Between a cleat being one size too big and the league’s newest international excursion, Week 1 in the NFL is already eventful. Now comes Sunday, when rookie quarterbacks debut, as do head coaches and other new faces in new places. Dak Prescott’s contract still looms over the Dallas Cowboys, and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew … Read more
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — On the last true day of training camp, with the regular season lurking, Dan Campbell made sure to get his starters some much-needed work they wouldn’t otherwise receive in the preseason. It was scrimmage day. “Today’s kind of the last big practice before we start to get ready for Pittsburgh this … Read more
Motor City is ready to break a record. With 550,000 fans in attendance through the first two days of the NFL Draft, Detroit will top the all-time attendance mark for the event on Day 3, NFL chief football administration officer Dawn Aponte announced in her opening remarks Saturday. A #NFLDraft for the records! pic.twitter.com/RCM5gjA0uu — … Read more
For the Detroit Lions, the NFL Draft has been the driving force behind one of the league’s best rosters, and a team that reached the NFC Championship Game in Year 3 of a rebuild. They live and breathe this stuff. We’re doing our best to keep up. Mock drafts are an inexact science, but they … Read more
Part of the lingering sting the Detroit Lions were left with Sunday evening, after their heartbreaking 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, was the knowledge that it’s hard to get here, and even harder to get back. They were so close to their first Super Bowl appearance. They watched … Read more
Commercial content 21+. The Wildcat returns for his 27th season in The Post. Including the 1997-2022 seasons in the Bettor’s Guide, Cat’s record in print stands at 694-604-4. Kansas City Chiefs (+3.5) over BALTIMORE RAVENS Compelled to sustain our profound respect for Kansas City’s relative health and well-balanced roster, its positional strengths and positive … Read more
He is, by far, the most polarizing player remaining in the playoffs. Is Brock Purdy really that good? Is he a star or is he merely the product of the great skill-position players surrounding him and a coach with a creative offensive scheme? Is he one of those special talents who can carry the team … Read more
Praising the Chiefs, Ravens, Lions and 49ers for being the last four teams standing in the NFL playoffs is one form of flattery. Copying their blueprints is the highest form. What can other teams learn from analyzing how the teams in the AFC and NFC championship games were built, and watching how they play? Here … Read more
The NFL is down to its final four teams, and the San Francisco 49ers (+145) remain favorites to win Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. After narrowly escaping with a win against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round, the 49ers host the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game next week. The 49ers … Read more
Commercial Content 21+. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a chance to play spoiler Sunday when they face the Detroit Lions in front of what is expected to be a raucous crowd. Ticket prices are through the roof for the game, sitting at $454 just to get in the door. Though most of the NFL community … Read more
