Danny Bennett NOTE: The views expressed in this EDITORIAL do not necessarily reflect the views of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its writers and should not be misconstrued as such. The views contained within are the views of the author and the author alone. Another season, with an all too familiar ending. Heartbreak. What the … Read more
As of now, it is no longer “breaking news” that Bob Quinn and Martha Ford have decided to keep Detroit Lions’ head coach, Jim Caldwell in his position for next season. It’s also fairly common knowledge that those who dislike Jim Caldwell are much more vocal than those who do. We took to Twitter with … Read more
This is it! The final week of the regular season for the NFL. The name of the game is super simple here folks, win and you’re in; if you’re the Detroit Lions. The victory over the Green Bay Packers would also mean that the Lions would take home the division crown for the first time since … Read more
So, Week 15 didn’t go as planned. The Detroit Lions lost while the Green Bay Packers were able to gain a game on the Lions lead in the NFC north. To make matters worse, Detroit also fell to No. 4 from the No. 2 position when it comes to playoff seeding in the NFC. When … Read more
If the season were to end today (we can only dream), the Detroit Lions would not only host a playoff game, but they would receive a first round bye as they now sit in 2nd place in the NFC with a 9-4 record. The Green Bay Packers easily handled the Seattle Seahawks 38-10 on Sunday … Read more
Last week the Detroit Lions pulled off a huge victory against the New Orleans Saints to move to 8-4 while the Packers were able to take care of the Texans and Minnesota lost to Dallas. We’ve said time and time again, Green Bay is always the team you want to watch and a loss would … Read more
The 7-4 Detroit Lions took the field in the always-hard-to-win Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday afternoon against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. Everyone expected a shootout, myself included. We have two of the great quarterbacks in the league dropping back, against two defenses that could be better. When you are going against a quarterback such … Read more
On Thursday night, the Dallas Cowboys took out the Minnesota Vikings in a matchup that, as Lions fans, we would have been OK with both losing. However, in terms of the playoff picture, the Cowboys needed the win to help build the Lions cushion in the NFC North. This week, we will have a different … Read more
Another year, another round of head coaching interviews for Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin. Some of you may remember that he was the runner-up to Dan Quinn for the Falcons head coaching gig back in 2014. That year he also interviewed with the 49ers, Bears and Bills. And then last off-season, Austin visited the Browns, … Read more
When the Detroit Lions travel to Louisiana to take on the New Orleans Saints, linebacker DeAndre Levy will reprise his role as starting bench warmer as he is expected to miss his 11th straight game which would total 26 out of the last 28 games that he has not suited up for. Last season Levy … Read more
As someone who bets a fair amount of money on sports, I am always keen to what odds are, pretty much for every game of the NFL season. I also pay attention to “futures” which projects exactly what you would expect, the future of specific situations playing out. I have, however, always put down any … Read more
As we were enjoying time with our families on Thanksgiving, the Detroit Lions were extending their lead on the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North. Matt Prater hit the game winning field goal, ironically within seconds of my proposal being accepted by my now fiancee, and Detroit won with a final score of 16-13. We … Read more
As we ended Week 10, the Detroit Lions sat atop of the NFC North due to Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers and most importantly, Minnesota Vikings all went down with a tally in the loss column. While the Lions and Vikings have the same record, the Lions hold the upper hand with the tie-breaker. The … Read more
On March 8, 2016 the Detroit Lions had the biggest void to fill on their team since Barry Sanders retired. That was the day that the franchises’ greatest wide receiver in Calvin Johnson decided to “hang them up”. As great as Calvin was, he missed a lot of time over the last two seasons due … Read more
It’s not often that you get to watch two future Hall of Fame players battle it out twice a season, let alone for them to retire at the same time. That is what we were able to see when the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears clashed during both Calvin Johnson and Charles Tillman‘s illustrious careers. Being a Lions fan … Read more
Sunday, while the Detroit Lions “defend the den” against Todd Gurley and the Los Angeles Rams they will be celebrating their 1991 team by lowering some of the concession prices to what they were during their 12-4 season that culminated with them reaching the NFC Championship. If you don’t look into it too far, it seems … Read more
