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Getty Images Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy returned to a full practice after his ankle limited him Wednesday. But running back Damien Williams remained out with a knee injury. It’s looking like Williams will miss a second consecutive week. McCoy, Darrel Williams and Darwin Thompson...

Getty Images There are two games on Sunday pinning undefeated teams against one another. One of them will take place in Detroit when the Lions host the Chiefs at Ford Field. The Lions have won back-to-back games by three points after tying the Cardinals in the season opener, which has some...

Getty Images No one has had much luck stopping Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes since he moved into the starting lineup in 2018 and we’ve seen him thrive in a variety of different stadiums and weather conditions over that span. We haven’t seen him do it while playing indoors. Mahomes played...

Getty Images Running back Damien Williams didn’t practice at all last week because of a knee injury and the status quo has remained in place to kick off this practice week. Williams remained on the sideline for Wednesday’s practice, which may leave him on track to miss his second straight game...

Getty Images The Lions came into the week with some injury questions on defense and they added one in their wide receiving corps on Wednesday. Danny Amendola did not take part in Wednesday’s practice. The team lists Amendola with a chest injury. Amendola had four catches for 37 yards in last...

Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks are working toward bringing back tight end Luke Willson following the trade of Nick Vannett to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday, per Adam Caplan of Sirius XM NFL Radio. A source informed of the decision confirmed the move to PFT late Tuesday night. Willson...

Getty Images The Lions have some injury issues on their defensive line and they’re looking at some potential additions to the group on Tuesday. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the team is working out defensive linemen. Zach Kerr is the only member of the group identified by name. Kerr...

Getty Images The Lions didn’t play error-free football in their wins over the Chargers and Eagles the last two weeks, but they were able to avoid enough mistakes to win by three points in each game. One group has been particularly good at avoiding mistakes the last two weeks. The Lions haven’t...

Getty Images In the season opener, the Lions gave up a big lead and wound up tying the Cardinals after failing to secure a win in regulation or overtime. Sunday’s game looked like it might play out in similar fashion. The Lions saw their lead shrink from 10 points to three points and the...

Getty Images If there’s one team you don’t want to face with a banged-up defense, it’s the Chiefs. But the Lions have the Chiefs coming to town on Sunday, and their defense may be less than 100 percent healthy. Two of the Lions’ most important defensive players, cornerback Darius Slay and...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Lions at Eagles Lions: DL Da’Shawn Hand, CB Amani...

Getty Images Keeping Carson Wentz upright won’t be easy for the Eagles today. In the first half of today’s game against Detroit, Philadelphia has already lost two left tackles. Starter Jason Peters left first with what the team described as an illness, and his replacement, Andre Dillard...

Getty Images In a game that ended with plenty of intrigue in the closing moments, the Lions managed to survive a near collapse and upset the Eagles, 27-24. Detroit jumped out to what looked like a comfortable lead, 27-17 in the fourth quarter, and when the Eagles tried and failed on a...

Getty Images Eagles running back Miles Sanders had 15 touches for 126 yards. It was not a good day. Sanders is the first Eagles running back to fumble twice in the same game since Bryce Brown against the Cowboys in 2012, according to Reuben Frank of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com. Sanders lost one...

Getty Images Former Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has previously said he hid concussions from team doctors, but he’s now saying something different: That the Lions knew he had a concussion but wanted him to say he didn’t. Johnson told SI.com that in 2012, when he contradicted himself...

Getty Images The injury-plagued Eagles have made a couple moves before Sunday’s game with the Lions. Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata has gone on injured reserve, while wide receiver Greg Ward has been promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Mailata is a very talented...

Getty Images Howard Cassady, a Heisman Trophy-winning running back who would then win an NFL championship with the Lions, has died at the age of 85. During his freshman year at Ohio State, Cassady was given the nickname “Hopalong” by sportswriters who saw him on the practice field and said he...

Getty Images Word early this week was that Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson would miss Sunday’s game against the Lions due to the abdominal injury that knocked him out of last Sunday’s loss to the Falcons and it was finally confirmed on Friday. Jackson didn’t practice this week and head...

Getty Images Week Three of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Jaguars and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. Questionable players are uncertain to play...

Getty Images Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had his best season in 2011, when he threw for 5,038 yards and 41 touchdowns while playing for head coach Jim Schwartz. The 31-year-old Stafford has never replicated those numbers from his age-23 season, but Schwartz still thinks highly of him...