Author: Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Lions did not make an announcement on Matt Patricia’s future as of Friday evening, and players and coaches have the weekend off.

Embattled coach Matt Patricia and the Lions get pummeled by Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans in embarrassing Thanksgiving loss.

Detroit Lions WR Marvin Jones and his wife, Jazymn, are expecting another child, a baby girl due in February, he revealed in a Players’ Tribune story.

The Detroit Lions blew a 21-point third-quarter lead but still beat the Washington Football Team thanks to Matt Prater’s 59-yard field goal.

Matt Patricia tried to deflect blame for the Lions’ struggles under his command Sunday by indicating the 9-7 team he inherited needed a rebuild.

With no other known positive tests on either team, the NFL said in an email Sunday morning that the Lions-Saints game will go on as scheduled.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford penned a thoughtful essay for the Players’ Tribune asking for everyone to come together to fight racism

Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia defended his late-game coaching acumen by pointing to the Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seattle Seahawks.

“When (Colin) Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem, I had strong feelings,” Kelly Stafford said after announcing social-justice donation.