Cornelius Washington looks to be an important piece for a defensive line that has been weakened by suspensions and injuries. He signed a 2-year, $5.825M deal in free agency, but is he the bookend to…
Lions’ general manager Bob Quinn’s first rookies picked in 2016 are showing great promise on the field. Yes, it was just one game, but a group that contributed last year find themselves as key players…
Detroit Is Caught By The Injury Bug At The Punter Position, Forcing Them To Go Shopping. Back in June, Sam Martin appeared on the teams injured list. Martin injured his ankle during the offseason and…
The Lions Beat The Cardinals 35-23. Here’s How It Happened. 1st Quarter The Cardinals started out the game with the ball. They were able to convert a third down on their first set of downs…
The Lions’ offense had a bad start Sunday. Here’s how they turned it around. Contrary to many people’s expectations, the Detroit Lions’ offense was very bad early in their first game of the season against…
Lions Vs Cardinals Opens The 2017 Season With Another Comeback By Matt Stafford While some were expecting a blowout for the Arizona Cardinals or a close game overall, both were wrong. The beginning of the…
Football Is Back In Detroit As Arizona Comes To Town. It’s over. It is finally over. The long wait of after the New England Patriots pulled a miraculous comeback against the Atlanta Falcons in Super…
Every team around the country now has a game under their belt. There were some good games last week, this week will be no different. The biggest game last week was the match-up between Alabama…
Four Names Appear On The First Injury Report Of The 2017 Season For Detroit. Week one injuries can be a tale of two things. One, a player got hurt during the final preseason game or while…
An In-depth Look At The Lions Week One Matchup Against The Arizona Cardinals. Catching Up With The Cardinals The Cardinals had a disappointing season in 2016, finishing 7-8-1. While that was good for 2nd in the…
Facts vs. gut feelings. That’s what preseason power rankings are. An exercise in madness as one attempts to guess at how a highly volatile league will play out through subjective statistical analysis and unseen…
Why the Lions’ pass rush will be improved in 2017 despite several key losses on the defensive line In 2016, the Lions’ pass rush was pathetic. They finished with just 26 sacks over the entire…
The Lions Lost To The Bills 27-17. Here’s How It Happened. 1st Quarter The Bills opened the game with possession of the ball, and they had no trouble going on a long, methodical drive that…
The DLP Staff Releases Their Season Predictions For The Detroit Lions For 2017. Ash Thompson – @a5hcrack I can not help but see the Lions as a team that will be unable to run…