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Getty Images It’s easy for good teams to be involved in dramatic games. But yesterday, the top four picks in the draft were up in the air at the same time as the Bengals and Dolphins along with the Giants and Washington needed overtime to settle things, a pair of 35-35 rock fights happening...

Getty Images The Lions have had more than their share of injuries this year, buying their coach and General Manager another year. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Lions are putting linebacker Jahlani Tavai on injured reserve. The second-round rookie is dealing with a...

Getty Images Lions running back Kerryon Johnson is getting what he wanted for Christmas: The chance to finish the football season on the field. Johnson was activated from injured reserve on Saturday, putting him back on the Lions’ 53-man roster for the final two weeks of 2019. “As stupid as...

Getty Images The Broncos added a big name to their long injury report Friday: Drew Lock has an illness. The rookie quarterback practiced in full and will play Sunday. The Broncos did not give him a designation. The Broncos listed 18 other players on their injury report. They ruled out...

Getty Images Week 16 of the 2019 NFL season kicks off on Saturday with three games and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday. The 30 teams taking part in those games have handed in their final injury reports of the week and all injury designations for those games are below. The Packers and...

Getty Images Lions cornerback Darius Slay‘s push for a new contract this year led him to skip the team’s offseason work before reporting to training camp on time. Slay never got the new deal and wasn’t thrilled with the team’s decision to trade safety Quandre Diggs during the season, so he...

Getty Images One of the problems (and far from the only one) for alternative football leagues is the tremendous drop-off in talent from what customers are used to seeing in the NFL. That’s particularly evident at the quarterback position, and part of the reason the league has taken steps to...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the finalists for the Centennial Class of 2020 on Thursday afternoon. The list includes some familiar names like Roger Craig, Drew Pearson, Donnie Shell, Jimbo Covert and Cliff Branch. The list of 10 contributor finalists, though, does not...

Getty Images The Lions announced on Tuesday that head coach Matt Patricia and General Manager Bob Quinn will return for the 2020 season, so the team won’t be in the market for a new hire at either position. They also won’t be on the market themselves. At a meeting with reporters on Tuesday...

Getty Images The Lions will be keeping coach Matt Patricia and G.M. Bob Quinn for 2020. Which is smart. The Lions have made it clear that Patricia and Quinn are on the hot seat for 2020. Which is less smart. Although the expectation to be a playoff contender is reasonable (and, in contrast to...

Getty Images The Lions didn’t fire anyone yesterday. But they took yet another step this morning to guarantee the seats were sufficiently hot on coach Matt Patricia, General Manager Bob Quinn, and practically everyone else in the building. In an open letter to the fanbase posted on the team’s...

Getty Images The Lions put defensive lineman Mike Daniels on injured reserve earlier this week and they signed a free agent to replace him on the roster Wednesday. The team announced that they have signed defensive tackle Jamie Meder to the 53-man roster. Meder last played in a regular season...

Getty Images Lions head coach Matt Patricia believes the team has built the foundation for a competitive team while going 9-20-1 over his first 30 games in Detroit and he’ll have a chance to work with that foundation in 2020. Lions owner Martha Ford told reporters on Tuesday that Patricia and...

Getty Images The Lions had been cautious with quarterback Matthew Stafford, but decided to make it official Tuesday. The team announced that Stafford was going on injured reserve, because of a back injury. Stafford had been inactive for the last six weeks, and there was little indication he...

Getty Images The Ravens tied the Pro Bowl record with 12 players selected to the original list. Tight end Mark Andrews, long snapper Morgan Cox, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, running back Mark Ingram, quarterback Lamar Jackson, outside linebacker Matt Judon, cornerback Marcus Peters, fullback...

Getty Images After the Lions fell to 3-9-1 by losing 20-7 to the Vikings in Week 14, head coach Mike Patricia said that he believed the team was better than their record indicated. The Lions lost again last Sunday and the 38-17 loss to the Buccaneers was their seventh in a row. That makes the...

Getty Images There’s a big showdown this week in the NFC East. Well, I guess for the division title between the Eagles and Cowboys if that’s your thing. But also for the best shot at the second pick in next year’s draft, when Washington and the Giants square off at FedEx Field. If the season...

Getty Images The Lions don’t have much to play for, and now they have two fewer veterans to do it with. The team announced today that defensive tackle Mike Daniels and Kenny Wiggins are headed to IR after leaving yesterday’s game with arm injuries. The 30-year-old Daniels has battled injuries...

Getty Images The Lions have claimed offensive tackle Caleb Benenoch off waivers from the Cowboys, Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports. The Cowboys had hoped to re-sign Benenoch. He has spent time with the Buccaneers, Panthers, Patriots and Cowboys this season. His only game action came in the...

Getty Images It’s a Buccaneers game, so of course Jameis Winston was going to throw an early interception. Winston threw a pick on the Bucs’ first drive today in Detroit, giving the Lions’ defense just their sixth interception so far this season. The Lions couldn’t do anything with it on...