The NFL’s list of most disappointing Week 1 teams includes the Dolphins, Texans, Bengals, and Lions. And that pitiful display in Green Bay may have been the worst by any NFC squad. It was a nightmare start to life after Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, with national pundits’ preseason skepticism about the Lions looking prescient.

Sure, last year’s Super Bowl-winning Eagles lost to the Falcons in Week 2. The 2023 defending and eventual repeat champion Chiefs dropped their opener to this very Lions team. But this felt different. Detroit was demoralized in ways they hadn’t been since before their late-season...

To say the Detroit Lions’ season got off to a rocky start would be offensive to rocky starts. Their first half of football felt like the transition from a paved road to a dirt one in Michigan during March: equal parts jarring and maddening. How could you forget the sign clearly posted ahead of the back road? “Offensive Line Under Repair.” Frank Ragnow was (is?) missed right now in the middle of this offensive line. Detroit started the offseason with Tate Ratledge assuming the mantle, but it wasn’t long until they decided that it was Graham Glasgow’s job instead. Glasgow...

This was certainly not the start that we were hoping for.

It was never a foregone conclusion that the Detroit Lions would waltz into to Lambeau Field and trounce the Green Bay Packers, but it was at least expected to be a competitive bout. Instead, the Lions were given a rude awakening and a stern reminder that the 2024 season is in the rearview mirror—2025 is a whole new ball game, one that the Lions blundered in their season debut.

Looking solely at the score, it does not give the appearance of a one-sided affair, but the 27-13 loss for...

The Detroit Lions will be back inside the comfy confines of Ford Field in Week 2, hosting Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears in the home opener, and the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook have set the opening betting line at Lions -4.5 points.

While this is the official opening line, it’s worth noting that the betting line before their Week 1 loss to the Packers was Lions -5.5 points. Now, that movement is surely reactionary, but is it Vegas reacting to the Lions’ performance? Or a reaction to how bets are rolling in?

While the outside perception of the...

It’s tough to find many silver linings in a 27-13 divisional loss, but a few Detroit Lions players still managed to stand out on Sunday afternoon. One of them—a rookie wide receiver making his NFL debut on the stat sheet—earned the first Pride of Detroit game ball of the regular season.

Game ball: Isaac TeSlaa

Third-round pick Isaac TeSlaa is deserving of this week’s game ball. Not only was his fourth-quarter reception his first career catch, but it also got Detroit their first and only touchdown of the game. It’s commonplace for an NFL player to keep the ball...

All bark, no bite. That summarized the Detroit Lions’ Week 1 failure against the Green Bay Packers. The Lions came into this game with Super Bowl aspirations and the confidence of an NFC North champion, yet Green Bay delivered a swift wake-up call to the team: it is a long season, and nothing can be taken for granted.

Score-wise, losing 27-13 does not give off the aura of a blowout, but it was a game in which Detroit looked outmatched from the onset. Between a defense that could stop nothing and an offense that could only stop itself, it felt...

The wait is finally over after weeks of training camp, joint practices, and preseason games. Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season kicked off for the Detroit Lions in Lambeau Field, taking on the Green Bay Packers. The back-to-back NFC North champions were asked a tough task to start the season out, facing their biggest rival on the road with their new pass rusher, Micah Parsons.

From the opening drive, the Packers were in control the whole time. The Packers offense moved easily down the field for most of the game, despite being limited in the run. The Lions didn’t...

The Detroit Lions trail the Green Bay Packers 17-3 at halftime. Can Detroit turn things around in the second half? Stay tuned and chat in the comment section below.

The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers haven’t opened the season against each other since the 2005 season. That’s 20 years of football between Week 1 openers, and it’s fair to say a lot has happened since then. The Lions have had about 15 years or miserable football, but have recently pulled themselves into NFL relevancy and a potential Super Bowl window. The Packers had the entire Aaron Rodgers era, but are now still trying to figure out what they have in Jordan Love.

Back in 2005, the Lions suffocated the Packers en route to a 17-3 opening week victory....

It’s finally time to kick off the Detroit Lions’ 2025 season, and, man, what a game to start their campaign.

The Green Bay Packers have stolen all of the headlines for the past two weeks after their blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons. Not only did Green Bay temporarily become a bigger favorite in their Week 1 matchup against the Lions, but they now have the best odds to win the entire NFC North.

The Lions have a chance to quiet that talk in a hurry. Detroit is the two-time holder of the NFC North crown, and they’re returning most of...

The Detroit Lions have declared their inactives ahead of their 2025 Week 1 matchup with the Green Bay Packers. These divisional rivals will square off late afternoon on Sunday in Lambeau Field, where Detroit has walked away with a win in their last three visits.

“Division opponent at Lambeau, nationally televised game. I mean, we love this stuff, we live for this, so this is good, this is exciting,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said earlier this week. ”Listen, any win sets you up for the season, helps you. And that’s really what it’s about.”

If you missed roster transactions this...

One of the best days of the year is finally here. The Sunday of Week 1 in the NFL is chaos. There are always big surprises, huge plays, and most importantly of all: it’s just a bunch of real, NFL football all at once.

With the Detroit Lions kicking off the late afternoon games, local fans have their selection of a ton of NFL action to kick off the early slate. While not high on NFC contenders, the early games feature our first look at the Aaron Glenn-led Jets against the Aaron Rodgers-led Steelers, and a Buccaneers-Falcons game that could...