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Lions' banged-up defense no match for high-scoring Allen-led Bills in 48-42 loss
1 week ago

Lions' banged-up defense no match for high-scoring Allen-led Bills in 48-42 loss

Hindustan Times  

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions had no answers for Josh Allen. Detroit’s patchwork defense got even more threadbare in a 48-42 loss to Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, losing three contributors to possible season-ending injuries. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill injured a knee, cornerback Carlton Davis III left with a jaw injury and reserve cornerback and key special teams …

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Campbell, Lions no longer satisfied with just making the playoffs
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Campbell, Lions no longer satisfied with just making the playoffs

Associated Press  

DETROIT — For most of a century, the Detroit Lions making the playoffs was a banner day. A week after a Thanksgiving win over the Chicago Bears, the Lions beat Green Bay 34-31 to move to 12-1 and clinch a second straight postseason berth — the first time they’ve done that since going three years in a row from 1993-95. …

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Injured Lions star Aidan Hutchinson ignites Super Bowl hopes by posting encouraging update on broken leg
1 month ago

Injured Lions star Aidan Hutchinson ignites Super Bowl hopes by posting encouraging update on broken leg

Daily Mail  

Injured Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson has ignited fans' Super Bowl dreams with a social media post showing him walking in a pool. Hutchinson posted the image of himself walking against the current in a pool earlier this week, and now fans are envisioning him returning in time for the Super Bowl Aidan Hutchinson is taken off the field on …

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Did Dan Campbell’s fourth-down decisions cost the Lions a Super Bowl berth?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Did Dan Campbell’s fourth-down decisions cost the Lions a Super Bowl berth?

New York Times  

Dan Campbell’s fourth-down decisions cost the Detroit Lions a berth in the Super Bowl … unless they did not do that at all. GO DEEPER Dan Campbell: 'I don't regret' fourth-down decisions Lions head coach Dan Campbell on his fourth-down decisions: pic.twitter.com/QGwk8n7ojh — Colton Pouncy January 29, 2024 After the game, I asked two in-game strategists and a former head …

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Lions coach Dan Campbell says he has a ton of receipts. He isn’t ready to show them after big win
11 months, 1 week ago

Lions coach Dan Campbell says he has a ton of receipts. He isn’t ready to show them after big win

Associated Press  

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Dan Campbell has receipts. “There will be a time and place for that,” the Detroit Lions coach said Monday, a day after leading his team to a win over the Los Angeles Rams to give the franchise its first playoff win in 32 years. 2 seed, will host two playoff games in one postseason for the …

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Lions have little time to celebrate comeback win over the Bears with Packers up next on Thanksgiving
1 year, 1 month ago

Lions have little time to celebrate comeback win over the Bears with Packers up next on Thanksgiving

Associated Press  

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The NFC North-leading Detroit Lions are 8-2 for the first time since 1962 and yet they can’t celebrate because they’re hosting the rival Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. Coach Dan Campbell said they played some of their best football of the season in the last four minutes of the 31-26 comeback win over the Chicago Bears. …

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Campbell frustrated by strategical error in Lions’ loss
2 years, 2 months ago

Campbell frustrated by strategical error in Lions’ loss

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Dan Campbell still hadn’t forgiven himself 24 hours later for the Detroit Lions’ 28-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. “I’d give him another shot to kick from there — he missed the first one, but he came back and made one later,” Campbell said. We’re losing a big cog in our machine.” KEY NUMBER 303 — The average …

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Lions’ Campbell left with FG try regret in last-minute loss
2 years, 2 months ago

Lions’ Campbell left with FG try regret in last-minute loss

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — After reaping the rewards of an aggressive approach all afternoon, Detroit coach Dan Campbell stopped himself late in the game at Minnesota. Campbell made the cautious call to try a 54-yard field goal with the Lions leading by three points and the Vikings out of timeouts with 1:10 left, and he quickly regretted it. Mirroring the strategy by …

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Lions’ Campbell can’t hide tears for latest last-second loss
3 years, 2 months ago

Lions’ Campbell can’t hide tears for latest last-second loss

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Dan Campbell has tried to soak the Detroit Lions in his signature blend of confidence and enthusiasm, a 6-foot-5 energy drink of a head coach who is determined to hoist one of the NFL’s most historically unsuccessful franchises onto his broad shoulders. For all the tough talk, like his introductory promise the Lions would “bite a kneecap off” …

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Lions introduce emotionally charged coach Dan Campbell
3 years, 11 months ago

Lions introduce emotionally charged coach Dan Campbell

Associated Press  

Dan Campbell is empathic about the hard times people have had in Detroit, in their lives and as fans of the Lions. “We need to bring some hope back into this place,” Campbell said Thursday, a day after he signed a six-year contract with the Lions and general manger Brad Holmes was formally introduced. And when you knock us down, …

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