After Sunday’s Lions game against the Buccaneers at Ford Field, a shooting in a popular area for tailgating left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Via the Detroit Free Press, the incident happened at Eastern Market. Two men were engaged in a fight at roughly 4:30 p.m. local time. As they put their hands up, one of them pulled out a gun and fired two rounds.
“Tailgating, drinking and guns,” Detroit Police Chief James White said. “They don’t mix.”
The man who was killed was one of the two individuals who were preparing to fight. Officers directing traffic nearby responded to the shooting, arresting the suspect and recovering two guns.
“It shouldn’t have led to this,” White said. “You’ve got unfortunately two people shot, one dead. And you have a suspect that’s in custody, that’s, you know, going to be dealing with some very serious charges . . . likely murder.”
White blamed the shooting on a gun-happy society.
“We bring them out for every minor conflict,” White said. “It’s ridiculous. If you’re going to fight, have a fight. Live to fight another day. But everyone has to have a gun, makes them feel tough.”
Graphic video of the aftermath of the incident is circulating on social media. It is disturbing to see; we’d advised against looking for it.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell took responsibility for a major blunder that cost his team a chance to put points on the board before the end of the first half of Sunday’s home loss to the Buccaneers.
With 18 seconds left in the half, the Lions completed a pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown and ran to spike the ball to set up a field goal. Members of the field goal team began coming on the field before that happened, however, and the Lions were penalized for too many men on the field. That led to a 10-second runoff that left no time on the clock.
After the 20-16 loss, Campbell said all blame for the mistake goes to him.
“I asked for improvement from last week. That was the story,” Campbell said, via the team’s website. “And we did improve, and the coach cost them. Their head coach cost them. Critical error at the end of the half 100 percent on me. . . . There was no way to justify this. It’s a massive error on my part and no one else’s. It was just between hurry-up field goal and clocking it and it was 100 percent my fault.”
The Lions had six red zone drives that ended without a touchdown on Sunday, so the loss can’t be boiled down to one mistake even if it was a particularly costly one in Detroit.
There is a little more clarity on an injury to one of Tampa Bay’s key defensive players.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, defensive tackle Vita Vea received an initial diagnosis of an MCL sprain in the aftermath of Sunday’s win over the Lions. Vea will undergo an MRI on Monday to confirm it.
The hope is that Vea will not be out for an extended period of time.
Vea had one pass defensed on Sunday before exiting. He had three tackles with one for loss last week.
The Lions had their chances. Oh, did they have their chances.
They gained 463 yards, had 26 first downs and got in the red zone seven times. They scored 16 points, with the only touchdown coming on David Montgomery’s 1-yard run with 3:26 left in the third quarter for their only lead of the game.
The Bucs held on for a 20-16 win.
The Lions kicked three red-zone field goals and ended the half on the Tampa Bay 9. Their final three drives ended at the Bucs 28, 11 and 26 with an interception and then twice on downs. Jared Goff threw no passes to the end zone in the waning seconds of the game.
It spoiled an incredible day by edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who had 4.5 sacks with three coming in the first quarter.
Baker Mayfield flourished when he had time, completing 12 of 19 passes for 185 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Chris Godwin had seven catches for 117 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown.
The Bucs had only 216 yards.
Goff was 34-of-55 for 307 yards and two interceptions. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught 11 passes for 119 yards, and Jameson Williams caught five for 79.
It took the Lions seven possessions, the fifth in the red zone, before they got their first touchdown. Better late than never.
Detroit took a 16-13 lead on David Montgomery’s 1-yard touchdown run.
The Lions settled for three chip-shot field goals and saw the half end without any points on their first four red zone possessions. The Bucs led 13-6 at halftime.
Jared Goff is 21-of-35 for 211 yards and an interception, and Amon-Ra St. Brown has nine catches for 101 yards.
Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has four sacks of Baker Mayfield, putting him within three of tying the NFL record.
Baker Mayfield has taken a beating but still has his team in a good spot heading into the second half.
Despite Aidan Hutchinson’s three sacks, the Buccaneers quarterback has completed 8 of 12 passes for 133 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Bucs lead 13-6 at halftime.
The Lions outgained the Bucs 201 yards to 138, but Tampa Bay got 41 of those yards on Chris Godwin’s touchdown catch. The Bucs used Zyon McCollum interception of Jared Goff for a 7-yard field goal drive, with Chase McLaughlin hitting a 55-yarder.
Godwin has seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown.
The Lions had time expire at the end of the half with the ball on the Bucs 9, getting no points out of a 47-yard drive. They are 0-for-3 in the red zone, also settling for two chip-shot Jake Bates field goals.
Goff is 12-of-24 for 136 yards and the pick.
The Buccaneers don’t have right tackle Luke Goedeke, who is out with a concussion. They miss him.
Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has abused reserve right tackle Justin Skule. He tied his career high of three sacks in the first quarter.
Hutchinson has given Skule and Baker Mayfield fits so far.
The single-game record for sacks is the seven that Derrick Thomas had for the Chiefs in 1990 against the Seahawks.
When Mayfield has had time, though, he has been on target, completing 6 of 9 passes for 107 yards and gave the Bucs a 13-7 lead on a 41-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin.
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There never seemed to be a chance that quarterback Jordan Love would play for the Packers this week, but the team declined to rule him out ahead of Sunday’s game against the Colts. They did downgrade him to doubtful on Saturday, however, and he is officially out after being placed on the inactive list 90 minutes ahead of kickoff.
Malik Willis will start for the Packers and he will have wide receiver Jayden Reed available to catch passes. Reed was listed as questionable due to calf and shin injuries.
The Colts will be without wide receiver Josh Downs again this week because of an ankle injury, but defensive tackle DeForest Buckner will play despite a back injury.
Colts at Packers
Colts: WR Josh Downs, QB Sam Ehlinger, DB Julian Blackmon, OL Tanor Bortolini, OL Blake Freeland, TE Will Mallory, DL Genard Avery
Packers: QB Jordan Love, S Kitan Oladapo, DL Brenton Cox Jr., T Andre Dillard, T Travis Glover, DL Colby Wooden
Jets at Titans
Jets: CB D.J. Reed, T Max Mitchell, T Carter Warren, DL Leonard Taylor, DL Eric Watts, RB Israel Abanikanda
Titans: DB Julius Wood, LB Caleb Murphy, LB James Williams, OL John Ojukwu, TE David Martin-Robinson, TE Thomas Odukoya
Raiders at Ravens
Raiders: DE Tyree Wilson, CB Decamerion Richardson, RB Dylan Laube, OL Jackson Powers-Johnson, WR Tyreik McAllister, WR Ramel Keyton, S Thomas Harper
Ravens: WR Devontez Walker, OL Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, OL Nick Samac, LB Adisa Isaac, CB Nate Wiggins, CB T.J. Tampa, S Beau Brade
Browns at Jaguars
Browns: QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, CB Kahlef Hailassie, G Javion Cohen, T Jedrick Wills, T Jack Conklin, WR Jamari Thrash, TE David Njoku
Jaguars: S Darnell Savage, OL Javon Foster, OL Cole Van Lanen, DL Tyler Lacy, DL Maason Smith, DL Jordan Jefferson
49ers at Vikings
49ers: QB Josh Dobbs, S Talanoa Hufanga, CB Darrell Luter, G Ben Bartch, LB Dee Winters
Vikings: QB Brett Rypien, WR Jordan Addison, T Walter Rouse, DL Levi Drake Rodriguez, DL Jalen Redmond, CB Fabian Moreau, CB Dwight McGlothern
Chargers at Panthers
Chargers: S Alohi Gilman, WR Brenden Rice, RB Kimani Vidal, DL Justin Eboigbe, OL Jordan McFadden, QB Taylor Heinicke, CB Tarheeb Still
Panthers: CB Chau Smith-Wade, CB Shemar Bartholomew, RB Mike Boone, C Andrew Raym, G Jarrett Kingston, TE Messiah Swinson
Seahawks at Patriots
Seahawks: RB Kenneth Walker, T George Fant, LB Uchenna Nwosu, OL Olu Oluwatimi, TE Pharaoh Brown, OL Michael Jerrell, OL Sataoa Laumea
Patriots: G Sidy Sow, WR Kayshon Boutte, OL Demontrey Jacobs, LB Curtis Jacobs, QB Joe Milton
Saints at Cowboys
Saints: WR A.T. Perry, QB Spencer Rattler, CB Marshon Lattimore, DT Khalen Saunders, LB D’Marco Jackson, LB Jaylan Ford, TE Dallin Holker
Cowboys: TE Jake Ferguson, QB Trey Lance, CB Andrew Booth, LB Buddy Johnson, WR Ryan Flournoy, TE John Stephens Jr., OT Matt Waletzko
Giants at Commanders
Giants: S Anthony Johnson, CB Nick McCloud, LB Darius Muasau, LB Boogie Basham, G Jake Kubas, QB Tommy DeVito
Commanders: CB Emmanuel Forbes, DE Jamin Davis, G Chris Paul, LB Dominique Hampton, WR Jamison Crowder, S Darrick Forrest, QB Sam Hartman
Buccaneers at Lions
Buccaneers: TE Devin Culp, T Luke Goedeke, CB Josh Hayes, DL Calijah Kancey, LB Jose Ramirez, DL Ben Stille, S Antoine Winfield
Lions: DL Marcus Davenport, S Ifeatu Melifonwu, CB Ennis Rakestraw, LB Trevor Nowaske, OL Giovanni Manu, WR Isaiah Williams
Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams had a big game in the team’s overtime win over the Rams in Week 1 and it looks like he’ll be able to keep things rolling against the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Williams was listed as questionable to play against the Bucs because of a hamstring injury that limited him in practice all week, but multiple reports say that Williams is expected to be in the lineup for Detroit.
Williams had five catches for 121 yards and a touchdown last weekend. He also ran once for 13 yards.
The Lions elevated wide receivers Tom Kennedy and Tim Patrick from the practice squad on Saturday to extend their depth at the position whether Williams is active or not.
The Lions added a pair of wideouts to their roster for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers.
They announced that they have elevated Tom Kennedy and Tim Patrick from the practice squad. Both players will revert back to the practice squad after the game.
Kennedy and Patrick were called up a day after the Lions listed Jameson Williams as questionable to play because of an ankle injury that limited him in practice all week.
Kennedy played four offensive snaps and six defensive snaps last week, so his elevation may not be tied to Williams’s injury. Patrick did not play last week and has not appeared in a regular season game since 2021 after tearing his Achilles and ACL the last two years.