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Thanksgiving Day: Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions Prediction and Preview
By Gabe Salgado, 4 months 4 weeks ago
This year's Thanksgiving Day football festivities get started with the Chicago Bears taking on the Detroit Lions in the Motor City. The Lions are one of the traditional holiday hosts and these longtime division rivals have played each other on Turkey Day nine times since 1964. Detroit holds a 5-4 lead in those games and has won the last three meetings on Thanksgiving Day. But this year...
10 Most Memorable Thanksgiving Day Moments in NFL History
By Aaron Tallent, 4 months 4 weeks ago
A general view in America is that the NFL owns a day of the week in Sunday. By that rationale, the league also owns one holiday of the year in Thanksgiving. It’s hard to think of Turkey Day without the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and now that third night game popping into your head.
The NFL has actually been playing games on Thanksgiving since its formation in 1920, minus a...
Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions Prediction and Preview
By Scott Whittum, 5 months 3 weeks ago
The Seattle Seahawks (3-3) and Detroit Lions (3-3) will get together at Ford Field in a battle of two NFL teams who have bounced back from slow starts and are looking to get over the .500 mark in the 2018 season.
Seattle is coming off a bye week that was a bit of an emotional roller coaster. On the field, the Seahawks annihilated the Oakland Raiders 27-3 during Week 6 at Wembley Stadium...
Football Locks: Betting NFL Week 4 and College Football Week 5
By Nathan Rush, 6 months 3 weeks ago
Here are the football locks for betting the NFL Week 4 and college football Week 5. This week’s locks include Ezekiel Elliott running wild against the league’s worst rushing defense, Ole Miss’ N.W.O. making enough big plays to keep it close at LSU, Hawaii staying hot against a winless San Jose State and the Patriots avoiding only their second three-game losing streak of the Tom...
Football Locks: NFL Week 3 and College Football Week 4 Best Bets
By Nathan Rush, 6 months 4 weeks ago
Here are the football locks for betting the NFL Week 3 and college football Week 4. This week’s locks include Bill Belichick owning a former Patriots employee, Bryce Love and Stanford flying by the Ducks, Scott Frost doing his best Bob Devaney impression to keep it close at the Big House, Khalil Mack’s Bears defense suffocating a Cardinals offense averaging three points per game, and...
Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions Prediction and Preview
By John Gworek, 6 months 4 weeks ago
For teams that face each other only once every four years, the Patriots and Lions actually know each other pretty well entering Sunday night’s game. After all, Detroit head coach Matt Patricia learned from New England head coach Bill Belichick as his defensive coordinator for the last six seasons.
That experience perhaps gives Patricia a leg up on other coaches facing New England...
Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers Prediction and Preview
By Rob McVey, 7 months 6 days ago
The Detroit Lions (0-1) will make the long trek to the West Coast to face the San Francisco 49ers (0-1) on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. It's a trip that has not been kind to the visiting Lions in the past. Detroit has lost each of its last 12 games in San Francisco, dating all the way back to 1975.
Week 1 also was very unkind to the Lions. It was an even ruder awakening for...
Monday Night Football: New York Jets vs. Detroit Lions Prediction and Preview
By John Gworek, 7 months 1 week ago
The New York Jets believe they have found their franchise quarterback. The Detroit Lions believe they have found the head coach who can finally bring them playoff success. We’ll start to see if either or both are correct on Monday night.
The Jets drafted USC quarterback Sam Darnold third overall in the draft, and he wasted little time winning the starting job. The only one of the...
Barry Sanders Talks Heisman Trophy, Thanksgiving Football and Tostitos
By Nathan Rush, 7 months 2 weeks ago
Barry Sanders, 50, is arguably the greatest running back in football history. Sanders was the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma State and 1997 NFL MVP during his 10-time Pro Bowl career with the Detroit Lions. These days, he’s enjoying his retirement from the comfort of his couch, snacking and watching the next generation of football stars.
Recently, Sanders teamed up with...
Fantasy Football Team Names for Every NFL Team
By Athlon Sports, 7 months 2 weeks ago
Finding a great fantasy football team name can be a chore. That's why it's best to leave it to the experts. We rounded up a list of the best and even slightly vulgar fantasy football team names and have them linked below alphabetically by NFL team. So if you're a fan of the Cowboys or really hate the Browns, or if you just want to tell your league that you drafted Julio Jones, you...
