Ahead of a key Week 12 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions HC Dan Campbell knows he will be without a key player on his defense. The Detroit Lions are one of the teams to beat this season in the NFL and aim to continue their dominant run in Week 12.

Dan Campbell has February plans in New Orleans. The Lions’ coach revealed his team expects to play 11 more games this season — eight regular-season contests, two playoff games and Super Bowl 2025 — while discussing how the team delayed activating trade deadline acquisition Za’Darius Smith for last week’s win over the Texans.

The Lions have won 7 straight games heading into Sunday's matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field. So who grades out best?

Nov 17, 2024; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) waves at fans as he exits the field after 52-6 win over Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. Mandatory Credit: Junfu Han/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images / Junfu Han/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images

Of Brad Holmes' 29 draft picks as Detroit Lions GM, 27 are still with the team on the 53-man roster, practice squad or injured reserve.

Detroit Lions had converted 8 of 9 fake punts under Campbell, when Jalen Reeves-Maybin was stopped on a direct snap deep in Lions territory.

We're rapidly nearing December and the Detroit Lions are sitting at 9-1 and are looking like a team headed for that number one seed. So you know this question is coming around the corner any day now.