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Jahmyr Gibbs tops 200 total yards as Lions club Buccaneers
Jahmyr Gibbs piled up 218 total yards and two touchdowns, including a 78-yard scoring run, as the host Detroit Lions downed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-9, on Monday night.,Gibbs rushed for 136 yards on 17 carries and caught three passes for 82 yards. Jared Goff passed for 241 yards and a touchdown,...
Bucs WRs Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka active at Detroit
Ailing Buccaneers wide receivers Mike Evans and Emeka Egbuka received a green light to play Monday night at Detroit. ,The participation of Egbuka was in greater doubt than the return of Evans, who last played four weeks ago in the Buccaneers' 29-27 triumph over the New York Jets on Sept. 21.,Head co...
Elks must beat Lions to prove they're 'built for the playoffs'
The Edmonton Elks remain alive for a playoff spot, but they will be eliminated if they can't manufacture an upset of the streaking BC Lions on Friday night in Vancouver.,Edmonton sits in last place in the West Division, but can reach the playoffs for the first time since 2019 with wins in its final ...
Premier Buccaneers-Lions matchup missing key players on both sides
Tampa Bay finally won a game without making its fans hold their breath until the last snap. The Buccaneers haven't blown anyone out, but they enter their Week 7 matchup on Monday night at Detroit with the NFC's best record.,"If the season was seven games, I'd be extremely happy. But it's 17 games," ...
Lions S Brian Branch loses suspension appeal, will miss MNF
The Detroit Lions will be without Brian Branch on Monday night when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the safety's one-game suspension was upheld on Wednesday.,Branch was issued the punishment on Monday, a day after he slapped Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the facema...
Dan Campbell, Lions set sights on Bucs, 'move forward' with Branch banned
Dan Campbell sported a black tee shirt with the Lions logo and the word "SALTY" scripted across the chest, appropriate attire for the fiery head coach replying to questions about playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week without suspended safety Brian Branch.,"My job is to move forward here. I know...
Lions S Brian Branch suspended for 1 game
The NFL suspended Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch for one game without pay on Monday for his postgame actions in the aftermath of the team's loss at Kansas City on Sunday night.,Branch, fined three times already this season after seven financial penalties from the NFL in 2024, struck Chief...
Lions S Brian Branch bracing for 11th fine in two seasons
Brian Branch expects to be even lighter in the pocketbook this week and the Lions safety is bracing for the NFL to hand down a possible suspension for his actions in Kansas City on Sunday night.,Branch, fined three times already this season after seven financial penalties from the NFL in 2024, is as...
Lions S Brian Branch, Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster scuffle after game
Detroit safety Brian Branch struck Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with an open-handed blow to the face, setting off a scrum after the end of the host Chiefs' 30-17 victory on Sunday night.,The game had concluded when Branch ignored Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes attempt to high-fi...
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs improve to .500 by downing Lions
Patrick Mahomes passed for 257 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as host Kansas City snapped Detroit's four-game winning streak with a 30-17 win on Sunday night.,Hollywood Brown caught four passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end Travis Kelce had six receptions for 78 ya...
Lions downgrade LT Taylor Decker, 2 others, to out vs. Chiefs
Detroit Lions left tackle Taylor Decker has been downgraded from questionable to out for Sunday night's game against the host Kansas City Chiefs.,Decker did not participate in practice all week as he nursed a shoulder injury that kept him out of last Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.,The...
Chiefs face tall task in slowing Jared Goff, high-octane Lions
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs aren't used to being in this position.,The Chiefs emerged from the first five games on their schedule with a 2-3 record. They're still only one game out of first place in the AFC West behind the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Chargers, but their home ga...
Chiefs face tall task in slowing down Jared Goff, high-octane Lions
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs aren't used to being in this position.,The Chiefs emerged from the first five games on their schedule with a 2-3 record. They're still only one game out of first place in the AFC West behind the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Chargers, but their home ga...
David Montgomery fuels Lions' big win over Bengals
CINCINNATI -- David Montgomery tossed a touchdown pass and ran for another in his return to his hometown as the Detroit Lions hung on to beat the Bengals 37-24 Sunday before a disgruntled Cincinnati crowd.,The Lions (4-1) were rolling to their fourth straight blowout win before the Bengals made it c...
Burrow-less Bengals anticipate tall task against surging Lions
The Detroit Lions appear to be back on track as one of the powerhouses in the NFC, while the Cincinnati Bengals have dropped two straight games since losing their star quarterback.,The two teams collide this Sunday in Cincinnati in a matchup of head coaches with a long history together.,Since fallin...
Amon-Ra St. Brown (2 TDs), Lions drub sloppy Browns
Kalif Raymond returned a punt for a touchdown and Amon-Ra St. Brown caught two scoring passes to lead the Detroit Lions to a 34-10 victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.,Jared Goff completed 16 of 27 passes for 168 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Detroit (3-1)...
Argonauts, Lions could put on air show as top quarterbacks face off
Nick Arbuckle will be under center on Friday when the Toronto Argonauts visit Nathan Rourke and the BC Lions in Vancouver.,Toronto saw its three-game winning streak come to a halt last week as Arbuckle sat out his team's 21-19 loss to the Montreal Alouettes due to a calf injury. He returned to pract...
Strength vs. strength as Lions offense prepares for Browns defense
The Detroit Lions racked up 90 points and 937 yards over the past two weeks while appearing to be an unstoppable offensive unit.,The high-flying Lions will now be tested by the NFL's top defense over the first three weeks of the season when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit...
Week 4 Power Rankings: Don't forget Detroit
While the NFL rests on a traditional off-day Tuesday, Field Level Media NFL writers reviewed their notes to rank all 32 teams entering Week 4.,We're pushing two types of teams to the top of the football-playing pantheon this week: good teams that find a way to win even when they shouldn't (hello, Ph...
Run game, pass rush power Lions to victory over Ravens
David Montgomery rushed for a career-high 151 yards and scored two touchdowns and the Detroit Lions piled up seven sacks while notching a 38-30 victory over the host Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.,Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 67 yards and two touchdowns and Detroit (2-1) racked up 224 rushing yards while...