Monday, November 24, 2025

Lions Links for Monday 11-24-25

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Detroit Lions Injury Updates: Terrion Arnold Clears First Phase:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/injury-updates-terrion-arnold-clears-first-phase

Amon-Ra St. Brown Shares What College Coach Told Him About Drops:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/amon-ra-st-brown-reacts-increased-drops













"So what, now what?" Amon-Ra St. Brown shook off missed plays to help Lions escape Giants:  https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-lions/amon-ra-st-brown-on-missed-plays-so-what-now-what

Giants RT on Aidan Hutchinson: "He did not do a damn thing all f**king game" before sack:  https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-lions/detroit-lions-giants-veteran-ol-calls-out-aidan-hutchinson

Jahmyr Gibbs – an 'alien,' a 'cheat code' – saved Lions from crippling loss:  https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-lions/an-alien-a-cheat-code-jahmyr-gibbs-saves-detroit-lions


Barnwell makes sense of three wild comebacks: How the Cowboys, Lions and Chiefs flipped the script:  https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47073534/2025-nfl-week-12-comeback-wins-cowboys-lions-chiefs-barnwell

NFL Week 12: Team of the Week & Player Awards (RB: Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions.  WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions.  RT: Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions.  Offensive Player of the Week: RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions - Gibbs was outstanding in the Lions’ overtime win over the Giants, earning a 91.4 PFF grade. He forced five missed tackles on just 15 carries, with 167 of his 219 rushing yards coming on only three of those attempts.):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-12-team-of-the-week

NFL Week 12: Highest-graded plays of the week (Jahmyr Gibbs’ house call in overtime - Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs delivered one of the best performances of the season, and this play shows exactly why. He makes a sharp cut in the backfield and, once he hits the open field, outruns every Giants defender to the goal line. The run earned a +1.5 grade in PFF’s system.):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-12-highest-graded-plays-of-the-week

NFL stats and records, Week 12: RB Jahmyr Gibbs closes in on Lions legend (1. Gibbs is closing in on Lions legend - Jahmyr Gibbs has become the premier touchdown scorer in the NFL. Since being drafted out of Alabama in 2023, Gibbs leads the NFL with 44 touchdowns. In Week 12 against the Giants, Gibbs added three more, including a 69-yard run in overtime to set up a 34-27 win.  Gibbs finished with 15 carries for 219 yards and two touchdowns, plus 11 receptions for 45 yards and another score. No context is needed to know this is an all-time stat line -- but here's some anyways ...  Gibbs became the second player to rush for at least 200 yards and have at least 10 receptions in the same game, joining Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson, who did so in 2002 against the Broncos. Gibbs also became the first Lions player to rush for at least 200 yards in a game since Barry Sanders did so twice during his 1997 MVP campaign. The 44 touchdowns referenced earlier are tied with Randy Moss for the second-most touchdowns by any player in NFL history prior to his 24th birthday. Standing alone atop that list? Sanders, with 47 touchdowns. Gibbs, who doesn't turn 24 until March, has the rest of the season to surpass the Lions legend for that all-time record.  Including the playoffs, this was the 13th game in Gibbs' career in which he scored multiple touchdowns, which ties him with Jim Brown and Rob Gronkowski for the most such games by a player prior to his 24th birthday.):  https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-stats-and-records-week-12-rb-jahmyr-gibbs-closes-in-on-lions-legend

Six NFL units that need a wake-up call over final six weeks of 2025 regular season (THREE UP - 2. Jahmyr Gibbs:  The Lions don’t have to look far to find the answer to making their normally prolific offense more consistent. Just keep finding ways to do what they did in Sunday’s overtime win over the Giants, which is feed Gibbs as much as possible. He dominated New York with 219 rushing yards (on only 15 carries), 45 receiving yards (on 11 catches) and three total touchdowns in a game that was far more competitive than anticipated. Gibbs often gets overshadowed by great backs like Jonathan Taylor, Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry. Days like Sunday remind you that Gibbs is as good as anybody playing that position today.):  https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-units-that-need-a-wake-up-call-over-final-six-weeks-2025-regular-season

Lions' Jared Goff on Jahmyr Gibbs: 'You can tell the fear in the defense' when he gets ball:  https://www.nfl.com/news/lions-jared-goff-on-jahmyr-gibbs-you-can-tell-the-fear-in-the-defense-when-he-gets-the-ball

2025 NFL Thanksgiving schedule: Chiefs-Cowboys headline (Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions:  This is a much-anticipated rematch of the Week 1 game wherein the Packers absolutely laid the smack down on the Lions. Detroit will surely have revenge on its mind for this one, while Green Bay will be looking to pull off another win and stake a claim to the division title.  The Lions have played more Thanksgiving games than any other team, playing 85 times since 1934. They're 38-45-2 all time, but they finally got a win last year after losing each season from 2017 through 2023. Last year's game, of course, was notable for the clock-management abomination that resulted in then-Bears coach Matt Eberflus (now the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys) being fired.  For the Lions, this game is part of a tough post-bye week schedule, wherein they play the Vikings (loss), Commanders (win), Eagles, Giants, Packers, Cowboys and Rams all in a row. That game against Dallas the week after Thanksgiving is also on "Thursday Night Football."  The Packers, as many know, were once the Lions' annual opponent on Thanksgiving, playing them every year from 1951 through 1963. In their 38 total Thanksgiving games, the Packers are 16-20-2. They last played on Thanksgiving, well, last year. They beat the Dolphins 30-13 in the prime-time game. This will actually mark their third straight Thanksgiving game, as they played and beat the Lions 29-22 back in 2023. The game comes in the middle of a tough divisional stretch for the Packers, who play the Vikings in Week 12, Detroit in Week 13 and the Bears in Week 14.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2025-nfl-thanksgiving-schedule-packers-lions-cowboys-chiefs-triple-header/

NFL Week 12 Team of the Week: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jaxon Smith-Njigba Headline Squad (RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions - This is just the second game in NFL history where a player rushed for 200 or more yards and caught at least 10 passes. The other was Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson, who ran for 220 yards and caught 11 passes, also in an overtime win.   Gibbs had a huge day for Detroit, rushing 15 times for 219 yards and two scores, including a 69-yard score on the first play of overtime. He also caught 11 passes for 45 yards and a touchdown as the Lions held off the Giants for a much-needed home win.  OL: Detroit Lions
They did give up three sacks, but that's in 45 dropbacks for Jared Goff. The Lions offensive line line – from left to right: Taylor Decker, Kayode Awosika, Graham Glasgow, rookie Tate Ratledge and Penei Sewell – paved the way for a rushing attack that got 237 yards in an overtime win over the Giants. That's a season high for Detroit, and the team average of 11.9 yards per carry is an NFL high this season, breaking the mark of 11.7 set by the Chargers against the same bad Giants run defense.):  https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-week-12-team-jahmyr-gibbs-jaxon-smith-njigba

Lions' Dan Campbell Praises 'Difference Maker' Jahmyr Gibbs After Week 12 Heroics:  https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/lions-dan-campbell-praises-difference-maker-jahmyr-gibbs-after-week-12-heroics

Week 12 NFL Takeaways: How the Lions Can Build Off the ‘Bad Stuff’ (Detroit Lions - The Lions weren’t at their best Sunday, and still won, proving a lot in doing so. Watching Detroit’s 34–27 win over the Giants, I recalled a lot of things from their playoff ouster against Washington in January. I remember how this dominant, physical, tough team didn’t have it that day, and couldn’t reel things back in against a red-hot Commanders team. Every time they’d come close, something else would go wrong.  Similarly, Sunday’s game against the Giants got away from the Lions several times.  Detroit fell behind by 10 in the first quarter, then again in the second quarter, and finally once more in the fourth quarter. New York interim coach Mike Kafka emptied his bag of tricks on the Lions, fooling them on a double-pass flea-flicker that ended with Jameis Winston throwing a 39-yard touchdown pass to Wan’Dale Robinson. Then, Kafka did it again on an end-around throwback, resulting in a 33-yard scoring strike from Gunner Olszewski to Winston, who broke a tackle to score.  Meanwhile, Jared Goff threw a red-zone interception at the end of the third quarter that bounced off Amon-Ra St. Brown’s hands, and the defense allowed the Giants to drive from their own 8-yard line to the Lions’ 2 in the game’s waning moments.  A work of art, this was not. But on a day that may have felt like the last game of their banner 2024 season, this time, the Lions never let go of the rope.  “Absolutely, I think the fact we did all the bad stuff and let up all those plays, offense and defense, special teams, and still won the game? That’s really great,” defensive end Aidan Hutchinson told me after. “When you aren’t playing your best ball and you’re still winning football games, that’s the mark of a good team. We gotta build off that. It’s when adversity strikes, players coming through, making plays and getting us out of those games.”  Even better, the guys who bailed the Lions out were their best players. Jahmyr Gibbs gave the offense the spark it needed in the fourth quarter, making a couple of guys miss in the hole, in very tight quarters, before busting loose for a 49-yard touchdown. St. Brown caught three balls from Goff on Detroit’s 13-play, 53-yard drive to set up Jake Bates’s game-tying 59-yard field goal.  Then, Gibbs went 69 yards for a score on the first scrimmage play of overtime, and Hutchinson sacked Winston on fourth down to end it on the Giants’ only possession.  “That’s what good football teams do,” Hutchinson said. “When the fire gets a little bit hot, your best players have to step up and make plays in those moments. No matter how tired or deep in the game it gets, it’s gotta be there. And we did that today; that’s why we won. We are super happy we got this one in. Now, we are going to move on and get ready for the Packers.”  With the NFC North race bunched up—the Bears are 8–3, the Packers are 7-3-1 and Detroit is 7–4—that one, on Thanksgiving, now takes on a little more meaning. And the Lions might feel a little more prepared for that, after surviving what they did Sunday.):  https://www.si.com/nfl/week-12-nfl-takeaways-how-lions-can-build-off-bad-stuff

NFL Week 12 winners and losers: Eagles crush themselves with conservative offense (NFL Week 12 losers - Amon-Ra St. Brown.  After catching just two of 12 targets in the Lions' offensive face plant last week against the Eagles, St. Brown said he wasn't concerned about the uncharacteristic drops that were starting to pile up. “I've caught so many balls in my life that the next one comes, I'm going to catch it, and I'm going to catch a lot more than I don't," he told reporters last week. The problem persisted this week, however, as St. Brown had two more costly whiffs, including one that led to a Jevon Holland interception. It's hardly panic time for the two-time All-Pro, but Detroit's offense doesn't have the same margin for error as it did in previous years.  NFL Week 12 winners - Jahmyr Gibbs.  Sunday looked like it could be calamitous for the Detroit Lions, who found themselves in a 10-point fourth-quarter hole at home against the shorthanded New York Giants. Gibbs, however, prevented a full-blown meltdown. The running back ripped off a 49-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth to cut the deficit, and his 69-yard scoring sprint in overtime provided the ultimate edge in a 34-27 win. He finished the day with a career-high 264 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 26 total touches. Gibbs also reaffirmed his status as the league's premier breakaway threat, as he now owns three of the four fastest speeds by a ball carrier this season, according to Next Gen Stats.NFL Week 12 losers):  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/24/nfl-week-12-winners-losers-philadelphia-eagles/87435166007/

32 things we learned in Week 12: A trade paid off for cruising Cowboys (20. The Detroit Lions rode Jahmyr Gibbs hard in order to avoid their first losing streak since 2022. The third-year back rushed for career-best 219 yards (and had a career-high 264 yards from scrimmage) and scored three times − including a 69-yard run in overtime − as Detroit staved off the Giants 34-27.  21. The Lions will be back on the field Thursday, Thanksgiving afternoon, against the Green Bay Packers in the second portion of their season-long three-game homestand. Detroit, which currently still sits outside the NFC playoff field despite a 7-4 record, needs to string some wins together.):  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2025/11/23/nfl-week-12-takeaways-cowboys-eagles-george-pickens/87439196007/     

NFL: Two takeaways from every game on Sunday in Week 12 (Detroit def New York Giants 34-27 OT:  This game was much closer than most people would have expected. Mike Kafka did a tremendous job of play-calling early in the game and kept the Giants close. In fact, the Giants were winning for much of this game until the Lions scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to come back and tie it. James Winston finished with 366 yards and two touchdowns, and Wan’dale Robinson had nine receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown. The Giants were in this game to the very end, and once again, it was their defense that let them down.  There may not be a more explosive player in all of fantasy football than Jahmyr Gibbs. Gibbs had 219 yards rushing and two touchdowns to go along with 11 receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown. The Lions have a huge game on Thanksgiving against Green Bay, and they’re going to have to play much better defensively if they want to win.):  https://www.thebiglead.com/nfl-two-takeaways-from-every-game-on-sunday-in-week-12/


Giants QB Russell Wilson Reacts to Jameis Winston Moment Against Lions:  https://athlonsports.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-qb-russell-wilson-reacts-jameis-winston-moment-lions

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In Race for NFC North Title, Playoffs, This Could Be Packers’ Kryptonite (8. Detroit Lions: 7-4.  Remaining strength of schedule: .606 (third). .Final six games: vs. Green Bay, vs. Dallas, at L.A. Rams, vs. Pittsburgh, at Minnesota, at Chicago.  The schedule sets up nicely for the Lions to make a move. They’ll be at home against Green Bay on Thanksgiving, have the mini-bye before playing at the Rams in Week 15 and another mini-bye before playing at Chicago in Week 18.):  https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/onsi/in-race-for-nfc-north-title-playoffs-this-could-be-packers-kryptonite


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Is Dan Campbell's offensive playcalling hurting Lions?:  https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/47084458

Lions, Pistons, Red Wings all winners over the weekend, previewing 'The game' between Michigan/OSU:  https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/1745914

Jared Goff praises Jahmyr Gibbs: 'You can tell the fear in the defense':  https://www.nfl.com/videos/jared-goff-praises-jahmyr-gibbs-you-can-tell-the-fear-in-the-defense

What do you make of Lions comeback Week 12 win vs. Giants | 'GMFB':  https://www.nfl.com/videos/what-do-you-make-of-lions-comeback-week-12-win-vs-giants-gmfb



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