The Detroit Lions played their way into the top seed in the NFC last season only to watch the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders take their place in the NFC title game. The Eagles' dominant Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs showed that the Lions might not be too far off from their first ever Super Bowl appearance,

Any tattoos of the Lions logo with the Super Bowl trophy would have stopped itching long before kickoff last Sunday. The final sign of premature, misplaced Detroit Lions optimism might well be the one bolted to the back of Andy Dubin's truck. Dubin ...

In a Touchdown Wire article discussing a free agent each NFL team should want to sign this offseason, Lions Wire's Jeff Risdon named Philadelphia Eagles edge Josh Sweat as the free agent the Lions should go after. Sweat has been with the Eagles for all seven of his NFL seasons and has been a key piece of their defense over the years.

In his latest piece for the league-owned site, the longtime NFL scout and scribe said the Lions possess the second biggest current Super Bowl window. The only team with a bigger window, according to Brooks: the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.