As we enter the week leading up to the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 game against the Green Bay Packers, the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook have set the opening betting line at Lions +2.5 points.

This betting line has undergone considerable movement since it was established back in May during the NFL’s schedule release. At that time, the Lions opened as 1.5-point favorites, but that number quickly changed as bets rolled in for the Packers, as the narrative surrounding the Lions was projecting a regression from last season. Within 24 hours, the line completely flipped to Packers -1.5 points, and...

Earlier this week, we looked at the Detroit Lions’ biggest strengths and weaknesses after finally establishing a full 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad. Because it’s game week, let’s take a similar assessment of the Lions’ Week 1 opponent: the Green Bay Packers.

To many, the Packers are the Lions’ biggest threat to dethrone them from their two-time NFC North champion status. Last year, the Packers finished 12-5, and with literally the youngest roster in the NFL, there’s hope in Green Bay that they can take another big step in 2025.

But does their roster match up with the Lions?...

Earlier this week, we looked at the Detroit Lions’ biggest strengths and weaknesses after finally establishing a full 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad. Because it’s game week, let’s take a similar assessment of the Lions’ Week 1 opponent: the Green Bay Packers.

To many, the Packers are the Lions’ biggest threat to dethrone them from their two-time NFC North champion status. Last year, the Packers finished 12-5, and with literally the youngest roster in the NFL, there’s hope in Green Bay that they can take another big step in 2025.

But does their roster match up with the Lions?...

The Detroit Lions have named their six captains for the 2025 NFL season. Like last year, the team announced three offensive captains, two on defense, and a special teams representative. The Lions’ 2025 captains are: Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell, Aidan Hutchinson, Alex Anzalone, and Grant Stuard.

This is nearly an identical list to last year’s captains, but instead of Jalen Reeves-Maybin—who is no longer on the team—special teams newcomer Grant Stuard has taken his place.

For Goff and Anzalone, this is their fifth year of being named a Lions captain, meaning they’ve held that position since the...

The Detroit Lions have named their six captains for the 2025 NFL season. Like last year, the team announced three offensive captains, two on defense, and a special teams representative. The Lions’ 2025 captains are: Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell, Aidan Hutchinson, Alex Anzalone, and Grant Stuard.

This is nearly an identical list to last year’s captains, but instead of Jalen Reeves-Maybin—who is no longer on the team—special teams newcomer Grant Stuard has taken his place.

For Goff and Anzalone, this is their fifth year of being named a Lions captain, meaning they’ve held that position since the...

Micah Parsons sat out all of 2025 training camp with the Dallas Cowboys with a reported back injury, something the Green Bay Packers said they were aware of when they traded for him last week. While many believed Parsons was using the back injury to gain leverage for a new contract, reports out of Green Bay revealed that Parsons was indeed suffering from a “L4/L5 facet joint sprain,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The injury is reportedly significant enough that it could limit his availability and potentially keep him from playing in Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.

Schefter would...

Micah Parsons sat out all of 2025 training camp with the Dallas Cowboys with a reported back injury, something the Green Bay Packers said they were aware of when they traded for him last week. While many believed Parsons was using the back injury to gain leverage for a new contract, reports out of Green Bay revealed that Parsons was indeed suffering from a “L4/L5 facet joint sprain,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The injury is reportedly significant enough that it could limit his availability and potentially keep him from playing in Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.

Schefter would...

One of the smaller surprises of the Detroit Lions’ 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad was the lack of a third quarterback. After 2023 third-round pick Hendon Hooker failed to make the roster and signed to the Panthers’ practice squad, there’s nobody behind Jared Goff and Kyle Allen.

Detroit has kept three quarterbacks every year under general manager Brad Holmes, and the team has expressed their belief in the importance of a third quarterback by even submitting a rule making it easier for teams to access an emergency quarterback in a game-day situation.

Holmes joined team reporter Dannie Rogers last...

One of the smaller surprises of the Detroit Lions’ 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad was the lack of a third quarterback. After 2023 third-round pick Hendon Hooker failed to the make the roster and signed to the Panthers’ practice squad, there’s nobody behind Jared Goff and Kyle Allen.

Detroit has kept three quarterbacks every year under general manager Brad Holmes, and the team has expressed their belief in the importance of a third quarterback by even submitting a rule making it easier for teams to access an emergency quarterback in a game-day situation.

Holmes joined team reporter Dannie Rogers...

There’s been a lot of focus this offseason on the changes for the Detroit Lions on the offensive side of the ball. But it seems many are sleeping on the team’s defense.

Last year, when healthy, the Lions defense was one of the best in the league. This year, Detroit will still need a couple months to get all of their biggest contributors back, but they start the season in a much better spot than where it ended. Aidan Hutchinson is back. Marcus Davenport is back. The best safety duo in the league is healthy, and a few young players...

There’s been a lot of focus this offseason on the changes for the Detroit Lions on the offensive side of the ball. But it seems many are sleeping on the team’s defense.

Last year, when healthy, the Lions defense was one of the best in the league. This year, Detroit will still need a couple months to get all of their biggest contributors back, but they start the season in a much better spot than where it ended. Aidan Hutchinson is back. Marcus Davenport is back. The best safety duo in the league is healthy, and a few young players...

There is a palpable sense of skepticism when it comes to the national opinion of the 2025 Detroit Lions. After a 15-2 season, many are expecting a step back, and one of the major reasons given is the loss of offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears as their new head coach. Johnson was replaced by John Morton, a senior offensive assistant to the Lions in 2022, when Johnson was just building his own offense in Detroit.

There hasn’t been much positive buzz about Morton—some pointing to his thin history as a play-caller, others simply not impressed that he...