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• VIDEO: Jeff Daniels penned a perfect song about the Detroit Lions

  15-01-2025 13:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Actor and Detroit Lions fan Jeff Daniels performed his original song “The Curse of Bobby Layne” on “The Tonight Show” this week.On Tuesday night’s “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon, Detroit native and lifelong Detroit Lions fan Jeff Daniels made an appearance and introduced the national audience to a history lesson on the Lions. Daniels grabbed his guitar and performed an original song called “The Curse of Bob
  
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• Mailbag: How will the Detroit Lions attack, contain Jayden Daniels?

  15-01-2025 16:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Jayden Daniels is the key to the Washington Commanders’ success. How will the Detroit Lions plan to stop him? That and more in this week’s mailbag.It’s no secret that a big part of the Washington Commanders’ success this year is due to historic play from rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. The second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Daniels set the rookie quarterback record for rushing yards in a season (891), and he finished the seaso
  
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• Bears QB Caleb Williams admits he was catfished by Ben Johnson imposter

  15-01-2025 15:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Bears QB Caleb Williams was catfished by a Ben Johnson imposter, and Amon-Ra St. Brown played a part in why.Over the weekend, a text exchange and video went viral, appearing to display a couple of kids tricking Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams into thinking they were Detroit Lions coordinator Ben Johnson and he was the Bears’ next coach. The video shows—from the kids’ point of view—Williams eventually hopping on a FaceTime to
  
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• Notes: Rookie Giovanni Manu is a ‘totally transformed player’

  15-01-2025 14:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK We got an update on Detroit Lions rookie OT Giovanni Manu’s progress, via a great article from Detroit Football Network.The Detroit Lions’ 2024 NFL Draft class has been a quiet one thus far, as general manager Brad Holmes—intentionally or not—focused on long-term projects. Terrion Arnold has been the lone consistent starter. Ennis Rakestraw battled injury his rookie season, Sione Vaki has been great on special teams but is still learning t
  
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• Open thread: Which Wild Card outcome was most surprising?

  15-01-2025 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Wild Card round of the playoffs featured a lot of blowouts. Which outcome caught you by surprise?I wish I could come here and say Wild Card weekend did not disappoint, but that wasn’t the case. We only got one truly close game in the Buccaneers-Commanders game, and most of the rest were fairly one-sided.After the AFC started the weekend off with some landslides, I really expected the NFC to do better. The Packers’ December performances made the
  
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• David Montgomery’s faith, physical prep responsible for quick recovery

  15-01-2025 02:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Detroit Lions RB David Montgomery talked about his journey over the past month as he navigated a torn MCL.When David Montgomery and one of his trainers looked back at the video of his latest injury, they were in amazement that it wasn’t far worse.“We looked at when the hit happened and the way it happened, there’s no way—if you look at the hit the way it happened—I didn’t tear my ACL,” Montgomery said during his medi
  
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• Adam Schefter believes Detroit Lions will lose both coordinators this year

  15-01-2025 01:23 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images ESPN’s NFL insider believes the Detroit Lions will lose both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coaching jobs this year.This season, seven teams opted to move on from their head coach: the Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Bears, Raiders, Patriots, and Cowboys. Of those seven jobs, six remain open (the Patriots hired Mike Vrabel) and Detroit Lions coordinators are candidates for at least five of those.As a result, ESPN NFL insider believes that offensive coordin
  
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• Will Lions cover the spread vs. Commanders? Total points over/under?

  15-01-2025 00:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Checking in with Detroit Lions fans for our latest SB Nation Reacts surveys asking fans two questions this week. 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.As we the Lions enter the 2024-25 NFL playoffs, SB Nation Reacts surveys return, and this week we have two questions for f
  
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• Lions vs. Commanders injury report: David Montgomery returns to practice Tuesday

  14-01-2025 22:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Detroit Lions released their initial injury report for the Divisional round of the playoffs. The No. 1 seeded Detroit Lions will host the No. 6 seed Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the 2024-25 NFL playoffs, which will be played on Saturday night.While the Lions received a bye week during the Wild Card round of the playoffs, they did get in a few practices before allowing their players some extra time to rest and recover from a long season.
  
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• Lions News: Metro Detroit businesses offer shot at winning playoff tickets

  14-01-2025 20:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Denny Medley-Imagn Images Don’t have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds laying around? You may be in luck.For those hoping to get in on the Detroit Lions playoff action but are reeling at the price, a few Metro Detroit businesses are offering a fans a chance at playoff tickets.
  As Jeremy outlines here, Detroit Lions tickets are the hottest in the NFL, with the get-in price for the Lions-Commanders game Saturday higher than the combined price for the other three Divisional Round games. A fe
  
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• How the Lions can handle the Commanders

  14-01-2025 19:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Two teams, two Dans, two feel good stories are clashing The Detroit Lions watched from the sidelines on Wild Card weekend, and some of those sights were better than others. We’ll leave the AFC to their meandering, listless and tepid. The NFC’s got the juice, and the Commanders didn’t disappoint in their quest to surge into the pirate ship of Tampa Bay and escape with their first victory in ages.That’s impressive. If you can’t admit
  
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• Film breakdown: Detroit Lions find interior pass rush, pocket push

  14-01-2025 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  David Reginek-Imagn Images Josh Paschal and Levi Onwuzurike rushing from the interior could be just what the Detroit Lions need. Aaron Glenn just had one of his best defensive game plans of his Detroit Lions tenure to end the regular season. The defense executed as well as they have in any game this season in a division-clinching thriller over the Minnesota Vikings.
  But that could be challenging to replicate on the (home) road to the Super Bowl. It’s the best of the best in January for a r
  
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• Detroit Lions’ NFC North foes faceplant in Wild Card round

  14-01-2025 13:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings hilariously imploded in their playoff appearances.They say it’s hard to beat a team three times in a season in the NFL. That trope, while logical considering the familiarity divisional teams have with each other, doesn’t really hold up to statistical evidence. For the Detroit Lions, it won’t matter this year. Detroit swept the difficult NFC North in 2024, but both the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packer
  
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• Lions scouting report: Comeback Commanders won’t go away

  14-01-2025 12:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images In an NFC divisional matchup, the Lions host the Commanders on Saturday night. Could Washington go into Detroit and pull off an upset? Welcome to the beginning of the end of the 2024 season. The 2024 NFL postseason began last week and the Detroit Lions were at home, kicking back and watching the games like you and I. They earned the top seed after going 15-2 and winning the NFC North, giving them the bye week to rest and recover. Detroit hasn’t had a week o
  
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• Open thread: Where will you be watching the Lions-Commanders game?

  14-01-2025 12:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Lions begin their playoff run hosting the Commanders in the Divisional Round. Where will you be watching the game? Expect the city of Detroit to be buzzing as the Detroit Lions host their first playoff game since their Divisional Round win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year. Tickets to Saturday night’s game against the Washington Commanders cost an arm and a leg right now, which comes as no surprise considering how expensive playoff tickets were
  
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• NFL playoffs live thread: Vikings at Rams on ‘Monday Night Football’

  14-01-2025 01:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The NFL Playoffs Wild Card round comes to a close on Monday night with the Vikings facing off against the Rams. Come chat with us in our open thread. The Wild Card round of the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs will come to a close on Monday night as the NFC No. 5 Minnesota Vikings (14-3) and No. 4 Los Angeles Rams (10-7) square off in Glendale, Arizona.
  Originally scheduled to be played in LA, the ongoing wildfires in Southern California moved this game to Arizona as a matter of publi
  
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• Lions Divisional Round tickets cost more than other 3 games combined

  13-01-2025 17:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Detroit Lions playoff ticket prices are lapping the rest of the Divisional Round games.Detroit Lions tickets remain the hottest in the NFL.Now that the Lions’ Divisional Round matchup with the Washington Commanders is set for Saturday, January 20 at 8 p.m. ET at Ford Field, secondary ticket markets are starting to settle. And if they stick to what prices are looking like on Monday morning, Lions tickets are going to be way more pricey than any other NFL
  
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• Honolulu Blue Kool-Aid: 2024-25 playoffs edition

  13-01-2025 15:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  In need of a beach and a few football wins. Recipe below. You have to read a lot before you can see a recipe. That is a tradition on the internet and I will hold you to it.
  Since arriving in Michigan and taking upon the mantle of the 29th head coach of the Detroit Lions, Dan Campbell has been worn by labels placed upon him.
  Let’s start with meathead. That one is easy: he’s an Aggie, a brand of college football that means empty heads, red meat, and oil. When he was given interim stew
  
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• Another Detroit Lions coach interviews for coordinator job

  13-01-2025 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Lions assistant coach Jett Modkins has interviewed for the 49ers’ special teams coordinator position.So far, five Detroit Lions coaches or front office staffers have opportunities for promotions with another organization. Coordinators Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson just completed a round of interviews, OL coach Hank Fraley is reportedly a candidate for the Seahawks offensive coordinator position, DB coach Deshea Townsend interviewed for the 49ers defensiv
  
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• Why Lions are Super Bowl contenders for years to come

  13-01-2025 13:45 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images The Super Bowl window for the Detroit Lions opened early in 2023 and it’s not shutting for a while. I never thought I would say this, but the Detroit Lions are Super Bowl contenders. This franchise has seen Hall of Fame players never receive a Super Bowl ring, and it’s time for that to change. The Lions had a franchise-best season, going 15-2 and clinching the top seed in the NFC for the first time ever.
  The best news about this season is it’s just the
  
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• NFL playoff opening odds: Lions huge favorites over Commanders

  13-01-2025 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The opening betting line has been set for the Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions NFC Divisional round playoff game. After earning the No. 1 seed in the NFC and securing a bye week during the Wild Card round of the 2024-25 NFL playoffs, the Detroit Lions were able to get some much-needed rest as they awaited their opponent in the Divisional Round. As the lowest seed in the NFC advancing out of the Wild Card round, the Washington Commanders will travel to D
  
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• Open thread: What is the key to defeating the Commanders?

  13-01-2025 12:10 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions now know their opponent. What will be the key to defeating the Washington Commanders? Many Detroit Lions fans got their wish: they will face the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round.
  In last week’s poll, 43 percent of voters wanted to face the Commanders, slightly behind the 49 percent that wanted the now-eliminated Green Bay Packers. The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams have yet to play their Monday night playoff ga
  
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• NFL playoff schedule: Detroit Lions divisional opponent, time revealed

  13-01-2025 05:13 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Detroit Lions’ Divisional Round opponent is set—as is the date, time, and TV channel of their playoff matchup.The Detroit Lions will kick off their 2024-25 postseason on Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET on FOX and will face the Washington Commanders.Though the NFC Wild Card round is not done yet, the Lions are guaranteed to face off against the Commanders, because they are the lowest seed to make the second round of the postseason. With the seven-s
  
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• Notes: Eagles’ Lane Johnson is not happy Penei Sewell was First Team All-Pro

  12-01-2025 19:15 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images After Lions right tackle Penei Sewell was named First Team All-Pro, Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson voiced his disagreement by hanging stats in his locker.I want to get this out of the way from the jump—Detroit Lions right tackle Penei Sewell is the best offensive lineman in the NFL. Am I a bit biased? No doubt. Are there people that disagree with that assessment? Of course, but there are also plenty that would agree.And for the second year in a row, Se
  
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• NFL playoffs live chat: Wild Card Sunday tripleheader

  12-01-2025 18:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Leandro Bernardes/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Wild Card round of the 2024-25 NFL playoffs continues with a Sunday tripleheader. Come chat with us in our live thread! The Wild Card round of the 2024-25 NFL playoffs continues on Sunday with a tripleheader of AFC and NFC games.
  Things start out with the AFC No. 7 Denver Broncos (10-7) at No. 2 Buffalo Bills (13-4) squaring off at 1 p.m. ET on CBS/Paramount+, followed by the NFC No. 7 Green Bay Packers (11-6) at No. 2 Phil
  
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• Report: NFL to consider changing playoff format after Lions, Vikings race

  12-01-2025 15:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Per a report from CBS, the NFL is considering changing its playoff format after the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings went toe-to-toe during the regular season.This year, the Minnesota Vikings made history in the wrong way, becoming the first ever 14-win team to lose their division and have to go on the road in the first round of the playoffs. While they have no one to blame but themselves—they lost to the division-winning Detroit Lions twice—the
  
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• Revisiting POD’s Lions 2024 season predictions

  12-01-2025 14:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Looking back at how the Pride of Detroit staff predicted the 2024 season for the Detroit Lions. Who came out looking the best? The 2024 NFL regular season has concluded, and the playoffs are here! Forever, Detroit Lions fans have either enjoyed wildcard weekend watching their team play or sat watching, wishing their team had a chance to play for the Super Bowl. Well for the first time ever, the Lions are the top team in the NFC, getting the bye week and fans can sit back and watch the games and
  
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• Open thread: Who will the Lions play in the Division Round of the playoffs?

  12-01-2025 13:00 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Predicting who the Detroit Lions’ playoff opponent will be in the Divisional Round of the 2024-25 playoffs.On Sunday, the NFC half of the playoff bracket will finally get underway with two of the three Wild Card matchups. The Detroit Lions, who earned a first-round bye after their win over the Minnesota Vikings, get to watch the action from home. What happens on Sunday could decide who the Lions will play next week in the Divisional Round. As a reminder, her
  
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• Bills and Lions Give NFL Fans in Canada Reason to Cheer

  12-01-2025 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  With the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions both Super Bowl contenders, fans north of the border are nervously hopeful a title drought could end.
  
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• NFL Playoffs live chat: Wild Card Saturday, Chargers at Texans, Steelers at Ravens

  11-01-2025 21:30 via prideofdetroit.com
  
  Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Wild Card round of the playoffs is finally here and Saturday has two games to watch: Chargers at Texans, and Steelers at Ravens. Come chat with us in our live thread! The Wild Card round of the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs is finally here, and things kick off with an AFC doubleheader on Saturday.Things start out with the AFC No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) traveling to Texas to take on the No. 4 Houston Texans (10-7) at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS/Paramount+, followed by AFC No.
  
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