The Detroit Lions have just about arrived to do-or-die time. With a playoff spot now essentially two games away, the Lions can ill-afford struggles down the stretch. Five games remain on the schedule, and if the Lions win four of them, they are almost certainly going to make their third straight postseason. Unfortunately for the Lions, of their five remaining games, four are against teams that are in the depths of their own playoff races. Detroit’s final five games are:

• vs. Cowboys (6-5-1)
• at Rams (9-3)
• vs. Steelers (6-6)
• at Vikings (4-8)
• at Bears (9-3)...

Remember that feeling when it was announced that Frank Ragnow was unretiring? Suddenly, it felt like the Lions could peak at the right time, sneak into the playoffs, and be one of the most dangerous teams to face in the tournament. Were some of those hopes exaggerated due to recent hysteria? Probably. But it was a fun 24 hours, nonetheless.

What has since followed has been an avalanche of horrible events for the Lions. Amon-Ra St. Brown goes down with an ankle injury. The Lions lose to the Packers on Thanksgiving after [going 0-2 on fourth down while Green Bay...

Last week was terrible for the Detroit Lions’ postseason chances. Not only was their loss to the Green Bay Packers a devasating blow to their divisional chances, but every team they are likely to battle for a Wild Card spot pulled out a Week 13 victory. That list includes the Packers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Detroit’s playoff chances plummeted anywhere from 28 to 43 percent in a single week, depending on which playoff simulator you prefer.

But this week’s game against the Dallas Cowboys provides the Lions a big...

We’re in the thick of it now, December football. The next five games for the Detroit Lions will be huge as their playoff hopes took a hit after losing to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. Winning out would be massive for them, but their schedule isn’t favorable. The team also hasn’t won back-to-back games since September, as they continue to alternate between winning and losing.

The five-game journey starts at home on Thursday night against another team clinging to low playoff hopes in the Dallas Cowboys. Unlike the Lions, the Cowboys are coming in hot, on a three-game winning...

The Detroit Lions continue to churn the bottom of their roster in the wake of mounting injuries. On Monday, they made a handful of transactions. Most notably, they were awarded tight end Hayden Rucci from waivers after the Miami Dolphins waived him on Saturday. He takes the roster spot left vacant after the Lions placed Terrion Arnold on injured reserve due to season-ending shoulder surgery.

Rucci went undrafted in 2024, and has spent the last season-and-a-half on and off the Dolphins roster. He made his NFL debut earlier this season in late October and has since played in five games....

Week 13 comes to a close with a “Monday Night Football” matchup featuring the New York Giants (2-10) and New England Patriots (10-2). While the Detroit Lions don’t have either of these teams on their remaining 2025 schedule, they did just play the Giants, so how they perform against the 10-win Patriots could provide some perspective for Lions fans.

From a rooting perspective, there’s not much for Detroit fans to pull for, so let’s just hope for an interesting and competitive game.

Here’s how to watch tonight’s game:

Giants at Patriots

When: Monday, December 1, 2025 — 8:15 p.m....

The rough sophomore season for Terrion Arnold continues. According to the NFL transaction wire for Monday, the Detroit Lions have placed Arnold on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury, per the team’s injury report. Earlier in the year, Arnold missed two games with a shoulder injury that was initially believed to be season-threatening. It’s not clear if this is an aggravation of that injury, but whatever it is, it will sideline Arnold for the majority—if not the entirety—of the remaining 2025 season. The earliest he can return is the regular season finale against the Chicago Bears.

UPDATE: Per Tom...

The Detroit Lions (7-5) and Dallas Cowboys (6-5-1) have declared their initial Week 14 injury reports as they prepare to square off in an NFC showdown. With this game being played on a Thursday, the Lions’ practice schedule is altered this week. Their initial report comes out on Monday, while the injury declarations will be announced on Wednesday.

Let’s take a look at the latest injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note: Any changes from the last injury report will be bolded.

Injured list updates

• **TE Shane Zylstra (ankle, IR) — [Started...

The Detroit Lions have started the injury evaluation clock on veteran tight end Shane Zylstra, who returned to practice on Monday.

Zylstra suffered an ankle injury during the team’s Week 2 game against the Chicago Bears and has been on injured reserve since. For most of the year, the Lions were able to get by without Zylstra, as he was the team’s TE3 behind Sam LaPorta and Brock Wright.

However, LaPorta is now most likely out for the season after back surgery, and Wright’s season is in danger of being cut short, as well. Wright suffered a trachea injury against...

Voting for the 2026 Pro Bowl is underway. As of Thanksgiving morning, fans are allowed to vote for their favorite players over at probowl.com/vote, with no limit to how many times one can vote in a day.

The first wave of voting is in, as offered by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, and 11 Detroit Lions players are currently in the top-10 of Pro Bowl votes at their respective position. No Lions player received more votes than running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who was only behind Jonathan Taylor at his position—but also received the fifth-most votes across all positions.

Here is where...

While a few days ago Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said there were only a few plays against the Green Bay Packers in which they should have generated pressure and didn’t, defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard was singing a much different tune during his Monday morning press conference.

“I don’t think we’ve affected the quarterback to play any style these last couple of weeks. I don’t care what kind of style we want to play,” Sheppard said. “And the guys understand that and again, that starts with me. I’m not going to just point the finger, ‘You’ve got to win the...

Our Movember charity stream has been running all month to support the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. As of this publication, we have already raised over $13,000 for both cancer research and treatment for cancer survivors.

And while it may not technically still be November, our biggest event for the charity drive is still yet to come.

On Saturday, December 6 — from 8 a.m. ET to midnight — we will be holding our annual marathon charity stream. For 16 straight hours, we’ll be discussing Detroit Lions football, doing live giveaways, talking to very special guests, and raising money...