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Aside from Blount, no other Lion had more than 10 yards rushing. In Week 3, NBC's Sunday Night Football returns to Detroit as the Lions welcome the New England Patriots to Ford Field on September 23. The SNF clash against New England marks the Lions' first-ever prime time game against New England and the first nationally-televised regular season contest between the two clubs since 2010 when they met on Thanksgiving Day. Allen Park, Mich. –The Detroit Lions announced today their 2018 regular season schedule that features three nationally-televised games, including Week 1 vs. the New York Jets on ESPN's Monday Night Football at Ford Field. The Lions have been a sieve defensively since the start of training camp, and while some wanted to pretend their August struggles didn’t matter, the truth is they were foreshadowing Monday’s fiasco.
Detroit scored the only points of the third quarter via a four-yard touchdown run from Blount, to put the Lions up by four points. In the fourth quarter, however, the Bears took a three-point lead via a 14-yard touchdown pass from Daniel to Tarik Cohen, but the Lions quickly tied it up via a 20-yard field goal by Matt Prater. The Bears regained the lead via a 41-yard interception return by Eddie Jackson, making the final score 23–16 in favor of Chicago. After a scoreless third quarter, Seattle extended their lead in the fourth quarter via a seven-yard touchdown run by Chris Carson.
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After a scoreless first quarter, the Lions opened the scoring in the second quarter via a four-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Andy Jones. Buffalo responded with a three-yard touchdown run by Josh Allen. The Lions replied with a one-yard touchdown run by Zach Zenner to make the score 13–7 in favor of the Lions at half-time.
Most of the damage came on outside runs, raising questions about Detroit’s ability to set an edge in their new scheme, given the perimeter is now occupied by a 255-pound linebacker where a 280-pound defensive end lined up in the previous iteration of the scheme. Anna is a rookie Detroit Lions Cheerleader as well as an aspiring occupational therapist. Learn more about her in this week's Cheer Spotlight presented by FIGO Salon.
Okwara on his multi-sack game
DETROIT— The Detroit Lions announced that standing room tickets for their regular season home opener on Monday Night Football against the New York Jets on September 10 are on sale now. The Lions, under former Patriots assistant Matt Patricia, are 1 of 5 visitors to Levi’s Stadium who’ll bring a new head coach; the others are the Arizona Cardinals, the Raiders, the New York Giants and the Chicago Bears. Over the next eight games, an opponent didn’t score more than 17 points. The final 12 weeks, opponents averaged 14 points per game as the Patriots rallied to finish fifth in the league in scoring defense. But what about rushing the passer, another absolute necessity for success in the NFL?
However, he lost seven fumbles his first two years in Washington, when, coincidentally, he played under Shanahan. Staley, who’s blocked for a dozen 49ers quarterbacks since 2007, is the voice of reason when it comes to Garoppolo’s style. If the Lions do have a pass rush, expectations are it will be fueled by a healthy Ziggy Ansah, with a boost provided by free-agent addition Devon Kennard, who had six pressures in limited work during the preseason. Allen Park— As a journalist, you have a responsibility to seek out what you don’t know, but good luck deciphering what the preseason tells us about the Lions’ new defensive scheme. After being examined by team physicians, Longa was taken to the locker room and did not return to play. After the game, Longa had walking crutches and a brace on his right knee.
Glenn on preparing for the Panthers run game
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They managed just three points through the first three quarters and the offensive line couldn’t get much going in the running game. Rocking a black Lions hoody, which he had up over his head like always, Em walked out to midfield as an honorary captain with some of the Lions players. However he really didn’t do much other than just stand off to the side as the Jets were the visitors and were given the call to choose heads or tails. The Lions conclude their preseason road schedule in Week 3 when the team travels to Tampa Bay to face the Buccaneers. The contest, which will be broadcast nationally on CBS, will mark the first time the two clubs have ever met during the preseason. If 49ers fans can get riled up Sunday, do it when their defense is on the field, a defense that played OK against the Vikings but could really pump up the Levi’s Stadium crowd with sacks and turnovers.
No coach attempts a kick in that situation, but Patricia wanted to see how his team would handle defending the play if the kick was missed. There is no game-planning, the schemes are vanilla and, as coach Matt Patricia regularly reminded us in recent weeks, the focus is on situational football and player evaluation far more than any efforts to win those games. If we go strictly by the numbers, you’d have reason to believe the Lions’ defense might be in for an awful year. The unit finished last in scoring, last in sacks, last in yards per play and close to the bottom in several other categories.
The Lions have a quick turnaround this week to get ready for a San Francisco 49ers team that's dealing with its own 0-1 start, then they embark on a three-game stretch against the Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers that could define the season. The Jets answered with back-to-back chunk plays of 10 yards or more, and after a Lions penalty gave them a third consecutive first down, Darnold marched them straight into the end zone. The Jets rang up 169 yards rushing on 36 carries and got a big night from Darnold, the rookie quarterback.
Frankly, they should be annoyed they didn’t beat the Buccaneers worse. But it’s encouraging to know the heart of the team, that menacing defensive line, could shut down Tampa Bay’s run game and harass quarterback Josh Freeman and not be overly pleased. In the 2018 NFL Preseason opener, the Lions head to Oakland to face the Raiders in the teams' third preseason clash since 2012. The Lions and Raiders have met only seven times in the preseason, with Oakland winning the most recent matchup in 2014.
In week 16, the Lions played their final home game of the season when they hosted a rematch with their divisional rival the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 47-yard field goal by Matt Prater and extended their lead in the second quarter via two field goals by Prater, from 35-yardsand 48-yards, respectively. The Vikings responded with two touchdowns, an eight-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins to Stefon Diggs and a 44-yard Hail Mary pass from Cousins to Kyle Rudolph as time expired in the first half, to make the score 14–9 in favor of the Vikings at half-time. With the loss, the Lions fell to 5–10 and secured a last place finish in NFC North for the first time since 2012. The Lions took an early lead in the first quarter, that they never gave back, following a 15-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Michael Roberts.
On January 1, the Lions fired head coach Jim Caldwell and assistant head coach/offensive line coach Ron Prince. For the eighth-consecutive season, the Lions will play at least two nationally-televised games. Since 2011, the Lions have played in 27 nationally-televised games . The season opener vs. the Jets marks only the second all-time meeting between the Lions and Jets on Monday Night (12/6/82). Detroit will open at home for the second-consecutive season and appear on MNF in Week 1 for the second time since 2014 (9/8/14 vs. NYG).
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