The Detroit Lions (7-5) and Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) will square off in a Week 14 NFC showdown at Ford Field. Heading into this game, these two teams look in vastly different spots. Over the last three weeks, the Lions have lost to the Eagles and Packers, while needing overtime to take care of business against the Giants. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are 3-0 over that same time period, dispatching the Eagles, Chiefs, and Raiders.

However, the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook apparently subscribe to the House of Reisman and don’t believe in momentum, as they’ve set the **initial betting line at...

The Detroit Lions have a pivotal stretch of football upcoming, yet they will be without some pivotal players for at least some of it.

Even with the good news surrounding Amon-Ra St. Brown’s injury, he figures to miss a week or two recovering from the ankle injury sustained in the loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Lions were already without a go-to option in Sam LaPorta, with the tight end likely to miss the rest of the season. Down two star players, plus injuries to Graham Glasgow, Brock Wright, and Kalif Raymond, the Lions offense is on unstable ground....

As the Detroit Lions prepare for a big game against the Dallas Cowboys this week, they have made a couple of transactional moves to help supplement the roster. The team announced that they’ve signed tight end Giovanni Ricci and running back Jabari Small to the practice squad. In order to make room, they’ve also released Tre Flowers from the practice squad.

Ricci joins the team after they’ve gone through a couple of big injuries. Starter Sam LaPorta is likely out for the year with a back injury. Backup [Brock Wright is dealing with a neck/trachea injury that coach Dan Campbell...

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell met with the media on Sunday in preparation for the team’s Thursday game against the Dallas Cowboys. Among many other topics, Campbell provided a bunch of injury updates as they head into another week of Thursday football.

Kerby Joseph will do some individual drills

Joseph hasn’t played since the team’s Week 6 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and Campbell provided a bit of clarity on what he’s dealing with in regards to his injury. He called it a bone bruise with a little “wear and tear.” He’s missed so much time as they’ve...

Though Week 13 is already four games deep, there is plenty of football left. The Detroit Lions are mercifully done, leaving us a Sunday to watch football without any stakes—unless you’re desperately trying to make a fantasy football playoff spot. When it comes to the Lions’ own playoff race, there are a few games that matter, but the stakes are all relatively low compared to the games that have already been played. In essence, if you’re a football fan, don’t throw too much emotions into the outcomes on Sunday. Just enjoy the games.

If you want to hang out all...

It’s been a miserable week for Detroit Lions playoff odds. Based on the results of the four games already played in Week 14, the Lions’ playoff odds plummeted from 73% to 32%, according to the New York Times simulator. These three outcomes were incredibly harmful to Detroit’s postseason chances:

• Packers over Lions
• Cowboys over Chiefs
• Bears over Eagles

Sunday doesn’t provide much relief for Detroit, as the most important games are already over. However, there is some hope in Sunday’s results. If four results go the Lions’ way—admittedly, most would be upsets—Detroit’s playoff odds will increase to...

It’s been a rough week.

A week ago, the Detroit Lions required last-minute heroics by Jahmyr Gibbs and company to beat a 2-10 New York Giants team. That uninspiring performance led many to believe that the Lions are nowhere near where they need to be to make a playoff run this year. Those fears were essentially confirmed on Thursday when the Lions couldn’t catch the Green Bay Packers in a game they trailed for nearly the entire afternoon. Throw in an emotional-tolling Frank Ragnow unretirement that lasted about 72 hours and devastating wins from the Bears and Cowboys, and I...

From the initial eye-test, it certainly seemed like the Detroit Lions didn’t generate enough pressure on Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love on Thanksgiving. Per NFL Pro, Love had an average of 3.09 seconds to throw—the third-most time he’s had all season. Love used that time to dice up the Lions’ defense for completions on 18-of-30 passes, 234 passing yards, and four touchdowns.

But after digesting the film, Lions coach Dan Campbell downplayed their pass rushing issues on the day, noting that when taking into account how fast Green Bay got the ball out, he counted just three realistic opportunities...

The return of Frank Ragnow has been cancelled.

The Detroit Lions announced on Saturday that Ragnow, who had planned on returning from retirement imminently, failed his physical on Friday. The physical revealed a Grade 3 hamstring strain that will prevent him from playing in the 2025 season.

At this point, it isn’t fully clear if Ragnow still intends to return from his retirement in 2026, but he will not be helping the Lions make their playoff push in 2025. Instead, the Lions will have to push forward with the offensive line they currently have. That’s unfortunate news, given the Lions’...

“We dug ourselves into a little bit of a hole. That’s the bottom line, we are in a little bit of a hole.”

Those were the words of Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell after their 31-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. In the two days since that statement, the Lions are in an even deeper hole following upset wins from both the Cowboys and Bears. The walls are closing in, and Detroit’s playoff odds are growing perilously thin.

The season isn’t over yet, but it’s also clear that if the Lions keep playing like this, they won’t...

The Detroit Lions’ playoff chances were nearly cut in half over the course of past two days. The Lions’ Thanksgiving loss to the Green Bay Packers—in addition to the Cowboys and Bears winning—has shifted the course of Detroit’s playoff chase, and now they are big underdogs to make the postseason after entering the week with high probabilities to return to the dance.

Using the New York Times playoff simulator, Detroit entered the week with a 73% chance to make the playoffs. After the three worst possible outcomes of the week, the Lions’ chances now sit at just 32%—a 41% drop-off....

Maybe you’ve had enough football for this Thanksgiving weekend. Maybe you’re a football junkie like me.

Either way, we’re here for you on this Black Friday. This year features a huge matchup for NFC playoff implications, and it obviously matters a lot to a 7-5 Detroit Lions team that is in some desperate need of help to punch their way into the postseason.

Friday’s game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles could be one of the games that eventually tips the scales in or out of the Lions’ favor.

[The New York Times’ playoff prediction model currently only gives...