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Each week of the regular season, SB Nation tracks NFL fans’ confidence levels of their favorite teams with their Reacts Surveys posted on their team websites. For Pride of Detroit, we are tasked with gauging Detroit Lions fans’ confidence in the team heading into each game—and in this case, after the conclusion of the 2025 […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 12 days ago | 1 read
The Detroit Lions’ search for a new offensive coordinator has just begun, but one candidate has already emerged. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, former Lions quarterback David Blough is a candidate to fill the role left after John Morton’s firing. Blough is only two years into his coaching career after retiring from playing after […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 13 days ago | 0 reads
The news about all three of Atlanta’s big searches—for head coach, for general manager, and for the new president of football—is coming in fast and furious just two days after they fired Raheem Morris, canned Terry Fontenot, and shuffled Rich McKay out of his CEO gig. While Matt Ryan is considered the heavy favorite for […]
From The Falcoholic | 13 days ago | 2 reads
On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions announced that they’ve signed former Bengals center Seth McLaughlin to a future contract. As a reminder, future contracts are typically minimum-salary deals signed to players who finished the previous season on the practice squad. McLaughlin, 24, went undrafted in 2025, but signed with the Bengals a couple weeks after the […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 13 days ago | 2 reads
John Morton’s time as Detroit Lions offensive coordinator is one-and-done. According to several reports, Morton has been fired as the team’s offensive coordinator after a very up-and-down 2025 season. UPDATE: The Lions have confirmed the news. While the Lions finished the season as the fifth-highest scoring offense, it doesn’t take a ton of research to […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 13 days ago | 0 reads
Look what some of you have done. I’m usually the guy pushing panic buttons and overreacting to news and assuming it’s going to go the worst possible way for the Chicago Bears. But some of you have gotten so damn negative after this loss to the Lions, I’m telling you all, just like Michael Jordan […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 13 days ago | 0 reads
Finishing a season as fun as the Chicago Bears’ season has been with two straight losses is a bummer. Luckily, it doesn’t feel quite as bad as when they started the season 0-2. It is discouraging but there are still games to look forward to with much higher stakes. The playoffs will be incredibly stressful, […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 13 days ago | 2 reads
For those needing some happier Detroit Lions-related news right about now, there’s a bakery in Metro Detroit paying homage to a Lions touchdown with a giant, incredible cake. You’ve likely already seen one amazing Lions cake from the Home Bakery in Rochester. Around this time last year, the bakery created a life-size replica of star […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 13 days ago | 0 reads
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has been leaving a few breadcrumbs over the past couple weeks in regards to his offseason plans for 2026. Last week, he warned of non-specific changes that are necessary. “But what we do know is—one way or another—probably (that) is change is inevitable. Now, it may not be much, but […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 13 days ago | 0 reads
With the Detroit Lions’ 2026 offseason upon us, it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming months to see what’s in store for the team and the NFL. There is no true downtime in the NFL, as the offseason is packed with important events, dates, and deadlines to keep teams active and the league in […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 13 days ago | 0 reads
With the Detroit Lions’ 2025 season coming to a close, their roster begins its transition to the offseason. While most of the attention is paid to the Lions’ upcoming pending free agents, the players from Detroit’s incredible 2023 NFL Draft class enter a unique phase of their rookie contracts. Eligibility for fifth-year options This offseason, […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 13 days ago | 0 reads
The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Washington Commanders on Sunday evening. They got the help they needed from the Detroit Lions beating the Chicago Bears … but Philly’s backups couldn’t beat Washington’s starters to secure the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff picture. The Birds will be the No. 3 seed and host the […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 13 days ago | 0 reads
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell put a cap on the team’s 2026 season on Monday afternoon with a relatively brief press conference. In an 11-minute session, Campbell expressed his frustrations about what went wrong this year, talked about some vague plans for what’s next, and gave himself a very harsh grade for how he handled […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 14 days ago | 6 reads
For three quarters, the Chicago Bears looked like a team sleepwalking towards the end of the season, while the Detroit Lions played with passion and urgency. Through three quarters, one team was playing to prove something to the NFL, while the other was playing like they were content to be there. And then the fourth […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 14 days ago | 5 reads
Tyrique Stevenson was notably absent in Sunday’s Chicago Bears loss to the Detroit Lions. Stevenson was active for the Week 18 regular-season finale, but didn’t log a single defensive snap. Meanwhile, Sunday’s loss to the Detroit Lions was a rough watch. Particularly for the defense, but especially in the defensive secondary. Detroit consistently found space in coverage, piling up production against a Bears cornerback rotation that leaned heavily on Jaylon Johnson, Nahshon Wright, and C.J...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 14 days ago | 0 reads
With the Detroit Lions’ season officially coming to a close last Sunday, the team can now begin building its 90-man roster for the offseason. The Lions entered the offseason with 36 players under contract, but on Monday, they announced they’ve added another 12 players: re-signing three exclusive rights free agents (ERFAs) and nine former practice […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Bears were hoping to end the 2025 regular season with some momentum, but following their loss to the Detroit Lions, they seemingly ended the season with more concerns than reasons to feel optimistic about the playoffs. The game was certainly a much closer affair than the 31 point loss the Bears suffered to […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers have released veteran defensive back Tre Flowers. Pittsburgh signed Flowers on Christmas Day after he was released by the Detroit Lions at the end of November. He appeared in just one game for the Steelers, that coming in Week 17 where he played two special teams snaps in the 13-6 loss to […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers have successfully escaped the two-week period in which star wideout DK Metcalf served his suspension. The discipline came after Metcalf attempted to strike a Detroit Lions fan who was taunting Pittsburgh’s WR1. Despite his antics, the Steelers were still able to squeeze out a playoff berth with their win over Baltimore on […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 14 days ago | 0 reads
There’s been a little mystery surrounding Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta’s back injury that cost him the final eight games of the season. All we’ve really heard is that it required season-ending surgery, and the 2023 second-round pick is expected to be ready by training camp in 2026. On locker room cleanout day, LaPorta […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 14 days ago | 0 reads
Scared, Bears fans? Don’t be. We’ve known it was coming. Somehow, some way. Even when the Chicago Bears couldn’t seal the deal against the Detroit Lions, the Eagles made sure fate didn’t cheat us of what we deserve. Bears vs. Packers. Round 3. Win or go home. We’ve seen that movie twice before in recent […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 14 days ago | 0 reads
Of course Colston Loveland earned the best Bears player grade in Week 18. You saw that performance, right? Loveland was a pass-catching machine in Week 18. He hauled in 10 of 13 targets, came up with 91 receiving yards, and scored a touchdown that help set up the tying two-point conversion. His efforts came in a loss to the Detroit Lions, but there is no denying that the University of Michigan product was balling out in the regular-season finale. MORE BEARS COVERAGE: Week 18 Hi...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 14 days ago | 0 reads
The Detroit Lions squeaked by the Chicago Bears, washing a bit of the bad taste out of their mouths after a tumultuous three-game collapse to close the season. Kelvin Sheppard’s defense blanked Chicago through three quarters, while the Lions offense moved the ball reasonably well before repeatedly ramming its head into the brick wall that […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 14 days ago | 0 reads
It wasn’t the season anyone was hoping for, but the Detroit Lions at least finished the season by handing an NFL North rival a loss. After a 19-16 victory against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, the Detroit Lions finished the 2025 with a winning record of 9-8. Here’s a final look at some of the […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 14 days ago | 3 reads
The Detroit Lions showed some pride and grit on Sunday evening, walking off Soldier Field with a well-earned 19-16 victory over the playoff-bound Chicago Bears. It wasn’t the end we were hoping for, but it was a small beacon of light in an otherwise dark season. The game was a reminder of just how good […]
From Pride Of Detroit | 14 days ago | 2 reads