It was not a pleasant Week 9 for the Detroit Lions. Hosting the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings, the Lions were beaten up in the trenches and on special teams in a 27-24 loss that dropped Detroit's ...

The Lions also struggled in the running game. The Vikings give quarterbacks fits with their varied blitz packages, but teams ...

On Sunday, the Lions struggled to convert on third down for the second straight game – they were 5 of 17 against the Vikings ...

McCarthy made the Lions pay, rushing for a nine-yard touchdown, extending the Vikings lead to 24-14. The offensive line gave ...

"It's always a bad feeling losing game, especially a game that we gave them. So get back to the drawing board, bro. Sometimes in this league, it's s**t like this. Losses like that, it reflects on how ...

The Vikings put a cap over the Lions offense, taking away their explosive plays – the Lions had just two passes for more than 20 yards.

As the nights grow longer and the concept of outside seems even less tempting than before, it's the season to cuddle up with a good book and get lost in a grimdark universe.

The Detroit Lions find themselves in a very, very close spot within the NFC North after dropping a home game to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9. J.J. McCarthy sliced up the Lions' defense in the first ...