Pride Of Detroit - NFL Lions podcast

Everyone wants to be famous, and the Lions are no exception. Who doesn't want to be one of the top teams in the NFL? But how do the Lions reach that rarefied air with the Eagles and Cowboys? Can a team from Michigan even do that? The PODcast crew talks to Ty Schalter, a Lions fan and national NFL writer, about the arc of the past decade for the franchise and where it goes from here. Ty also sticks around with the PODcast crew to gloat about the bye week failures of the Packers and Vikings, and the mailbag answers pressing questions about candy, the band P.O.D. and the Lions injury reserve.

Ryan, Chris and Jeremy celebrate Golden Tate's miraculous hurricana touchdown with Toto "Africa." They break down the game itself, talking about improvements along the defense, caution with the defense, and everything Matthew Stafford did right, and why the offense is still starting and sputtering. They take a look around the suddenly open NFC North and wonder just where the Lions fit in this new reality. They also discuss the Yung Caldwell memes that @PrideOfDetroit got going, read some new reviews and issue a couple Rage Corners. Mailbag is included with plenty of Lions questions.

The Vikings are replete with injuries and suffering two straight losses. Perfect time for the Lions to enter US Bank Stadium, perhaps in the perspective of both fanbases. Ryan and Chris talk to Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) about the Vikings injuries, the replacement of Norv Turner with Pat Shurmur, keys to the game and highlights the top matchups that Lions and Vikings fans should take note of when the teams take the field Sunday. Can the Lions defensive line finally get penetration against the Vikings? Will Stafford survive the Minnesota backfield? Can Blair Walsh not screw up? Listen and find out!

The Lions fell to the Houston Texans on Sunday, and already the rage is back. The gang celebrates Halloween, but they also have to deal with a horde of zombies screaming about Jim Caldwell and an onside kick decision filled with black magic. But the recap is just part of the tale, as the famous Listcast makes its dread return. What's the topic this time? You'll have to listen and find out! Wally gets mad about the Cubs and Aroldis Chapman and the mailbag discusses defensive inefficiencies and candy corn.

Ryan, Chris and Jeremy welcome in Matt Weston from Battle Red Blog, SB Nation's Houston Texans website. Get up to date with all to know about the latest injuries and who will play on Sunday. The group fills everyone in on the biggest matchups to watch, as well as discusses some key talking points. What happens when worst offense in the league meets the worse defense? Will Brock Osweiler throw on the Lions like other QBs have done? Can the Lions get their fast attack rolling on an aging Houston defense? Find out

Another victory in the books and the Lions have a winning record. Ryan, Chris and Jeremy recap the action from the weekend against Washington, and give updates on Darius Slay and the defense. Next is talking about Matthew Stafford in that rarefied air: has he arrived at the levels of elite competition? Who is responsible for his evolution? They also break down Bill Barnwell's article on Stafford. Ryan has a bone to pick with Jim Caldwell, and the mailbag is loaded again with questions about horror movies and the Detroit Lions.

Chris Lemieux and Ryan Mathews bring you everything you need to be ready for when the Detroit Lions host Washington on Sunday. Injury updates for both teams, matchups to watch for, keys for success and pitfalls to avoid. Can Matthew Stafford continue to throw perfect games? Can the Lions attack Washington on the ground this week? Will Josh Norman be able to take over in the backfield? How can the Lions defense slow down Kirk Cousins? All this and more on First Byte.

A jam-packed show breaks down everything from the Detroit Lions victory over the Los Angeles Rams to reach 3-3. The offense is doing spectacular, but the defense is still making bad quarterbacks look like All-Pros. But at leas they're making big plays! Golden Tate looks fine, Jim Caldwell is making ballsy decisions on fourth down and we like it. Now that the team has won two in a row, do we need to revise our expectations? What has changed after 6 games? We also preview Washington because we can. After that, the Pride Of Detroit crew celebrates a very special anniversary on this date, plus the usual features.

The Detroit Lions beat the Philadelphia Eagles in thrilling fashion, which gives the Pride Of Detroit crew a chance to celebrate. They recount the Sunday and talk about the best parts from the action, giving special mention of course to Big Play Slay. But it's not all roses and rainbows; there's still a lot not to like from the Lions performance and they dissect the major issues still facing this team, along with Laken Tomlinson's "benching." Wally gloats about college football to Ryan, and there's something peculiar going on with the mailbag this week.

Ryan, Chris and Alex gather together to dish out the blame for the awful loss to Chicago. It wasn't a good game, but #WeOwnTheBears has not been diminished. They put to bed talk about Golden Tate and how bad the offense is playing. Then it's on to Mythbusters. They're mythbusting. They knock down myths about firing the coach midseason, the referees and the Ford Family. Chris takes over Rage Corner to deliver a final word on the Same Old Lions fans. Wally is mad at JBC. In the mailbag, a reading from Steve Young's new book where a ref wants him to take his daughter out on a date.

Jeremy, Chris and Ryan discuss the latest on the Detroit Lions. Although the Green Bay game ended poorly, the offense shined brightly and they discuss Matthew Stafford's new level of play and the excellent weapon he has in Marvin Jones. After that, it's on to previewing the Chicago Bears, who seem really messed up right now in really bad ways. #WeOwnTheBears returns in force. Rage Corner features rants about score bugs and Twitter snitches, Wally gets mad at Paul Finebaum and the mailbag features way too early talk about Lions coaching.

Ryan, Chris, Alex and Jeremy recap everything that went wrong in the 16-15 Game 2 loss for the Detroit Lions. How much can you still know about the team at this point? Is what went wrong on Sunday illusory or problematic? The injuries certainly are, but which one will hurt the Lions the most? How the hell are they going to have healthy linebackers? Also in this episode: a new story about fantasy football and Wally, a mailbag fistfight over s'mores and the unveiling of a brand new segment, Rage Corner, where the crew yells about things that make them mad.

The Pride Of Detroit staff finally gets to talk about real football! The Lions win on a nailbiter in Indianapolis and there's plenty to discuss. The offense looked great, can this be built upon for the future? The defense...not so great! What needs to be changed? Ryan has a rant involving Kerry Hyder and Jeremy has one involving coach Jim Caldwell and clock managemneet! They also unveil the new Wally's World segment and take questions from a double-sized mailbag segment.

Mike Payton (@POD_Payton), Lester Wiltfong (@wiltfongjr), Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) and Evan "Tex" Western (@TexWestern) join again to represent their NFC North teams in another round of Football Fights, hosted by Ryan Mathews (@Ryan_POD) and Chris Lemieux (@DetroitSouthern). With a new scoring pattern it's time to get down to the pressing issues in the division, including: - The advent of Sam Bradford! - Ease of schedule facing off against the NFC East and AFC South. - Best movies set in their respective states! - The best and worst draft picks of the last 5 years. Get to know the NFC North in Football Fights!

At last, the long wait is over. NFL football returns, the Detroit Lions return, and Pride Of Detroit gets you up to speed on all of it. Chris and Jeremy fight off a cold but Ryan joins the podcast to keep some semblance of order involved. The trio react to the first college football Saturday, the Lions' final 53-man roster, and the cutting of several darlings like Jake Rudock and Jay Lee. Also, why are the Lions only carrying four wide receivers? They also break down the schedule ahead of the Lions and preview game 1 against the injury-battered Colts. Finally, in the mailbag they take lingering questions that remain from the preseason.