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The Detroit Lions have taken strides toward leaving their woeful history behind, pulling within a win of their first Super Bowl appearance. Detroit plays at San Francisco on Sunday in the NFC championship game, aiming for the franchise's first road playoff win since 1957, when it beat the 49ers and went on to win the NFL title. “We're just getting over mountains right now,” defensive end Aidan Hutchinson said after helping the Lions beat Tampa Bay to advance.

The Detroit Lions are signing free agent tight end Zach Ertz to the practice squad, giving them needed depth at the position after Brock Wright was lost to injury for the season, NFL Network reported Monday. The Arizona Cardinals released Ertz earlier...

Detroit, which will face San Francisco in the NFC championship game, lost tight ends Sam LaPorta, James Mitchell and Brock Wright to injuries.

The Detroit Lions have taken strides toward leaving their woeful history behind, pulling within a win of their first Super Bowl appearance. The next step will be challenging.

The Detroit Lions have agreed to a deal with three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz, a person familiar with the decision the told The Associated Press on Monday night. Ertz caught the go-ahead touchdown in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl win over New England six years ago and set a record for catches by a tight end in a season with 116 in 2018. Ertz was traded by the Eagles to Arizona during the 2021 season and asked for his release from the Cardinals earlier this season.

Zach Ertz has played for the Eagles and Cardinals over 11 seasons in the NFL

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have taken strides toward leaving their woeful history behind, pulling within a win of their first Super Bowl appearance.

The Detroit Lions have signed veteran tight end Zach Ertz to their practice squad. The addition of Ertz comes just after Lions tight end Brock Wright suffered a forearm injury in Detroit's 31-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coach Dan Campbell said it didn't "look good" for Wright's availability for the NFC Championship Game on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, and Ertz could be elevated to the active roster when the Lions face the San Francisco 49ers in t...

“We get to go to a game we expected to be in against a really good team at their place, and we’re going to come into it expecting to win," former Marin Catholic and Cal star Jared Goff said.