CNN — The NFL season is nearing the home stretch, but many teams won’t even be playing in Week 14. Marc Lebryk/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Well, Lions head coach Dan Campbell doesn’t seem too worried, saying on a radio interview: “I don’t really give a crap. Mike Stewart/AP NFC West showdown If I were to have told you before …
By David Lombardi, Colton Pouncy, Matt Barrows, Vic Tafur and Larry Holder The San Francisco 49ers looked like they had no business being in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game in the first half. The 49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk came up with the catch of the NFL season by snagging a deep ball that bounced off the face of the Lions’ Kindle Vildor, …
The San Francisco 49ers are back in a familiar spot facing a Detroit Lions team new to this stage. The Lions almost blew a wild-card game against Jared Goff’s former team, the Los Angeles Rams, and pulled away from Tampa Bay in the fourth quarter last week. WHEN THE LIONS HAVE THE BALL The Lions had the league’s second-ranked passing …
In a season full of satisfying moments for Detroit Lions fans, an amusing one occurred in mid-December, when coach Dan Campbell had a chance to gloat a bit about the team’s most recent draft. “Took a lot of criticism for those two picks, but they look like they’re OK, so I’m glad we got them.” The criticism the Lions received …
Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. ___ For the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, getting to the conference title game is becoming old hat. Mahomes’ 14 TD passes are already second in conference championship game history — seven behind Brady — and he can move into second place in yards passing by …