on Thanksgiving Day in downtown Detroit. The Lions have not won on Turkey Day since 2016, but they are more concerned with securing a wi...2024
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• Lions stock report: 7 risers, 3 fallers from wet Lambeau win
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• NFL Week 2 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Buccaneers
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• NFL Week 1 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Rams on ‘SNF’
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• Rams-Lions Q&A: What allowed Jared Goff to remove the ‘training wheels’ in Detroit?
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• Lions News: RB Sione Vaki named ‘secret superstar’ of preseason
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• Lions stock report: Risers, fallers at every position vs. Chiefs

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Checking in on every Detroit Lions player's stock after their preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Detroit Lions second exhibition of the 2024 preseason is behind us and it’s time to check in on the players who helped or hurt their chances of making the roster. The Kansas City Chiefs played their starters in the first half, while the Lions rested...2024
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• McCoy: Eagles signing Murray 'panic move'
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• Ryan Mathews: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation Surrounding Free-Agent RB
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• Doug Pederson to Eagles: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Are Philadelphia Eagles Getting Same DeMarco Murray in 2015?
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• Eagles rumble for 186 yards on the ground, snap three-game losing streak at home
Ryan Mathews and DeMarco Murray each rushed for touchdowns to help the Eagles (2-3) break out of their offensive slump. They snapped a three-game losing streak at home that dated to last season....2015
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• Ryan Mathews has yet to sign his Eagles contract
Ryan Mathews and Philadelphia agreed on a three-year contract Wednesday, but nothing has been signed. Could Mathews be the second running back to spurn the Eagles this week?...2015
• Source: Eagles agree to deal with RB Mathews
The Philadelphia Eagles and former San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews have reached agreement on three-year, $11.5 million deal that includes $5 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter....2015
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• LeSean McCoy Comments on How Chip Kelly Treats Star Players
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• Notes: Lions QB Jared Goff is a dark horse for MVP, per former NFL coach
Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images According to Chuck Pagano, “the storylines are incredible” for 2023 to be a Lions season for the ages. The 33rd team posted an article on Thursday with six dark horse candidates for Most Valuable Player in the upcoming NFL season. As expected, nearly all of them were quarterbacks: only WR Justin Jefferson on the Vikings played some other position. Each s...2023
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• Rookie expectations for all 8 Detroit Lions draft picks
Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions added plenty of promising picks during the NFL Draft. What are your expectations for this rookie class? Rookie minicamp is one of the first tastes of football post-NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions have plenty of rookies to look forward to seeing. The early observations are exciting, and with the excitement comes expectations. From fi...2023
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• NFL Draft 2017: Mock Draft for Every Selection in Star-Studded 1st Round
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• Ryan Mathews Injury: Updates on Eagles Star's Knee and Return
2016

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• Vikings vs. Eagles: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 Regular Season
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• Is Todd Gurley Ready to Become the NFL's Best Running Back?
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Playoff Teams Prove It's Best to Spend Smart, Not Big
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Peyton Manning Headlines a Sunday of Shattered Dreams
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• Monday Morning Hangover: An Anarchist's Guide to the Wild-Card Race
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Chip Kelly's Good Ideas Have Gone Bad for Eagles
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• Vote for your favorite Pride of Detroit moment of 2024
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• Vote on the Detroit Lions’ 2024 Game of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Rookie of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Special Teams Player of the Year
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• 2024 Detroit Lions awards: Vote for Breakout Player of the Year
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• Expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Commanders

Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the Divisional round of the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs battle between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders. The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders will square off at Ford Field in the Divisional round of the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs. “Listen, since OTAs, going into training camp, this is what coa...2025
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• NFL Week 17 expert picks, score predictions: Lions at 49ers

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 17 battle between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. The Detroit Lions (13-2) will take on the San Francisco 49ers (6-9) in Week 17, in a rematch of last year's NFC Championship game. “Anytime we lose, the thought of losing is going to motivate you to not want to lose again, particularly with where ...2024
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• NFL Week 16 expert picks, score predictions: Lions at Bears

Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 16 battle between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears. The Detroit Lions (12-2) will take on the Chicago Bears (4-10) in Week 16, in a battle of NFC North Rivals. “Talented team, even that game the other night (a 30-12 loss to the Vikings), they’re in it,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said of the Bears. “They played g...2024
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• NFL Week 15 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Bills

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Our staff makes their expert picks for the NFL Week 15 battle between the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills The Detroit Lions (12-1) will host the Buffalo Bills (10-3) in Week 15, in a battle of top teams in the NFL. “Really good opponent, obviously, playing really good football right now,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said of the Bills. “It was a t...2024
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• NFL Week 14 expert picks, score predictions: Lions vs. Packers on TNF
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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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• Open thread: Which jersey should the Lions wear for their first primetime game?

AP The Lions should have a bunch of primetime games again in the 2024 season. Which jersey should they wear for their first night game at Ford Field? Finally, they are here. After a lot of anticipation (and a leak thanks to our not-so-good friends over at Fanatics) the Detroit Lions rolled out their new uniforms in front of a group of season ticket holders at Ford Field during a special ev...2024
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• 8 takeaways from the Detroit Lions’ prime time win over the Green Bay Packers

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports A trip to Lambeau Field was no problem for the Detroit Lions, who rode a dominant first half to a win over the Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lions are shining under the national spotlight. The Lions made a statement in Week 1 upsetting the Kansas City Chiefs on national television, and their Week 4 outing against the Green Bay Packers was no different. The leag...2023
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• Best reactions from the Detroit Lions dismantling of the Packers

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Never a doubt. These are some Brand New Lions. The mantra fans are using to expunge its predecessor certainly looked to be true as the Detroit Lions took down the Green Bay Packers on prime time. The boys in Honolulu blue pummeled the cheeseheads 34-20 in their own territory at Lambeau Field, although there was so much blue in the crowd, it was hard to t...2023
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• Roundtable: What was the biggest surprise from the Lions’ draft?
Our staff makes their picks for the biggest surprise and best UDFA from the Detroit Lions’ 2023 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions’ 2023 NFL Draft was full of surprises. The overall goal of the draft may have come into focus now that we’ve had a week to digest it, but that doesn’t change the fact that several picks made over last weekend were downright shocking at the moment. To close out our 2023 Detro...2023
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• LeSean McCoy seemingly responds to trade rumors
LeSean McCoy has heard his name pop up in trade rumors over the past week or so, but the star running back does not seem all that concerned about what the future holds.McCoy seemingly addressed the trade speculation in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “So popping they just keep popping up with rumors … u can’t control the future but put ya future in Gods hands and watch … WE STILL on the CHASE .. on ...2017
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• NFL Draft 2017: Mock Draft for Every Selection in Star-Studded 1st Round
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• DeMarco Murray Comments on Titans Offense, Derrick Henry, More
2016

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• Ryan Mathews Trade Rumors: Latest News, Buzz, Speculation Surrounding Eagles RB
2016

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• Monday Morning Hangover: Playoff Teams Prove It's Best to Spend Smart, Not Big
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