Our first cumulative grades of the season have Gibbs and Aidan Hutchinson closest to 50, while some important Lions veterans have a lot of ground to make up after five games.
Detroit entered the offseason needing answers at tackle, center and guard. Five games later, PFF has the Lions ranked No. 1, with a rookie tackle thriving and a backup center creating a legitimate controversy.
Detroit has two weeks before Green Bay, and the bye gives Dan Campbell’s staff a chance to expand the roles of six players who have already shown enough to deserve a longer look.
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has had a stellar start to the 2026 NFL season. After Detroit was able to soundly defeat the Cardinals in Week 5, many supporters have suggested the former No.
How many of the active NFL players to rush for at least 100 yards AND a touchdown in the same game multiple times can you name in five minutes?
The Detroit Lions entered Week 5 under pressure to address their defensive struggles. Despite questions about the unit’s performance, Dan Campbell’s team responded with a convincing 45-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Detroit attacks its biggest need three different times, trades up for one of my favorite defensive fits and uses a deep quarterback class to start thinking about life after Jared Goff.
If the Detroit Lions are looking to be aggressive at the 2026 trade deadline, one target could be on the team they just defeated. With the Arizona Cardinals off to a rough start and having already made one deal, safety Budda Baker could be a candidate to be traded.
The Detroit Lions have parted ways with veteran defensive back Jalen Mills, releasing him from the practice squad on Tuesday as the team navigates its bye week, via the NFL transaction wire.
The Detroit Lions announced a decision on veteran defensive back Jalen Mills. According to the team, Mills was released from the practice squad, after being elevated on three occasions this season.
Thanks to the Lions' strong showing, they're rising in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings after the game in Week 5.
The first five weeks of the NFL season have offered the Detroit Lions a look at their crop of rookies. It has been a bit of a mixed bag for Detroit's batch of newcomers, as they've had some who have already emerged into big roles while others are still finding their footing.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Jameson Williams won’t have to pay the NFL after winning his appeal of two touchdown celebration fines. The NFL fined Williams $14,926 and $11,941 for his celebrations in Sunday’s 45-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
The Detroit Lions got a much-needed win in Week 5. Detroit cruised past Arizona in a 45-21 beatdown where their defense actually came to play. One Lions players has even more reason to celebrate after winning some appeals with the NFL.
How many of the QBs in NFL history to throw for at least 4,500 yards in a single season can you name in five minutes?
Detroit needs help at cornerback, so I tested all seven of its 2027 picks. Some results were ridiculous, some were realistic, and one trade is the call I’d want Brad Holmes making over the bye.
Detroit Lions return specialist Tom Kennedy will miss the rest of the season with an MCL injury, NFL Network reported on Monday. He will undergo surgery after sustaining the injury to his right knee at the end of an 11-yard punt return in the second quarter of Sunday's 45-21 road win against the Arizona Cardinals.
The Lions improved to 3-2 with a 45-21 thrashing of the Cardinals on Sunday, but they did not escape Arizona unscathed. Wide receiver/returner Tom Kennedy and linebacker Devin White each went down with significant injuries in the first half.
Gibbs, 24, now has 58 career TDs (46 rushing, 12 receiving), surpassing former Lions RB Barry Sanders — a Pro Football Hall of Famer — for the most in NFL history before turning 25.
The Detroit Lions are back and ready to climb back to the top of the NFC North. Well, Rome wasn't built in a day, but the Lions did inch one step closer to getting up in the NFC North on Sunday with a needed win over the Arizona Cardinals, 45-21.
Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 151 yards and two scores to lead the Detroit Lions to a 45-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.
NFL teams are already making changes, mainly if they're losing teams, and even though we're just in Week 5 of the season, time is getting tight when it comes to turning a season around. One team that really needs some help is the Detroit Lions.
The Detroit Lions are 2-2 and looking for ways to climb up the NFC North. The only real way they're going to do it is to win more games and hope that others in the NFC North don't.
The Detroit Lions are 2-2 to start their season, and they're nearing the bottom of the NFC North. If they're going to make it to the postseason, they'll have to turn things around, and it starts with the defense.
Sheppard shared the one way he feels the Lions' defensive players can start meeting the expectations that the team's coaching staff has for them.
LaPorta addressed his unfruitful contract talks with the Lions.
While it's unclear exactly how much money LaPorta may want attached to an extension, multiple players at the position inked deals this year that presumably could help the 25-year-old and the Lions come to an agreement.
The Lions lost their "Sunday Night Football" matchup against the Carolina Panthers on the road, and that puts their record at 2-2.
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