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• Lions get entire 2024 NFL Draft class under contract

  13-06-2024 18:44 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Thursday was a big day for the Detroit Lions’ entire 2024 rookie class.On Thursday, the Detroit Lions announced that first-round pick Terrion Arnold has officially signed with the team. With that signing, the Lions have now officially inked all six of their 2024 NFL Draft picks.Contract terms for Arnold were not immediately made available, but for context, here are the terms last year’s 24th overall pick (Deonte Banks) got on his rookie deal: four years,
  
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• Several Detroit Lions top PFF’s ‘lockdown percentage’ at their position

  25-09-2024 23:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images PFF has a new coverage stat called “Lockdown Percentage” and several Detroit Lions players are ranked among the best at their position.Last week against the Arizona Cardinals, the Detroit Lions coverage team was at their best. Kyler Murray, who was coming off a performance that included a perfect passer rating against the Los Angeles Rams, was stymied almost completely. He completed just 61.7% of his passes for only 6.1 yards per attempt and a 76.5 passer ra
  
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• Lions mailbag: How will Detroit’s defense look after all the injuries?

  25-09-2024 20:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images How will the Lions replace Derrick Barnes, Marcus Davenport, and (possibly) Alim McNeill? We answer in this week’s mailbag. As we move into Week 4 of the Detroit Lions season, the team has hit its first significant hurdle. They got banged up on the road against the Arizona Cardinals and could be realistically missing at least five starters who played last Sunday.
  Naturally, in this week’s mailbag, there were a lot of questions about how the Lions will resp
  
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• Lions punter Jack Fox named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

  25-09-2024 19:09 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Jack Fox was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after a HUGE performance against the Cardinals.Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after his dominant performance against the Arizona Cardinals.On Sunday, Fox pinned three of his five punts inside the 10-yard line, one additional punt inside the 20-yard line, and that last punt? Oh, just a 68-yard blast that went into the end zone—but a Cardinals penalty set
  
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• Lions-Cardinals key stats: Detroit dominant in the trenches

  25-09-2024 18:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Detroit’s defense looked stifling in the desert. That and more in this week’s look at advanced key statistics from Lions-Cardinals. The Detroit Lions got back in the winner’s circle in Week 3, cooling off a red-hot Arizona Cardinals’ offense in the desert, 20-13.
  As we’ll do every week throughout the season for this Lions team, we have some data we can comb through courtesy of Pro Football Focus that better helps us understand the footbal
  
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• VIDEO: Watch radio call of David Montgomery’s ridiculous run vs. Cardinals

  25-09-2024 16:38 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Detroit Lions radio call of the hilarious David Montgomery vs. the Cardinals is absolutely worth your watch. See it here.For a second, I thought we had seen the end of the “Calls of the Game” feature the Detroit Lions would drop after every victory. However, the series made its triumphant return this week after Detroit’s big 20-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals, and it’s a great one.There were so many great moments from the game that ha
  
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• Open thread: Which Lions player has been most underwhelming through 3 weeks?

  25-09-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Lions are a different team than they were last year. The offense looks different, and several offseason signings had high expectations. Who has been the most underwhelming thus far? The Detroit Lions are a very different team than they were last year. The offense is built different, the defense is suddenly their anchor, and a lot of guys are filling roles differently than how we could have imagined to start the season. It’s certainly still early, b
  
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• Lions film breakdown: Detroit may have NFL’s best safety duo

  25-09-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Breaking down the All-22 tape of Detroit Lions safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch during their win over the Cardinals.For the third game in a row to begin the 2024 season, the Detroit Lions defense has allowed 20 or fewer points. Yep. Pinch yourself, Detroit. This defense has the makings of being a really strong unit.
  And while there are still certainly details to be ironed out over time, you have to be pleased with where they currently are this early in the year.
  
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• Your daily NFL trivia game, Wednesday edition

  25-09-2024 13:48 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Your new daily word game obsession is here. Be one of the first people to try out our new NFL player guessing game. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game.
  We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three d
  
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• Week 4 scouting report: Scary Seahawks are on deck in primetime

  25-09-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images Breaking down the Lions’ Week 4 opponent: the Seattle Seahawks and their suffocating defense.The Detroit Lions return home to another primetime game after getting another tick in the win column last week against the Arizona Cardinals. This time, it will be on “Monday Night Football” and against a team that Detroit hasn’t beaten since 2012, the Seattle Seahawks. To make things even more of a challenge, Seattle is coming in undefeated and
  
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• Detroit Lions place 2 players on IR, sign Tim Patrick to 53-man roster

  24-09-2024 22:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have made a slew of roster moves, including putting two players on IR. On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions made a handful of roster moves, mostly transactions that were expected.
  First, the Lions placed both linebacker Derrick Barnes and defensive end Marcus Davenport on injured reserve. Davenport’s season is expected to be done, after suffering a reported tricep tear. It is unclear how much time Barnes, who suffered a knee injury against t
  
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• Reacts Survey: Which current Lions injury is most concerning?

  24-09-2024 21:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Checking in with Detroit Lions fans for our latest SB Nation Reacts survey: Which Lions injury is most concerning? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Detroit Lions fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.Each week, in our SB Nation Reacts Survey, we will provide readers with a question or two specifically geared toward Detro
  
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• Video: Breaking down the Lions win over Cardinals

  24-09-2024 19:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Meko and Morgan are back on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel, discussing the Detroit Lions' Week 3 win over the Arizona Cardinals.The beginning of a new work week is never overly enjoyable, but I have found one thing that always helps out—even if injury news slightly took the wind out of our collective sails—that’s right, I am talking about a good old victory Monday.After a trip out west to face off with the Ariz
  
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• NFL Week 4 power rankings: Lions move up following win over Cardinals

  24-09-2024 18:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images As analysts try to find their footing with early season NFL power rankings, the Lions jumped back into the top 5 in most’s opinions, following their win in Arizona.In this week’s power rankings roundup, the Detroit Lions got back to their winning ways and moved up in the majority of analysts' minds. But early season NFL can be challenging to predict. Good teams can struggle, while bad teams can thrive, and water has yet to
  
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• Film breakdown: How the Lions pulled off CRAZY hook-and-ladder play

  24-09-2024 16:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images How did the Detroit Lions’ hook-and-ladder play work so perfectly vs. the Cardinals? We dive into every detail from the play in our latest film breakdown.The Detroit Lions pulled off the most exciting play of Week 3 with this hook-and-ladder from Amon-Ra St. Brown to Jahmyr Gibbs.
  Little hook n ladder shenanigans for the score#DETvsAZ | FOX pic.twitter.com/EBUcoJeBn5— Detroit Lions (@Lions) September 22, 2024
  Because of the inherent danger of a tri
  
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• Lions coach Dan Campbell offers latest on Frank Ragnow injury

  24-09-2024 15:36 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Lions coach Dan Campbell offered the latest on Frank Ragnow’s injury via his Tuesday morning radio appearance.On Monday afternoon, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell addressed the media and provided updates on a laundry list of players, including Marcus Davenport, Derrick Barnes, Sam LaPorta, and Brian Branch, among others. What we didn’t know at the time was that Lions All-Pro center Frank Ragnow was also reportedly dealing with a partially-torn pector
  
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• Lions Game Ball, Unsung Hero of Week 3: Defense takes a stand

  24-09-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Handing out the game ball and unsung hero from the Lions resilient road win.Coach Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions don’t lose back-to-back games. The team learned from some of their mistakes in the Buccaneers game in Week 2 and were an improved team, beating the Arizona Cardinals 20-13. This game epitomized how gritty this team is. After winning, despite not scoring in the second half, there were some deserving players for this week’s game b
  
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• Would a trade for Trey Hendrickson make sense for Detroit Lions?

  24-09-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Former Saints pass rusher Trey Hendrickson requested a trade from the Cincinnati Bengals this past summer. Does a reunion of sorts in Detroit make sense for the Lions? Over the course of an 18-week schedule, the NFL season feels like both a sprint and a marathon simultaneously. It’s a war of attrition for months, but that sense of urgency never sits out of sight or out of mind.
  And that much speaks to the Detroit Lions season right now with the litany o
  
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• Details of harassment emerge in Dan Campbell, family selling home

  24-09-2024 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Why did Dan Campbell’s family sell their house and move this offseason? More details have emerged on the harassment that led his family to seek a more private residence.Last week, news resurfaced that Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell and his family moved this past offseason, choosing to leave their Oakland County home after facing reported incidents of harassment. In the midst of that news, it was reported by FOX 2 Detroit that the harrassment went beyond
  
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• Your daily NFL trivia game, Tuesday edition

  24-09-2024 12:35 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Your new daily word game obsession is here. Be one of the first people to try out our new NFL player guessing game. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, but we’re making a change that will hopefully simplify your daily game playing experience.
  We’ve been publishing a new article every day and linking back to the previous game articles. We’re going to test out a new approach for the near future. Each day THIS article will contain the new gam
  
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• Open thread: How should the Lions replace Marcus Davenport?

  24-09-2024 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are dealing with some terrible injury luck right now. Marcus Davenport is the latest player to be lost for the season... how should they go about replacing him? The Detroit Lions secured a massive victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, but it came with a heavy price. The team suffered several injuries throughout the game, but one name that wasn’t on that list at the time was defensive end Marcus Davenport, who suffered an elbow i
  
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• Report: Frank Ragnow ‘week-to-week’ with pectoral injury

  24-09-2024 02:20 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images And the hits keep on rolling. Lions All-Pro center Frank Ragnow is reportedly considered week-to-week with a pectoral injury. The bad news keeps coming for the Detroit Lions when it comes to injuries. After coach Dan Campbell revealed that defensive end Marcus Davenport is likely out for the year, and linebacker Derrick Barnes is expected to miss significant time, a new report from NFL Network suggests All-Pro center Frank Ragnow is considered week-to-week with a
  
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• ‘Monday Night Football’ doubleheader open thread

  24-09-2024 01:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Simon Marper/PA Images via Getty Images Week 3 concludes with a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader, featuring the Jaguars at Bills, and Commanders at Bengals. Come chat with us in our open thread. Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season comes to a close with a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader, featuring the Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills, and the Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals. Both games will be shown on an ABC/ESPN affiliate, with the first game
  
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• Game of Detroit Lions black uniform debut revealed

  24-09-2024 01:10 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  AP We now know when the Detroit Lions will debut their new black uniforms. This offseason, the Detroit Lions revamped their entire uniforms, and without a doubt, the one that generated the most buzz was the return of black uniforms. Inspired, in part, by the 2000s Lions—which featured Dan Campbell as a player—the all-black look earned the highest percentage of “love it” votes of all the new uniform looks in our poll ran in April.
  Well, we finally know when the Lions will
  
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• Lions injury update: Latest on Derrick Barnes, Alim McNeill, Sam LaPorta

  23-09-2024 22:34 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Lions HC Dan Campbell provided injury updates on Marcus Davenport, Sam LaPorta, Derrick Barnes, Alim McNeill and others. We break it all down here.Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell addressed the media on Monday afternoon and provided updates on several of the team's injured players.Derrick Barnes (knee) — will miss a “significant amount of time”
  Injured during the Lions win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3, Barnes exited the game in the fi
  
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• Report: Marcus Davenport ‘could be lost for season’ with elbow injury

  23-09-2024 19:34 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Detroit Lions DE Marcus Davenport may have suffered a season-ending injury, per NFL Network.Unfortunately, the Detroit Lions’ lengthy injury list from Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals was not exhaustive. There was one more injury that happened, and it could be the worst of them all. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, defensive end Marcus Davenport suffered an elbow injury that could cause him to miss the rest of the 2024 seas
  
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• Sights, sounds of another Lions fan road game takeover vs. Cardinals

  23-09-2024 17:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Detroit Lions fans invaded enemy territory again vs. the Arizona Cardinals. Here are some sights and sounds from the Lions fan takeover.Arguably one of the best storylines to come out of the Detroit Lions’ culture turnaround is the sea of Honolulu blue you can now spot at away games.
  Detroit fans are now drawing attention for their support on the road in ways we really haven’t seen in the past (can’t imagine why.)
  
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• Snap counts: Injuries provide opportunity for Campbell, Wingo vs. Cardinals

  23-09-2024 16:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Injuries forced the Detroit Lions to change personnel. That led to extra opportunities for Mekhi Wingo and Jack Campbell. More in our Week 3 snap count observations.Let’s take a detailed look at the Detroit Lions’ Week 3 snap counts against the Arizona Cardinals.
  Offense
  Quarterbacks
  Jared Goff: 68 (100%)
  Hendon Hooker: DNP
  After an 85-snap performance last week, Detroit’s offense had a mere 68 snaps this week. (This is a joke, 68 snaps
  
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• Lions Week 3 grades: Everything comes together vs. Cardinals

  23-09-2024 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Handing out position grades after the Detroit Lions’ Week 3 win over the Arizona Cardinals.Any objective observer could see that the Detroit Lions weren’t themselves for the first two weeks of the season. But Sunday’s 20-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals was a huge step in the right direction for the team. It may not have been a dominant win, but a lot of their early rust appears to have been shaken off, and this was
  
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• Lions vs. Cardinals stock report: 5 risers, 4 fallers from win in the desert

  23-09-2024 14:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Week 3 Lions stock report! Check out your movers after the Lions de-feathered the Cardinals in Arizona. They say if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. On Sunday, the Detroit Lions were comfortable in the kitchen, fending off the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale by a score of 20-13. They continued to show some of the cracks we’ve seen in recent weeks, but unlike last week against Tampa Bay, the Lions found a way to overcome those faults for a
  
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