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It's always sunny in the Motor City?

The early returns of NFL free agency are here, and the clear winner is the Detroit Lions — at least according to the media’s reaction. Everybody’s favorite dysfunctional franchise finished 2022 strong after an abominable start and barely missed the playoffs. Some would say they were the best team t...

You want 2023 to be the new year, new you? Take your cue from the Detroit Lions

Who knew the Detroit Lions could be so inspirational?...

Have the Green Bay Packers fixed their offense?

Somehow, the Green Bay Packers are still in the playoff hunt. ...

RG3 has done lost his damn mind

As an analyst on TV, you need to be either entertaining, say something shocking, or have controversial opinions, but sometimes they can go a little far in attempting to make Twitter waves. Robert Griffin III is the latest, basically saying NFL teams don’t want the Detroit Lions in the playoffs. ...

HBO's <em>Hard Knocks</em> was more than simply Detroit Lions propaganda apparently

Grit is all well and good, but it takes far more than turning a cliche sports term into an acronym on national television to get the most out of professional athletes....

Jordan Love, nice work

The Green Bay Packers hung tough with the Philadelphia Eagles all night. They were overmatched and dealing with injuries but they put up a good fight — even when it appeared that game was over long before the final whistle....

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay look to continue good fortune with King Henry marching into town

The Green Bay Packers are back....

Aaron Rodgers is washed — let’s get that out there since nobody wants to say it

The Green Bay Packers have been a colossal disappointment this season, and that’s putting it nicely. Aaron Rodgers’ numbers aren’t horrible, but his efficiency has dropped considerably from his two previous campaigns, where he won back-to-back MVP awards. This year, compared to those performances, h...

Where in the world is the Giants’ punter? [Update] He's back in the States

Do you know where your punter is? In the case of 31 NFL teams this week, he’ll be at practice. The 4-1 New York Football Giants aren’t conducting drills from the same continent where starting punter Jamie Gillan is. After the Giants defeated the Packers three days ago in London, Gillan — nicknamed “...

Lions need to fire Dan Campbell — because were he Black, he’d be gone already

It’s been said that the greatest trick that’s ever been pulled off is when the devil convinced people he didn’t exist. That honor should belong to the editors at HBO, because Hard Knocks had y’all fooled....

Packers' QB Aaron Rodgers finally deigns to show confidence in young WRs

Sports fans can easily become spoiled when teams and players exhibit certain levels of excellence over an extended period. The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are excellent examples of this, and the level of expectations he’s set over the years. Rodgers is a four-time league MVP and ...

Don’t worry USMNT fans, England have been even more ass

As we discussed yesterday, the first half of the last batch of friendlies for the USMNT could really not have gone worse or been more discouraging. Against the B-team version of Japan, a squad that’s just about on the same plane as the USMNT, the Yanks laid a foul-smelling egg that also doubled as a...

Dan Campbell is far from M’m! M’m! Good!

On this day, most would have taken a can of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup over Dan Campbell on the Detroit Lions’ sideline. At least, the soup would have offered something — nourishment. When it mattered most Sunday on the road in Minneapolis, Campbell left many wondering what they just witnessed a...

NFL Week 3: Bettors banking on *checks notes* Detroit Lions to win Super Bowl

For many moons, the Detroit Lions have been the laughingstock of the NFL. They’ve been the Cleveland Browns of the NFC, the clowns at the circus, the Packers’ little brothers who just want to get a seat at the adult table on Thanksgiving — but not anymore. Through two weeks, the Detroit Lions have s...

NFC North Preview: Yeah, yeah Packers and Rodgers… but might we see some Bears?

Logical outcome: Green Bay repeats...

Remember when James Franklin was rumored for the USC job? Lol, me too

Any writer looking to get a head start on next year’s “Coach on the hottest seat” countdown might want to keep an eye on James Franklin. Even though the 10-year contract extension Penn State gave him in 2021 is likely enough to ensure his seat stays lukewarm, it was impossible to watch the season-op...

Should the Detroit Lions play on Thanksgiving? | Nate Burleson

Get the Mayflower moving vans ready, Baltimore isn’t a Major League town anymore

Nobody wants to hear it....

No one asked for a Joe Paterno retrospective on his ‘legacy’

“We have never covered up things around here. We just didn’t have problems.”...

Za’Darius Smith is back for the Pack, and it couldn’t come at a better time

There was a welcome sight at practice for the Green Bay Packers today....