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The Detroit Lions close out their disappointing 2025 season on Sunday with a bout against the Chicago Bears. For many fans, I’m guessing, they won’t bother even tuning in. For others, they’ll be actively rooting for a loss in the hopes of improving draft position and earning a fourth-place schedule for 2026. But knowing this […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
The Detroit Lions (8-8) and Chicago Bears (11-5) have declared their injury designations ahead of their Week 18 matchup to close out the 2025-26 regular season. While the Bears are getting healthier, the Lions were forced to shut down four of their starters for this game. Let’s take a look at the latest injury report […]
22 days ago | 2 reads
Every year, there is change within NFL teams. There’s a fair amount of roster turnover year-to-year, and coaching staffs are usually tweaked here and there. But during Dan Campbell’s final press conference of the 2025 season, the Detroit Lions coach seemed to put an extra emphasis that, after a failed season, they are not going […]
22 days ago | 1 read
Despite the Detroit Lions still having one game left to play in their 2025 season, it’s hard not to look ahead to what is going to be a pivotal offseason. After seeing how talented this team had become over the last three seasons, expectations have risen significantly in Detroit. So much so that an eight […]
22 days ago | 2 reads
While the Detroit Lions’ season ended on Christmas last week, there was one silver lining: my bold prediction was correct. That makes it two times my bold prediction has come true this season, not the record I wanted to have. In the 2025 season finale, the Lions travel and take on the Chicago Bears in […]
22 days ago | 1 read
For the first time in four years, I’m previewing a Detroit Lions game that I know is “meaningless.” It’s been a good run for On Paper and the Lions, but it’s hard to put a ton of effort into this Week 18 preview against the Chicago Bears when the stakes are nearly zero, and the […]
22 days ago | 1 read
The Detroit Lions will likely enter the 2026 offseason looking for solutions for an offensive line that took a significant step back this season. If you’re hoping retired All-Pro center Frank Ragnow is one of those solutions, Lions quarterback Jared Goff has got some bad news for you. Talking with 97.1 The Ticket on Tuesday […]
25 days ago | 1 read
The Detroit Lions (8-8) are officially eliminated from the 2026 playoffs, following a Week 17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. With the postseason out of reach, the Lions are unsurprisingly ranked below the 14 teams expected to compete beyond the regular season. While the Lions still land in the teens across all power rankers, being […]
25 days ago | 1 read
We are back with our final episode of “Before the Roar,” where myself (Morgan) and my good friend Meko Scott are breaking down the last game of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 season against the Chicago Bears, as well as taking a look ahead to what the offseason might hold. We begin by quickly recapping the […]
25 days ago | 2 reads
It’s obvious one of the major problems of the 2025 Detroit Lions was their defense. On a weekly basis, the Lions were giving up explosive play after explosive play, and in key moments, Detroit’s defense just couldn’t get off the field. It only seemed to get worse, as even the Lions’ normally-steady run defense collapsed […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
Big decisions await the Detroit Lions as they head into the 2026 offseason. After a massive step back this year, Lions coach Dan Campbell said he expects to evaluate everything this offseason, and there’s a chance to make changes anywhere. The defense figures to be a pretty big focus this offseason, as the Lions dropped […]
25 days ago | 1 read
The Detroit Lions saw five players earn Pro Bowl nominations in 2025-26, and while postseason recognition is meant to be an appreciation of talent, there are typically financial ramifications attached to the acknowledgement. For veterans, those outcomes often present themselves in the form of palatable roster bonuses. However, first-round picks who are still playing on […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
Based on the Monday press conference from coach Dan Campbell, the Detroit Lions appear to be treating their regular season finale against the Chicago Bears mostly like any other. Despite the fact that the Lions have already been eliminated from postseason contention, Campbell wants the team to compete. “We’re not playing for the playoffs but […]
25 days ago | 2 reads
Week 17 comes to a close with a “Monday Night Football” matchup featuring the Los Angeles Rams (11-4) and the Atlanta Falcons (6-9). While this game will be important for the Rams’ NFL Playoff seeding, a Falcons win could increase the Detroit Lions’ chances of getting a better pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. The […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
If you’re wondering whether the Detroit Lions are going to play all of their starter in a “meaningless” Week 18 game against the Chicago Bears, coach Dan Campbell gave a resounding… maybe? Unsurprisingly, Campbell mentioned that the game can say a lot about a team’s set of players, and it’s the standard in Detroit to […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
The Detroit Lions (8-8) and Chicago Bears (11-5) will square off in a Week 18 divisional rivalry game. Unfortunately, this game has lost a bit of its luster, as the Lions are limping toward the end of the season, and the Bears have already clinched the NFC North title, their first since 2018. The folks […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
Before the 2025 Detroit Lions season began, many wondered how the team would look after losing both coordinators to head coaching jobs. Many warned of a potential “brain drain” in Detroit, and when Frank Ragnow suddenly retired in May, offensive line concerns were just as large—if not larger—than that of the coaching staff losses. One […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
As I wrote in this week’s Lions-Vikings preview article, “each loss has felt heavier than the last, often coming in ways that raise new questions rather than offering answers.” Christmas was no exception. If anything, it marked a new rock bottom—introducing the one feeling Lions fans hadn’t fully experienced in a while: a jaded numbness. […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
The NFL likes to really draw out the reveal of their Week 18 schedule. Hoping to put some win-and-in scenarios in primetime for the final regular season week, the NFL waits until most of the Week 17 is done before scheduling the final week of the season. After the 49ers’ win over the Bears on […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
In a season unanimously viewed as a failure, there are many parts of the 2025 Detroit Lions that can be considered disappointing. Whether it is the continued onslaught of injuries, the regression from the offense, the struggles of the defense, or the inability to reach the playoffs—let alone compete for a Super Bowl—a lot went […]
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The NFL will end its Week 17 Sunday slate of games with a bang, as the Chicago Bears (11-4) will travel West to take on the San Francisco 49ers (11-4). This holiday season, the Bears have sat back and watched with glee as both the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers lost their Week 17 […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
With five Week 17 games in the books, and two nationally televised games still on the docket (“Sunday” and “Monday Night Football”), the regular Sunday slate of games is quite a bit smaller than most weeks in the NFL. Fortunately, there are a couple of meaningful games that will likely be available for you to […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
The Detroit Lions’ playoff hopes are dead. It’s a terrible development, and I’m sure many Lions fans are checked out because of it. But for those who are staying, there are still some stakes left in the final two weeks of the 2025 NFL season. Most notably, the Lions’ draft position is still in flux. […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
Even though there’s one more game left, the Detroit Lions’ 2025 season is ostensibly over. The playoffs are no longer a possibility, and fans and media alike are already trying ot pick up the pieces of what went wrong in a season so filled with hope and expectation. While it is never hard watching the […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
It’s the holiday season, and that means the NFL is going to attempt to broadcast as many games over as many days as possible. While the Christmas Day triple-header was a debacle, Saturday’s games will have a bigger impact on the postseason, potentially making them a better product for NFL fans to consume. Unfortunately, while […]
28 days ago | 0 reads