The Lions entered the 2026 season with a roster that looked capable of competing at the highest level. However, their first two games have exposed some concerning issues, particularly on defense.
Jared Goff and the Lions entered Week 2 with plenty of expectations, but their loss to the Bills exposed a familiar problem. Detroit fell into another early hole and eventually lost 41-31 despite mounting a late comeback attempt.
Through two weeks, the Lions’ defense has given up 310.5 passing yards per game. To be fair, they are dealing with a devastating number of injuries to
The Detroit Lions are planning to address their defensive backs room after extended time off. According to NFL Insider Jeremy Fowler, the Lions will host a group of defensive backs at the teams Allen Park Performance Center.
36 NFL quarterbacks have thrown for over 35,000 passing yards in their careers. How many of the 36 can you name in six minutes?
Detroit is bringing in two experienced defensive backs for workouts Monday as injuries continue to test an already-thin secondary. One of them spent time with the Lions last season.
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.
A major injury has sent a ripple effect across the NFC North. On Sunday, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams went down with a non-contact injury while scrambling in the red-zone and left the game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Detroit Lions OnSI staff recaps the Lions' Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Christian Booher: I think it was a perfect storm that the Lions walked into Thursday night.
NFL Network reports Detroit is among several teams that have contacted an experienced free-agent corner who could give the Lions considerably more flexibility in the secondary.
The Detroit Lions are continuing their efforts to improve the secondary. Following an abysmal performance against the Buffalo Bills, general manager Brad Holmes has been working the phones trying to land defensive upgrades.
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell sits in a familiar but newly uncomfortable spot: warm, not burning, on the NFL hot seat. Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon placed Campbell in that category this week after an early-season check of all 32 head coaches.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell has not been hesitant to make changes to his coaching staff, if the roster does not adapt well to the methods of the coordinator.
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.
The NFL is laying down the law on one Lions player for his actions in the team's season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
The Lions’ defense took a step backwards in 2025, the first year of DC Kelvin Sheppard ’s stewardship. Head coach Dan Campbell offered Sheppard a public
The Detroit Lions' defense has had a historically bad start to the 2026 NFL season. In the first two weeks of the season, Kelvin Sheppard's unit has given up 63 first downs, tying the 1985 Colts for the second-most allowed in NFL history.
The Detroit Lions entered the 2026 season with legitimate Super Bowl expectations. However, their 1-1 start has already exposed several issues, including defensive breakdowns and an inconsistent rushing attack.
The Lions fell to the Bills 41-31 on "Thursday Night Football," and there were some glaring problems on the field. Here's what they need to do to fix it.
The Lions’ secondary has been shorthanded to begin the season, something which was plainly obvious during last night’s blowout loss to the Bills. The unit could receive reinforcements earlier than Detroit hoped, though.
During a Friday appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rapoport was directly asked about the Lions' potential pursuit of Porter.
Allen produced a performance worthy of future Most Valuable Player Award votes as the Bills opened their new Highmark Stadium with an impressive 41-31 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night.
The Buffalo Bills matched the events of Thursday night's pregame festivities by producing numerous fireworks of their own en route to opening their new Highmark Stadium with an impressive 41-31 win over the Detroit Lions.
The Detroit Lions fell to 1-1 on the season when they suffered a 41-31 loss at a Buffalo Bills (2-0) side that opened its new Highmark Stadium on Thursday night.
Allen is no longer chasing only quarterbacks in the NFL record book.
The Buffalo Bills opened the new Highmark Stadium on Thursday night with a dominating 41-31 win over the Detroit Lions, improving them to 2-0 on the season.
The Buffalo Bills are officially opening Highmark Stadium on Thursday night against the Detroit Lions, and things got off to a poor start before it even began.
The Detroit Lions announced they signed DL Levi Onwuzurike from the practice squad to the active roster and elevated OT Devin Cochran and C Seth McLaughlin from the practice squad. Onwuzurike, 28, was drafted by the Lions with pick No.
The Lions and Bills are both coming off wins in Week 1, and for both teams, those wins weren't blowouts by any means.
Each week, Yardbarker looks at prime-time NFL games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday nights, predicting the result of each. Here are picks for Week 2.
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