It was an uneventful Tuesday for the Detroit Lions, as the NFL trade deadline came and went without the Lions getting involved.

The move shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given Lions coach Dan Campbell said last week that he didn’t expect the team to make a move.

“I love where we’re at. I think the roster is—I think it’s healthy, I think it’s in a good position, I think we have depth,” Campbell said.

However, some believed Detroit’s tune would change after Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Not only did the offensive line struggle in that game,...

The Detroit Lions have made a move on the offensive line, but it isn’t exactly the trade deadline blockbuster some were hoping for. According to his agency, offensive lineman Jack Conley is reportedly signing to the Lions’ practice squad.

Conley, a rookie, went undrafted this year, but quickly signed with the New England Patriots. While he didn’t make the team’s 53-man roster, he spent the first month of the season on the team’s practice squad. He has not been on an NFL roster since September 30.

Conley was a teammate of injured Lions guard Christian Mahogany in college at Boston...

After a much-needed bye in Week 8, the Detroit Lions came out flat in all three phases against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9, leading to a disappointing 27-24 loss at home. Detroit had their issues in all three phases of the game, but particularly struggled on the offensive side of the ball, where consistent pressure on quarterback Jared Goff had them out of rhythm for the majority of the afternoon.

Per Next Gen Stats, Minnesota’s defense generated 15 quick pressures against the Lions, while logging a 35.7% quick pressure rate for the game—the highest rate allowed by Detroit’s offensive...

The Detroit Lions (5-3) came out of their bye week flat and suffered their third loss of the season, this time to their division rival Minnesota Vikings. As expected, the Lions fell in almost every power ranking this week, but how much they fell varied on publication: most dropped the Lions about four spots, others went as far as seven, while one publication didn’t move them at all.

Let’s take a look at how things shook out in this week’s power rankings.

The Ringer: 6 (Previous rank: 2)

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The NFL trade deadline is a 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and while Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said last week that he didn’t expect the team to make a move, it’s possible things have changed after their Week 9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Losing starting left guard Christian Mahogany to a long-term leg injury means Detroit will need to do some shuffling on the offensive line. And when asked on Tuesday during his weekly 97.1 The Ticket radio appearance, Campbell admitted that they’ve looked into the offensive line as a possible trade deadline move.

“We’ve looked there, for...

The full details of the four-year, $180 million contract extension for Aidan Hutchinson are out, and we’re here to break down everything you need to know about it.

A lot of times, people jump right to Spotrac or OverTheCap to see the full breakdown of the numbers, and they are very quick and detailed in reporting contract details. However, the Detroit Lions have been using what is called an “option bonus” often in their contract extensions, and those are not displayed well on either site. It leads some fans to (incorrectly) believe that there are “easy outs” in contracts when...

Not to be hyperbolic, but the Detroit Lions’ 27–24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings might go down as the most surprisingly unprepared and disappointing efforts of the Dan Campbell era. Coming off a bye, playing at home as near double-digit favorites against a quarterback making just his third career start, and facing a defense they’ve historically shredded—this should’ve been a statement game. Instead, it looked like the Vikings wanted it more, while the Lions were still out trick-or-treating.

Now sitting at 1-2 in the division with more losses than they had all of last regular season, Detroit has squandered the...

It is officially NFL trade deadline day. If any team wants to complete a trade for the 2025 season, it must be completed by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

For the Detroit Lions, they’re in an interesting place. Competitively, they still have reasonable Super Bowl aspirations, but if Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings was any indication, they’re not where they need to be right now.

Financially, they’re also in a quandary. Per the NFLPA public salary cap report, the Lions currently have about $20.9 million in cap space, good for fifth-most in the NFL. However, they’re expected to be...

While the Detroit Lions are dealing with their fair share of injury fallout from Week 9, most notably along the offensive line, their Week 10 opponent, the Washington Commanders, have arguably had it worse.

During the Commanders’ Sunday night game against the Seattle Seahawks, they lost starting Pro Bowl quarterback Jayden Daniels to a dislocated elbow, starting cornerback Marshon Lattimore is believed to have a torn ACL, wide receiver/starting kick returner Luke McCaffrey broke his collarbone, and second-team All-Pro linebacker Frankue Luvu is being suspended for Week 10.

Daniels has had a tough year with injuries, already missing multiple games...

Week 9 comes to a close with a “Monday Night Football” matchup featuring the Arizona Cardinals (2-5) and Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1).

After starting the season 2-0 with wins over the Saints and Panthers, the Cardinals are on a five-game losing streak and are hoping their Week 8 bye can afford them a better fate than the Lions’ bye week did. They’ll face a Cowboys team that is 2-2 since their tie with the Packers, including their most recent loss, 44-24, to the Broncos in Week 8.

The Cardinals are not on the Lions’ schedule in 2025, but Detroit will host...

On Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions allowed 11 quarterback hits, the most they’ve allowed in a single game since Week 17 of the 2023 season. On Monday, Lions coach Dan Campbell admitted there was a flaw in their protection plan that they were slow to adjust to.

If it seemed like running back Jahmyr Gibbs was called on a lot to help out in pass protection, that’s because he was. According to PFF, of Gibbs’ 42 offensive snaps, 15 of them—over 35%—were spent in pass protection. That’s obviously not a great use of his skill set, and...

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell provided mostly optimistic injury updates for the team’s offensive line. On Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, four of the five starters had to leave the field and be attended by medical staff, and while three returned to the game, it wasn’t clear if—when cleared of adrenaline—they’d be good to go moving forward.

Let’s start with the one player who did not make it back on the field, left guard Christian Mahogany. Campbell reiterated that Mahogany will be out for a long time, just as he said after the game, but the good news is he...