The Lions' secondary's lack of depth and experience have come back to bite the team several years running as the franchise ...

Many of the better quarterbacks the Lions have faced this season have had some of their best performances against this very Detroit defense. Seahawks QB Geno Smith’s EPA per dropback of 0.30 ...

While the Lions wouldn’t point fingers, having several new players on the defense in a high-pressure situation likely didn’t help. And that issue was emblematic of the Lions’ struggles in ...

The defense of the Detroit Lions was always going to be centered around Aidan Hutchinson. Five games into the 2024 NFL season, it certainly was. Disaster struck, however, when the star pass rusher ...

Entering the game, the Lions’ defense had the third-highest blitz rate in the NFL at 38.4 percent. By blitzing as much as the Lions do, you’d expect their sack rate to be closer to that ranking.

Don't look now, but through three weeks, the Lions’ defense – not the team's offense – has performed like a top-tier unit in the NFL. And it's the very reason why Detroit owns a 2-1 record ...

“Lions defense (or lack of it) is on pace to allow 578 points this season,” Malumphy tweeted.. Indeed, the Lions are on pace for a horrible year. At this point, their 170 points allowed is the ...

The Detroit Lions’ defense has taken a major step forward in 2024. And, the numbers back it up. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn's unit has gone from allowing the 10th-most points per game in ...

Don't look now, but through three weeks, the Lions’ defense – not the team's offense – has performed like a top-tier unit in the NFL. And it's the very reason why Detroit owns a 2-1 record ...

As the win in Houston showed, it’s that improved, stifling, Aaron Glenn defense that gives the Detroit Lions a legit chance to win Super Bowl 59.

If the Lions are going to take as big a leap as Campbell thinks they can this season, they have to continue to be one of the better run defenses in the league (ranked No. 2 against the run last season ...

Forgive the Lions for being overly giddy about a season-opening win. They opened last season with a 1-6 start, which was actually an improvement on the 0-10-1 beginning to their 2021 campaign.