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Getty Images Bills running back Frank Gore is one big game away from catching Barry Sanders for the third-most rushing yards in NFL history. Gore has 15,136 rushing yards in his career, while Sanders retired with 15,269 rushing yards. So if Gore has 134 or more rushing yards on Sunday against...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan hadn’t missed a game since 2009. His streak of 154 consecutive starts will end on Sunday. As noted by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford now has the second-longest starting streak for quarterbacks, at 134...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Seahawks at Falcons Seahawks: S Delano Hill, DL Quinton Jefferson...

Getty Images A stubborn Giants team wouldn’t go away today in Detroit, but the Lions pulled out a hard-fought win that they absolutely needed in the end. The Lions’ win, by a final score of 31-26, was not extremely impressive, as they couldn’t put away a Giants team that has not been good this...

Getty Images No three words signify a season going down the tubes like, “players-only meeting.” And that’s what the Giants will have tomorrow. Giants defensive captain Alec Ogletree told the players after today’s loss to the Lions that they need to sit down and clear the air on Monday...

Getty Images On Tuesday, the Lions made the surprising decision to trade safety Quandre Diggs, a team captain and one of the most respected men in the locker room. Unsurprisingly, teammates aren’t happy. Lions cornerback Darius Slay, who expressed his unhappiness on Twitter immediately after...

Getty Images Giants wide receiver Golden Tate spent more than four seasons with the Lions before being traded to the Eagles last October and he said this week that it left him with “a strong appreciation” for both the team and Detroit. Tate was traded after failing to come to an agreement on a...

Getty Images The Lions’ decision to trade safety Quandre Diggs to the Seahawks this week was not met with much happiness from the players remaining on the team. Cornerback Darius Slay had one of the more outspoken reactions and it included Slay saying he “wouldn’t care” if the Lions trade him...

Getty Images Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard will miss another game with a concussion. The Giants announced on Friday that Shepard will not play on Sunday against the Lions. Cornerback Corey Ballentine is also out, also with a concussion. Shepard suffered a concussion in Week One and...

Getty Images Lions cornerback Darius Slay said this week that he “personally wouldn’t care” if the Lions traded him before Tuesday afternoon’s deadline and he’s played his final game as a member of the team in the event they do send him packing. Slay has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against...

Getty Images Wide receiver Sterling Shepard said this week that he feels ready to get back into the Giants lineup after missing two games with a concussion, but it’s far from certain that he’ll be in the lineup against the Lions on Sunday. Shepard practiced on a limited basis last week and had...

Getty Images Former NFL defensive lineman Justin Bannan was officially charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault stemming from a shooting of a woman in Boulder, Colo. last week. According to Mitchell Byars of the Boulder Daily Camera, Bannan was charged with a total of four counts...

Getty Images Two days after trading away a safety, the Lions have signed one. Free agent safety Marcus Gilchrist has signed with Detroit. Gilchrist started all 16 games for the Raiders last year, but this year he hasn’t received much attention. He had workouts with the Colts and Buccaneers...

Getty Images The Lions put Kerryon Johnson on injured reserve after he had a knee procedure and they moved to bolster their running back group on Wednesday. The team announced that they have promoted running back Paul Perkins from their practice squad. Perkins was claimed off of waivers from...

Getty Images The Giants may or may not have left tackle Nate Solder on the trade block. But every player has a price, so the Giants surely will listen to any offers for Solder before Tuesday’s deadline. Solder has no control over whether they move him, but it sounds as if he hopes to stay put...

Getty Images On Tuesday, most were surprised by the decision of the Lions to trade defensive back Quandre Diggs to the Seahawks. Diggs was one of them. “I was blindsided by it honestly,” Diggs told reporters on Wednesday. “Me and my daughter were taking a nap and I just kept getting phone...

Getty Images Lions General Manager Bob Quinn has made some out-of-the-Honolulu-blue moves at the trade deadline before. But suffice it to say yesterday’s deal that sent starting safety Quandre Diggs to the Seahawks (along with a 2021 seventh-round pick) for a 2020 fifth-rounder was not...

Getty Images The Lions are going to be short-handed in the backfield for a bit. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Lions running back Kerryon Johnson is expected to miss some time because of a right knee injury suffered in Sunday’s loss to the Vikings. He suffered the injury in the first...

Getty Images The Lions saw their run defense make a sharp improvement after trading for defensive tackle Damon Harrison during the 2018 season, but having Harrison on hand all year hasn’t had the same kind of impact. They are giving up just over 139 yards per game on the ground this season...

Getty Images The Lions will be without their leading rusher for at least eight games, and they hope it matters enough for him to come back. Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Lions coach Matt Patricia said that running back Kerryon Johnson had a knee procedure, and was headed to...