Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Morning Lions Links for Wednesday 1-5-22

Articles:

Detroit Lions activate WR Kalif Raymond from COVID list ahead of season finale:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/01/detroit-lions-activate-wr-kalif-raymond-from-covid-list-ahead-of-season-finale.html



As one fourth-rounder blows them away, Lions still waiting on the other:  https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-lions/as-st-brown-soars-lions-still-waiting-on-derrick-barnes


Detroit Lions Are 2.5-Point Underdogs against Green Bay Packers:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-underdogs-to-packers-week-eighteen

UPDATED: NFL officials snuck an illegal challenge into Seahawks vs. Lions:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/1/3/22865402/nfl-officials-snuck-illegal-challenge-seahawks-lions

Betting odds: Lions slight underdogs to Packers, who plan to play starters:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/1/4/22866653/nfl-week-18-lines-detroit-lions-slight-underdogs-green-bay-packers

One thing we learned about each NFL team in Week 17 of 2021 season: Giants, Panthers have big coaching issues (Detroit Lions - The defense is still a sieve. They have a lot of issues to solve (the long-term QB job among them), but man, does Dan Campbell's "D" need reinforcements. Seattle, which has been in slow-mo aplenty, feasted against them.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/one-thing-we-learned-about-each-nfl-team-in-week-17-of-2021-season-giants-panthers-have-big-coaching-issues/

NFL Week 18 rookie rankings: Chase crushes Chiefs (9.  OT Penei Sewell:  Sewell had another great game against Seattle. The Seahawks do not exactly have pass rushers that inspire fear but Sewell showed his athleticism and re-directed opponents all day.  12.  Amon-Ra St. Brown
DETROIT LIONS WR:  St. Brown had at least eight receptions for the fifth straight game. Over the past five games, he has scored five touchdowns. The USC product has done a good job of finding soft spots in the zone and creating yards after the catch.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-18-rookie-power-rankings-jamarr-chase-moves-up-after-playoff-clinching-performance/

NFL Rookie Rankings Week 18: Ja’Marr Chase and Mac Jones soar, Penei Sewell recovers, and Jevon Holland stumbles (9. Penei Sewell, OT, Detroit Lions:  In Week 10, Penei Sewell flipped from the left to right side of the line. Since then, he’s allowed just 1 sack and 9 total pressures. He’s been outstanding since allowing 4 sacks over a two-week period in Weeks 4 and 5. But his endless nastiness is even more profound in the run game. He’s a road grader and an absolute bully!  Sewell is everything we thought he’d be coming out of Oregon. He just so happens to be outshined by Slater, who is everything we could have hoped for and more on the left side. Just like the 2020 NFL Draft class boasted Tristan Wirfs and Jedrick Wills Jr., the 2021 class boasts their own dynastic duo.  15. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions):  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-rookie-rankings-2021-nflwk-18/

NFL Rookies: Top 15 highest-graded players through Week 17 (12. T PENEI SEWELL, DETROIT LIONS (PFF overall grade: 77.3):  Sunday wasn’t Sewell’s best game of the season, but you can see the improvements he’s made in pass protection from early on until now. Even with a low run-blocking grade, Sewell still didn’t allow a single pressure against the Seahawks.  13. WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN, DETROIT LIONS (PFF overall grade: 76.7):  St. Brown has flown under the radar in a loaded receiver class, but the Lions have a nice little chess piece in the fourth-rounder. He had a career day against the Seahawks over the weekend, with eight catches for 111 yards with a score through the air as well as two carries for 23 yards and a score on the ground. He now has at least eight catches in each of his last five games.):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-top-15-highest-graded-nfl-rookies-week-17-2021

The 2021 NFL Thrill Index: We ranked the 32 walk-off winners from most to least exciting (1. Lions 29, Vikings 27 (Week 13) -Lions' win probability before the final drive: 13.9%.  Lions' win probability before the walk-off play: 18.9%.  What happened: The Lions' first win of the season couldn't have happened in more dramatic fashion, with quarterback Jared Goff finding rookie receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown for an 11-yard touchdown pass for the walk-off at Ford Field. Goff drove the Lions 75 yards on 14 plays in 1:50 of game time.  Detroit's victory happened on the heels of a tragic shooting at nearby Oxford High School that same week that left four teenagers dead and several others with injuries. Coach Dan Campbell dedicated the win to the victims. "This game ball goes to the whole Oxford community and all those who were affected," he said. -- Eric Woodyard.  3. Vikings 19, Lions 17 (Week 5) - Vikings' win probability before the final drive: 8.1%.  Vikings' win probability before the walk-off play: 46.2%.  What happened: With the Vikings ahead 16-9 at the two-minute warning, backup running back Alexander Mattison -- who was filling in for an injured Dalvin Cook --- fumbled just outside Minnesota's red zone. The Lions quickly scored and converted their two-point attempt to take a 17-16 lead. Once the Vikings got the ball back, Kirk Cousins found Adam Thielen deep twice for 21 and 19 yards, respectfully, and set up Greg Joseph for a 54-yard game-winning field goal as time expired. Joseph found redemption after missing a would-be game winner in Arizona three weeks earlier. -- Courtney Cronin.  17. Ravens 19, Lions 17 (Week 3) - Ravens' win probability before the final drive: 82.9%.  Ravens' win probability before the walk-off play: 88.2%.  What happened: Justin Tucker saved the day by winning the game with the longest field goal in NFL history. His 66-yard kick as time expired avoided a loss to the then-winless Lions and showed once again why he's the most clutch kicker in the game. Tucker improved to 16-for-16 in his NFL career on field goals in the final minute of regulation. "He's the best kicker in history," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. -- Jamison Hensley.  25. Bears 16, Lions 14 (Week 12) - Bears' win probability before the final drive: 44.6%.  Bears' win probability before the walk-off play: 94.6%.  What happened: By beating the Lions with a 28-yard field goal by Cairo Santos on Thanksgiving, the Bears ended a five-game losing streak and temporarily ended speculation about a midseason coaching change. Earlier in the week, a report had surfaced that Matt Nagy was told he would no longer coach the Bears after the Detroit game. But afterward, Nagy said team chairman George McCaskey told the team the report was inaccurate. With Justin Fields out with injury, Andy Dalton helped orchestrate an 18-play, 69-yard drive that took the final 8:30 off the clock to set up for Santos' game winner. -- Brooke Pryor):  https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32958719/ranking-nfl-32-walk-winners-most-least-thrilling-2021-set-record-final-play-victories


2022 NFL Draft:

Aidan Hutchinson vs. Kayvon Thibodeaux for the No. 1 pick: Pros, cons and comps for both pass-rushers:  https://www.pff.com/news/aidan-hutchinson-vs-kayvon-thibodeaux-for-the-no-1-pick-pros-cons-and-comps-for-both-pass-rushers



2022 NFL Draft Stock - Post-New Year's Bowls (1-4-22):  https://walterfootball.com/draft2022stock_18.php

Cincinnati CB Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner declares for the NFL draft:  https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2022/01/04/ahmad-sauce-gardner-nfl-draft/

NFL draft: Why Cincinnati's Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner could be one of the first CBs taken:  https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-why-cincinnatis-ahmad-sauce-gardner-could-be-one-of-the-first-c-bs-taken-171947563.html
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