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In some alternate universe, we’re excited about the Detroit Lions today. On Sunday they were without running back D’Andre Swift and receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and D.J. Chark. That’s three big-time playmakers. Without them, Detroit put up 520 yards and 45 points. That’s one of the more impressive offensive days we’ll see this NFL season, given the absences. Finally, the Lions have an exciting team again! Yeah, nobody is talking about that. The Lions’ rapid improvement on offense is entirely… Source link

There’s a lot of stress in the ordinary week of a fantasy football manager. There are injuries and bye weeks and bad weather and surprise inactives and coaching whims and officiating mistakes. The ball bounces funny for all of us. But sometimes you just have to focus on what makes you happy. And no one wants to make you fantasy happy in 2022 like the Detroit Lions. We’re always on the lookout for a fantasy carnival, and this Detroit outfit might be a legendary one. The Lions lead the NFL… Source link

Jamaal Williams‘ celebration was a little too enthusiastic for the NFL. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig) Avert your eyes, sensitive viewers. Jamaal Williams got suggestive on Sunday. It cost the Lions 15 yards. The Detroit Lions running back scored a second-half touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings on a 13-yard scamper to take a 24-14 lead. After the score, he celebrated with, well, we’ll call it a dance. Here’s the score. Here’s another angle of the celebration in all its hip-thrusting glory. Left… Source link

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski got together on Sunday evening to go over a really fun day of NFL action in week 2. The guys cover successful comeback wins for the Jets, Dolphins and Cardinals and discuss the ramifications of Trey Lance’s season-ending ankle injury. 01:15 Dolphins 42, Ravens 38 08:50 Jets 31, Browns 30 14:30 Cardinals 29, Raiders 23 (OT) 19:20 Lions 36, Commanders 27 29:15 Rams 31, Falcons 27 34:30 49ers 27, Seahawks 7 41:50 Jaguars… Source link

Lions safety Tracy Walker was ejected from Detroit’s 38-35 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon after he landed a dirty hit on Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts took off running in the third quarter at Ford Field with a 31-21 lead and slid to give himself up. As he was going down, Walker dove into him and made contact with Hurts’ helmet. That blow drew a personal foul for the hit. He then immediately followed it up by throwing a punch in an altercation after the play,… Source link

The coaching star of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” this season was supposed to be Detroit Lions head man Dan Campbell, he of both the equally oversized frame and personality. The gravelly voice. The unpredictable twists in his speeches. The willingness to do up-downs with the players. The guy is, unquestionably, a unique force of personality that producers must have hoped would somehow make a three-win team for a franchise with one playoff victory in 65 seasons worth watching. And Campbell has… Source link

William White, seen here in 2021, died on Thursday at 56 after a lengthy battle with ALS. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) Former Detroit Lions safety William White died on Thursday night, the team announced. White, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2016, was 56. “I loved William. We shared experiences of joy and sorrow on and off the field,” special assistant to the Lions president and CEO Chris Spielman said in a statement about his former teammate. “I am forever grateful for the special moment… Source link

Former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett is back in the NFL, this time as a coach. The Detroit Lions hired Barrett as an offensive assistant Saturday. This comes almost two years after Barrett was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers before the 2020 season. Barrett had signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League in January, but an injury in March forced him to the retired list. Barrett signed with the New Orleans Saints after going undrafted in 2018 following an illustrious… Source link

Former Michigan and Detroit Lions head coach Gary Moeller died Monday, the university announced. He was 81. Details of his death are not yet known. Moeller spent five seasons leading the Wolverines from 1990-94, and compiled an impressive 44-13 record while picking up a share of the Big Ten title three times and earning Big Ten Coach of the Year honors twice. He won four of five bowl games and won 19 straight conference games at one point, which set a then-Big Ten record. Moeller first joined… Source link

By each losing Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions guaranteed they’ll be the owners of the first and second picks in the 2022 NFL draft. The results of Week 18 will determine which team will sit at No. 1 overall. The 2-14 Jaguars control their own draft path — lose at home to the Indianapolis Colts and they’ll wrap up the top slot. The Colts beat the Jaguars, 23-17, in Week 10 in Indianapolis. Right now, the Colts are fighting for their playoff lives, currently sitting in the… Source link