Detroit had another eventful week before the critical Vikings clash Sunday. Kerby Joseph’s return to practice is biggest nugget, coming on tail of Brian Branch returning vs Packers — Branch had INT vs Jordan Love and 91.1 PFF grade. Joseph, All-Pro safety, started 21-day practice window Wednesday, 3 weeks to activate. Won’t play vs 6-0…
It just got real again in Detroit. Per Heavy.com (Oct 30, 10:50pm), Lions are among handful of clubs that have reached out to Raiders about Maxx Crosby — along with Cowboys, Bills, 49ers. Lions listed as team that checked in as Bears just traded for Jeffery Simmons, turning NFC North into arms race and putting…
The NFL quietly moved referee Alex Moore’s crew out of Sunday Night Football after the controversial Packers- Lions game — and fans are mocking the league for it. Moore’s crew was originally scheduled for Eagles- Commanders on SNF. After a rough day in Detroit in Green Bay’s 20-17 loss to Detroit — two roughing-the-passer flags,…
Detroit knows what’s coming Sunday — and it’s a lot of blitz. Tim Twentyman answers fan questions weekly on X @ttwentyman. This week: “It’s going to be a full team effort this week against a Minnesota defense that sends the blitz about 70 percent of the time this year, far and away the most in…
Seeing Detroit on the schedule has always made Justin Jefferson salivate — but Sunday brings a new wrinkle. In 12 games vs Lions since 2020, Jefferson has 82 catches on 114 targets for 1,285 yards and 5 TDs — the most receptions, targets and yards he’s had against any team. Single-game high 223 yards came…
Nike’s Rivalries program is in Year 2 — and Jacksonville just cracked the Top 5. For The Win ranked all 16 Rivalries uniforms today. Jaguars come in at #4: “Yeah man, I dunno, I guess I just like numbers that look like they were ripped from the menu of a whimsical ice cream shoppe.” The…
The NFL’s best defense vs one of its best offenses — and experts are leaning Detroit. Vikings.com published the expert roundup tonight: Minnesota leads NFL with historic 70.8% blitz rate (per Next Gen Stats) — Washington is second at just 42.6%. Last week vs Colts, Brian Flores sent extra rushers on 85.2% of dropbacks (15…
Encouraging news for the 6-0 Vikings before Sunday at Ford Field. Running back Aaron Jones returned to practice Thursday on a limited basis after missing Wednesday with an aggravated sprained MCL in his left knee. He suffered the setback in the 16-10 win over Indianapolis on Sunday and left early in the 4th quarter. Jones…
Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney said he’d rather get fined than stay quiet — and the NFL made him pay. After the Packers’ 20-17 loss to the Lions at Ford Field in Week 7, McKinney ripped the officiating: “I don’t know how the NFL’s going to treat it, but I’m not a big fan of…
The Green Bay Packers just made a late addition to their injury report — and it’s a big one for Thursday Night Football. Cornerback Keisean Nixon is now listed as questionable to play vs. the Carolina Panthers with a shoulder injury, per PackersWire and Packers.com. He was not on the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday reports…