The Cowboys and Lions have a big Thursday Night Football game coming up, and they have key inuries to several players.

Long before news broke of the Detroit Lions acquiring All-Pro edge rusher Za’Darius Smith, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith had already picked the Lions as his favorites to represent the NFC in Super Bowl 59. In a move that had been rumored for weeks, the Lions ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — There’s an old saying in sports circles: “That’s why they play the games.” Underdogs pull off upsets, front-runners fall flat, and the downtrodden climb the mountain and find greatness. According to ESPN’s ...

Matthew Stafford is in the midst of an MVP campaign, and those elite numbers will only balloon further against an outmatched Lions secondary.

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Lions have looked in vain for a playoff-winning quarterback for decade after decade. When the search ended with Jared Goff under center, the ...

ESPN analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe is known for not mincing words when offering constructive criticism, especially when it comes to pro football. During ESPN’s First Take on Monday, Sharpe, along with co-host Stephen A. Smith and ...

The Lions are on the outside looking in at the playoffs headed into Week 13. What are their odds of returning to the postseason in 2025?

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