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Getty Images Matthew Stafford has missed four consecutive games. Will he miss four more? The quarterback remains on the Lions’ roster, and coach Matt Patricia continues to call Stafford week to week with his back injury. “Out of respect for Matthew and his competitiveness and what he means to...

Getty Images For a moment on Sunday, it looked like no one wanted the top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, since all the teams at the top of the order were winning. But we have come to count on the Giants. If the season ended today, the Bengals (1-11) would still hold the top spot in next year’s...

Getty Images There’s a new team atop the NFC West and a new team holding down the No. 1 seed in the conference as we head into the final four weeks of the regular season. Wins by the Saints last Thursday night and the Seahawks on Monday night coupled with the 49ers’ loss in Baltimore means...

Getty Images The Lions appear more likely to play the rest of the season with their third-string quarterback. Jeff Driskel, Detroit’s second-string quarterback, was placed on injured reserve today. His season is over. Although starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is still on the active...

Getty Images Lions first-round pick T.J. Hockenson‘s rookie season is over. Head coach Matt Patricia said on Monday that Hockenson will be placed on injured reserve after hurting his ankle in the team’s Thanksgiving Day loss to the Bears. He had a protective boot on after the game and was...

Getty Images The only thing better than traveling to be with your loved ones tomorrow is not traveling to be with your loved ones tomorrow. As such, the Bears announced that five players weren’t making the quick trip to Detroit for the early Thanksgiving game. Tight end Ben Braunecker, wide...

Getty Images Anyone hoping to see Jeff Driskel kick off the Thanksgiving slate of NFL games is going to have to wait a little longer to find out if he’ll start at quarterback for the Lions. Driskel has been dealing with a hamstring injury this week and has been listed as questionable for...

Getty Images The Lions placed receiver Marvin Hall on injured reserve with a foot injury, the team announced. They already had ruled out Hall for the Thanksgiving Day game with a foot injury. He played the past nine games after the Lions promoted him from the practice squad Sept. 21. Hall...

Getty Images The Lions will be down to their third-string quarterback on Thanksgiving. David Blough is set to start in Detroit, the team has announced. Starter Matthew Stafford had already been ruled out with a back injury, and second-stringer Jeff Driskel is officially questionable with a...

Getty Images Jeff Driskel told reporters Tuesday that his hamstring has “definitely gotten better each and every day.” The Lions quarterback injured his hamstring in Sunday’s loss to Washington, but he played every snap. The team listed him as limited on both practice reports this week...

Getty Images The Jets aren’t going to make the playoffs or anything, but suddenly, they can’t stop winning. And their three-game winning streak has them on the verge of falling out of the top 10 in the category they need the most. If the season ended today, the winless Bengals (0-11) would...

Getty Images With five weeks left in the regular season, five NFC teams should be feeling pretty comfortable about their chances of making the playoffs. The 49ers, Saints, Packers, Seahawks and Vikings are all at least two games up on their closest competitors for playoff spots and, barring...

Getty Images The Lions didn’t lose a game in the first three weeks of the season, but they’ve more than made up for it since then. They’ve lost seven of their last eight games and take a four-game losing streak into Thursday’s game against the Bears. That means Matt Patricia’s record since...

Getty Images Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel landed on the team’s injury report on Monday because of a hamstring injury that remains an issue for him on Tuesday. Head coach Matt Patricia said at a press conference that Driskel is still “pretty sore” after getting hurt on Sunday. The Lions...

Getty Images The Bears handed in the same injury report on Tuesday as they did on Monday, which means wide receiver Taylor Gabriel is listed as a non-participant again. Gabriel suffered a concussion in last Sunday’s win over the Giants and remains in the concussion protocol. With a game...

Getty Images As the Lions’ season spirals downward following their most embarrassing loss yet on Sunday, increased scrutiny on the defensive playcalling has been met with silence from coach Matt Patricia. Although it appeared to those observing on the outside that Patricia, not defensive...

Getty Images The XFL won’t be competing with the NFL for fans. But the resurrected spring league will be competing with the NFL for certain players. With Matthew Stafford still dealing with a back injury, the Lions wanted to bring back quarterback Josh Johnson. But Johnson had joined the XFL...

The Lions were interested in signing veteran quarterback Josh Johnson before the XFL declined to release him from his contract and it appears that they had more than Matthew Stafford‘s back injury on their minds when pursuing a deal. With a game on Thanksgiving, the Lions had to hand in a...

Dwayne Haskins came out of Sunday’s game with a bruised wrist. The Washington quarterback also might have a bruised backside for the chewing out he got after missing the final snap while taking a selfie. Washington interim coach Bill Callahan said he and Haskins had a conversation about...

Getty Images The less said the better about quarterbacks Dwayne Haskins and Jeff Driskel today in Washington, but in the end Haskins led his team into field goal range and eked out a 19-16 win. Haskins, Washington’s first-round pick, has still not done nearly enough to prove he’s the long-term...