2025 Lions review: Analyzing Jared Goff’s performance amid OL, coaching challenges

Lions final grades: Defense substandard at multiple levels in 2025

This is the second installment of a three-part series grading the 2025 Detroit Lions, who finished 9-8 and missed the postseason for the first time in three years. Today’s story will cover the defense. We touched on the offense in Part 1, and Part 3 will focus on special teams and the coaching staff. Defensive line: C+ On the surface, the numbers surrounding Detroit’s pass rush paint a compelling picture. The Lions ranked seventh in pressure rat…

2025 Lions review: Analyzing Jared Goff’s performance amid OL, coaching challenges

The Detroit Lions fell well short of expectations and missed the playoffs this season. We’re doing these earlier than anyone expected, but it’s time to look back on 2025 before moving ahead. Over the next week-plus, MLive will hand out reviews for each of the team’s position groups. Today: Quarterback.

The Metro: How the Lions fell short of their Superbowl expectations - WDET 101.9 FM

The Lions entered the 2025 NFL season with the highest expectations possible: win the Superbowl. They unfortunately fell short of those goals, missing the playoffs completely. For now, the player’s work is over, but work for the team’s front office and coaches is just beginning. Changes to the staff and roster are imminent and some of those adjustments have already begun. Jeremy Reisman is the Editor in Chief of the Pride of Detroit publication.…

Jared Goff Did Not Cause the Detroit Lions Collapse

Jared Goff Is Not to Blame for the Collapse of the Detroit Lions After the Detroit Lions finished the 2025 season at the bottom of the NFC North with a 9-8 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2022, fans searched for a scapegoat. For many, that blame fell on Lions quarterback Jared Goff. But a closer look reveals the truth: Goff was far from the root of the Lions problems. Jared Goff Played at an Elite Level Jared Goff’s 2025 …