Ahead of every Detroit Lions game in 2025, we will provide readers with an updated depth chart of the team’s roster based on what we are seeing at practices. In Week 1, on Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Lions will face off against the Green Bay Packers in an NFC North matchup to kick off the 2025 regular season.

“Anybody we believe fits what we’re about and is somebody that continues to put out the effort, continues to improve themselves, they fit what we’re about, then yeah, we’re all about it if both sides can agree. You can’t keep everybody, but...

The Detroit Lions start the 2025 campaign by taking on the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon as the NFC North division battle kicks off with two divisional games in Week 1.

“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.”

Here’s a look at our Pride of Detroit staff picks for the Lions in Week 1:...

The return of football also marks the return of one of the best series we have here at Pride of Detroit: 5 Questions. It’s an opportunity to get the perspective from the opponent’s side of the field, and we have some great contributors lined up for this year.

To kick things off in 2025, we turned to Justis Mosqueda, the Community Producer at Acme Packing Company of SB Nation. He gave us some insight into how much the newly acquired Micah Parsons could play in his Packers debut, where the members of Green Bay’s secondary will line up, and which...

As things stand right now, the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers are the two favorites to win the NFC North in the 2025 NFL season. The Lions were favorites for most of the offseason, but after the Packers landed All-Pro defensive end Micah Parsons in a monumental trade, Green Bay has the edge in FanDuel’s latest odds.

Well, it won’t take long to figure out which team has the early advantage this season. In Week 1, the two teams will face off in one of the biggest games of the NFL’s opening week. The Lions have won three straight...

On the eve of the Detroit Lions’ first game of the 2025 season, the team has reportedly agreed on a three-year extension with receiver Jameson Williams. As first reported by Jordan Schultz, Williams’ three-year deal is worth $83 million with $67 million guaranteed. If accurate, that’s an average of $27.7 million per year, which puts Williams 13th among current wide receiver deals in average per year. Teammate Amon-Ra St. Brown signed a four-year, $120 million ($30M/year) contract last offseason.

After two seasons battling through injury and a pair of short suspensions, Williams had a breakout season in 2024. In 15...

The Detroit Lions made three roster transactions ahead of the Week 1 matchup with the Green Bay Packers, placing offensive tackle Jamarco Jones on injured reserve, signing running back Jacob Saylors to the active roster, and elevating linebacker Anthony Pittman from the practice squad for this game. All three moves were direct results of injuries on the roster.

Jones was a surprise inclusion to the Lions’ initial roster, edging out Dan Skipper for a spot on the 53. One of the many reasons most were surprised he made the roster was due to his inability to stay healthy. Throughout training...

This Week 1 matchup was already among the most intriguing on the schedule and got even juicier with Jerry Jones letting Micah Parsons don a Cheesehead. The Green Bay Packers are getting all the offseason hype, but it’s the Detroit Lions who own a three-game winning streak in Green Bay, with their last loss dating back to Jared Goff’s first road start as a Lion—the second game of the Dan Campbell era.

Two NFC contenders collide Sunday, so let’s take a look at the factors likely to impact the game plan.

*Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics are sourced from...

They used to say the Detroit Lions and the Super Bowl are two things that don’t belong in the same sentence. But after the last 2.5 yards under coach Dan Campbell, it is no longer ridiculous to think that this could be the Lions’ year. They were on the precipice in 2023, and last year’s team—with better luck—could have certainly made a championship run.

In our final 2025 NFL season predictions, our staff made their picks for the Super Bowl 60 matchups and eventual winner. If you missed any of the previous installments, check them out below.

Previous season predictions:...

Another season, another year of Madden simulations.

If this is your first with Pride of Detroit, keep your Saturday mornings open for the next 19 weeks (hopefully more). Because before college football kicks off, I’ll be live streaming on our Twitch and YouTube channels our weekly Madden Simulation streams.

How it works is relatively simple: I’ll fire up a game of Madden 26 on my computer, stream it live, adjust the lineups based on the latest injury news, and run a simulation of the Detroit Lions’ upcoming game. Throughout the virtual game, I’ll be there providing live commentary, answering any...

Earlier in the week, we talked about which Detroit Lions skill position players may pop off against the Green Bay Packers in the opening game of the team’s 2025 season. Now I want to move to the other side of the ball.

While there has been a ton of attention paid to Detroit’s potential regression on offense, not enough people are talking about the Lions’ defense. Early in the season, it was one of the best defenses in football, and it could be even better this year. If Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport can play for an entire season, that...

There will be no reunion between the Detroit Lions and Za’Darius Smith. According to several outlets, Smith is signing a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. Per Jordan Schultz, the deal is worth up to $9 million.

After trading for Smith at last year’s deadline, the Lions opted to cut Smith this offseason in a cap-savings move. Detroit cleared $11 million in cap space over the next two years with no dead cap on the books. Both sides had expressed interest in a reunion, but it’s clear money was an issue. Last week, after roster cuts, Lions general manager Brad...

The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers have declared their injury designations ahead of their Week 1 matchup on Sunday afternoon, and the Lions will be without three of their reserves.

Let’s take a look at Friday’s injury report and get you up to date with what we know.

Note: Any changes from the Lions’ previous injury report will be bolded.

Ruled OUT

• RB Sione Vaki (hamstring)
• OT Jamarco Jones (ankle)
• LB Trevor Nowaske (elbow)

Vaki’s hamstring has been lingering for a month now, and after a few attempts to bring him back, they’ve been unsuccessful...