One of my favorite aspects of the Detroit Lions, since head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes arrived in 2021, is their ability to respond to adversity. Even after a tough loss like the one in Week 6 to the Kansas City Chiefs, you can see the confidence this team has with the way they carry themselves during the following week. There isn’t any moping around or lack of energy. Instead, they are ready to get back on the horse and get things corrected so they can get back into the win column the next time they play....

With the NFL trade deadline coming up in just a few weeks (November 4), analysts are starting to ramp up their predictions for the trading frenzy. In fact, we’ve already seen a handful of trades in the lead-up to the deadline.

Like any team, the Detroit Lions could stand to improve their roster as they try to make a Super Bowl run this season. With all of the injuries in the secondary and the perceived lack of a pass rush threat opposite Aidan Hutchinson, it’s no surprise that many analysts are predicting the Lions to make a move somewhere on...

The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will square off in a Week 7 NFC battle on “Monday Night Football.” Lions coach Dan Campbell and Bucs coach Todd Bowles have a long history together, dating back to when Campbell was a player in Dallas.

“We’ve got a real good opponent coming in Monday night,” Campbell said on Thursday. “Todd Bowles, got a lot of respect for him. As you guys know, we were together in Dallas. I’ve known him for a long time, coached together in Miami. And just what he’s done throughout the years, he’s an outstanding coach....

Another swing and a miss for me in the bold prediction factory. After thinking Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff would throw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns, Goff finished with two touchdowns and only 203 yards last week. That doesn’t mean I have to give up making bold predictions. I’ll get one right this season, and it starts this week.

After losing to the Kansas City Chiefs last week, the Lions head back home to play in another primetime slot on “Monday Night Football.” This game is bound to be a good one, like it was the last time...

Earlier this week, the NFL suspended Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch for starting a fight with JuJu Smith-Schuster after their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. On Wednesday, they upheld the suspension when Branch tried to appeal the decision. And on Thursday, NFL Films added insult to injury, posting a weird and insulting video as a part of their “NFL Turning Point” online show.

The video, which tries to put Branch’s frustrating night against the Chiefs into context, comes off as strangely insulting for a video produced by the league. While trying to display Branch’s increasing anger throughout the game,...

After back-to-back road games, the Detroit Lions (4-2) are back home in Week 7, as they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) in a “Monday Night Football” showdown at Ford Field. With this game falling on a Monday, both teams’ practice schedules are altered a bit, with the Lions holding their practices on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

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, Reserve/IR)
• LT Giovanni...

The Detroit Lions announced three transactions to their roster on Thursday afternoon, confirming the signing of defensive back Jammie Robinson off the Chiefs’ practice squad, re-signing safety Loren Strickland to the practice squad, and releasing defensive lineman Keith Cooper in a corresponding move.

Campbell talked about how the Lions’ front office had been keeping tabs on Robinson since the 2023 NFL draft and how they were excited to acquire him.

“We liked him coming out, and (General Manager) Brad (Holmes) and I were talking to him. Brad’s kept an eye on him for a while, always kind of tracked where...

It’s another week of football, so that means it’s another week of picks from your favorite group of football minds. Maybe that’s a step too far, but you’re here, you’re reading this, you must like us.

As we have done in past seasons, our staff will be making weekly predictions for every game on the NFL schedule. Each of the Pride of Detroit staff will pick the moneyline (winner of the game, no spread), but some of the members will also pick against the spread and even the over/under lines—there’s an easy-to-use toggle button in the widget below to cycle...

All is right with the world — Aidan Hutchinson is back on top in the pass rushing charts.

Pro Football Focus released its pass-rusher rankings ahead of Week 7, with the Detroit Lions star sitting at No. 1. With 36 total pressures, he’s graded at 93.1 with a 25.4% pass-rush win rate.

“After a slow start to the season by his standards (two pressures), Hutchinson has been the league’s most productive pass rusher, generating 34 pressures and six sacks over the past five games,” writes PFF’s Ryan Smith.

I took a look at his previous rankings throughout the course of...

When the Detroit Lions’ schedule was first released, we all knew their Week 6 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs would be tough. After all, the Chiefs have represented the AFC in the Super Bowl in five of the last six years. Even after they got off to a slow start to begin the 2025 season, you always figured they would get things right before the games really began to matter later in the season. And after their Week 5 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 5, we knew they would be hungry to get back into the win...

The Detroit Lions are 4-2, so there’s no need to overreact to their most recent loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. That was a tough game to win, regardless of what your perception of the Chiefs may have been before and after the game.

But it’s also fair to recognize that the Lions are going through some minor hardships right now. The secondary is depleted by injuries and a suspension, the running game isn’t quite as explosive as it has been in the past, and there have been some inconsistent performances each week. So to suggest some changes should be...

The Detroit Lions’ secondary is going through it right now.

At cornerback, D.J. Reed and Khalil Dorsey are on injured reserve, Terrion Arnold is expected to miss at least another game, as is nickel corner Avonte Maddox. That’s not even counting 2024 second-round pick Ennis Rakestraw, who is out for the year with an injury suffered in August.

The situation at safety is just as dire. Brian Branch is suspended for this week’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kerby Joseph is certainly in danger of missing this week as he continues to fight off a clearly painful injury.

So...