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Week 3 MNF: Ravens-Lions Preview, Props, Prediction
Week 3 of the 2025 NFL regular season concludes with a powerhouse matchup between a pair of expected Super Bowl contenders looking to avoid dropping below .500.,Detroit travels to Baltimore on Monday night with both sitting a 1-1 and a half-game back of two teams in their division.,ODDS AND TRENDS,T...
No. 3 LSU uses complete offensive attack in onslaught of Southeastern Louisiana
Garrett Nussmeier threw three touchdown passes and ran another score, and No. 3 LSU had a breakout offensive performance in a 56-10 victory against FCS Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La., ,Nussmeier completed 25 of 31 passes for 273 yards, and the Tigers (4-0), who hadn't s...
Ravens' Lamar Jackson hopes to continue Monday dominance vs. Lions
The evidence displays that the worst time to play against Lamar Jackson is on a Monday night.,The Ravens' starting quarterback has dazzled on Monday nights throughout his career and he looks to continue his excellence when Baltimore hosts the Detroit Lions on that stage in Week 3.,Jackson has 22 pas...
Ex-Lions star QB Vernon Adams Jr. now leading Stampeders
Vernon Adams Jr. gets the chance to deliver some payback when the Calgary Stampeders host the BC Lions on Friday night.,Adams established career highs of 4,769 yards and 31 touchdowns for BC in 2023. He was enjoying another big season last year before sustaining a knee injury on Aug. 1 against the W...
Lions blow out Bears and former OC Ben Johnson
Jared Goff threw five touchdown passes -- three to Amon Ra St. Brown -- and the host Detroit Lions rolled past the Chicago Bears, 52-21, on Sunday.,Goff hit 23 of 28 passes and racked up 334 passing yards for a nearly perfect 156.0 quarterback rating as the Lions (1-1) spoiled the return of Bears he...
Orlando City look to regain form vs. upstart D.C. United
Orlando City SC will return to league play for the first time in three weeks when they visit a D.C. United side suddenly looking more dangerous under new manager Rene Weiler.,Orlando City (13-7-8, 47 points) enter the weekend in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with six matches to play in MLS. ...
Bears coach Ben Johnson aims for first win against former team Lions
The Detroit Lions looked lost in their season opener without their former offensive mastermind. They'll need to perk up to defeat their ex-coordinator and his new team.,Without Ben Johnson, the Lions managed only one late touchdown in a 27-13 loss at Green Bay on Sunday. Detroit will face Chicago, w...
Packers power past Lions in season-opening NFC North battle
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and the host Green Bay Packers kept the Detroit Lions' potent offense out of the end zone until the final minute of a 27-13 victory Sunday in a season opener between teams expected to challenge for the NFC North title.,Love had two first-half...
Reports: Lions WR Jameson Williams agrees to 3-year, $83M extension
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will open the season with a three-year contract extension worth up to $83 million after reaching agreement Saturday, according to multiple media reports.,The Lions, who visit the Green Bay Packers in their season opener on Sunday, had picked up Williams' ...
Micah Parsons aiming to play in Packers' opener vs. Lions
The status of Green Bay's recently acquired star edge rusher Micah Parsons adds an additional level of excitement and uncertainty to the highly anticipated NFC North opening matchup Sunday between the Packers and the visiting Detroit Lions, the defending division champions.,Parsons, acquired last we...
NFC North Primer: Packers push Lions, Bears looming
Ben Johnson jumped from his gig as the offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions to become head coach of the Chicago Bears in a move that could create a seismic shift in the NFC North.,But that leap is bound to take some time as the Bears celebrate 40 years since the Super Bowl Shuffle.,The Bears a...
Lions C Graham Glasgow (leg) expected to start Week 1
Frank Ragnow's abrupt retirement in June left the Detroit Lions without a starting center.,His successor, Graham Glasgow, is on track to start the team's Week 1 matchup versus the Green Bay Packers on Sunday after missing time during training camp with a lower leg injury, head coach Dan Campbell tol...
Reports: Lions trade WR Tim Patrick to Jaguars
Wide receiver Tim Patrick was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who will send a sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft to the Detroit Lions in a swap reported by multiple outlets on Wednesday. ,Patrick caught 33 passes and scored three TDs with the Lions last season after missing the previous two seas...
Lions to waive 2023 third-round QB Hendon Hooker
Former third-round pick Hendon Hooker is headed for waivers after two seasons with the Detroit Lions, Fox Sports reported Monday.,The 2023 draft pick was competing in preseason for the backup quarterback spot with Kyle Allen, who has 19 career starts with five previous NFL teams since entering the l...
Lions rookie S Dan Jackson (leg) placed on injured reserve
A day after exiting practice with a leg injury, Detroit Lions safety Dan Jackson is heading to injured reserve.,The Lions did not set a timetable for the rookie's return, although Detroit coach Dan Campbell told reporters that the injury "doesn't look good." He added that "it looks like he's going t...
Trey Lance, Chargers trounce Lions in Hall of Fame Game
Chargers backup quarterback Trey Lance kicked off the NFL preseason in style, throwing two touchdown passes while leading Los Angeles to a 34-7 rout of the Detroit Lions in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday.,With the star quarterbacks, Los Angeles' Justin Herbert and Detroit's Jared...
Lions CB Terrion Arnold (hamstring) exits practice
Detroit Lions starting cornerback Terrion Arnold left Tuesday's practice and is being evaluated for a hamstring injury, the team announced.,Arnold, 22, limped off the field and worked with a trainer on the sidelines, according to reports.,Detroit selected Arnold with the 24th overall pick of the 202...
Orlando City SC look to build steam in clash vs. Crew
With a four-match winless streak behind them, Orlando City SC will look to climb the MLS standings beginning Friday night at the Columbus Crew.,The Lions (10-6-8, 38 points) believe a 2-1 victory over New England on Saturday will serve as momentum heading into the final 10 matches of the season.,"Th...
Lions LB Alex Anzalone ‘disappointed’ with contract talks
Detroit Lions linebacker and team captain Alex Anzalone is at training camp this week, but he's frustrated with how his contract negotiations with the front office are going.,Anzalone has reached the final season of his three-year, $18.75 million deal signed in 2023 but believes he is underpaid rela...
Lions standout LT Taylor Decker dealing with shoulder issue
Detroit Lions Pro Bowl left tackle Taylor Decker is recovering from shoulder surgery, coach Dan Campbell told reporters on Sunday.,Campbell expects Decker, 31, to be on the field in early August. The Lions open the preseason against the Los Angeles Chargers in the Hall of Fame Game on July 31 in Can...