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The wait is over! 

Reigning Tremendous Bowl champions Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs hosted Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions to kick off the 2023-24 NFL season Thursday (8:20 p.m. ET), and we have you coated with all of the motion from begin to end.

The Chiefs — which lead our initial NFL power rankings list and are current favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII — had been with out All-Professional defensive sort out Chris Jones, who’s within the midst of a contract dispute and ongoing holdout. Okay.C. was additionally without All-Pro tight finish Travis Kelce after he hyperextended his knee in the course of the Chiefs’ remaining follow Tuesday.

On the opposite facet, the Lions, led by Goff and first-round choose Jahmyr Gibbs, who’s on a mission to reach 1,000-plus rushing yards this season, discovered the trail to victory

Listed below are the highest moments!

FINAL: Detroit Lions 21, Kansas City Chiefs 20

12:55, 1st: Making a play

Detroit went three-and-out to start the sport. Kansas Metropolis then moved the chains on third-and-2 of its opening possession when Mahomes’ go was thrown simply excessive sufficient for operating again Jerick McKinnon to come back down with the 10-yard reception. The Chiefs ended up punting.

9:22, 1st: FAKE PUNT ALERT

After the Lions appeared to go three-and-out as soon as once more, Jalen Reeves-Maybin transformed a fake-punt-run on fourth-and-2 on the Lions’ personal 17-yard line for the primary down.

2:58, 1st: Lions strike first

Shortly after the profitable fake-punt-run, Goff hit large receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Josh Reynolds for a pair of completions that mixed for 34 yards. Two performs later, Gibbs pulled off a imply, 17-yard run. Later within the drive, Goff hit St. Brown for a 9-yard landing.

11:59, 2nd: There’s the open man!

Mahomes picked up a pair of first downs along with his legs on the following possession, together with the 16-yard scamper proven beneath. Later confronted with a 3rd down on the Lions’ 1-yard line, Mahomes discovered rookie large receiver Rashee Rice at the back of the tip zone for the landing. The additional level tied the sport at seven apiece.

5:27, 2nd: Free ball!

Attempting to maneuver the chains on third down, Goff accomplished a display screen go to large receiver Marvin Jones Jr., however Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie knocked the ball out and security Bryan Cook recovered the fumble.

1:07, 2nd: An absolute dart

Mahomes hit large receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the midst of the sphere — regardless of a minimal window — for a 34-yard completion, as proven beneath. The Chiefs quarterback then hit a wide-open Justin Watson for 26 yards.

0:37, 2nd: Chiefs end the drive

On the very subsequent play, Mahomes hit tight finish Blake Bell for the 4-yard landing. Kansas Metropolis led 14-7 at halftime.

11:03, third: PICK-SIX

Kansas Metropolis and Detroit every punted on their first possessions of the second half. Then the Lions made a play. 

On third-and-6 of Kansas Metropolis’s subsequent drive, Mahomes threw a go for Kadarius Toney, however the large receiver bobbled the go and defensive again Brian Branch corralled the ball within the air, operating it again 50 yards for the landing.

2:14, third: Pulling forward

On fourth-and-2, the Chiefs broke the stalemate at 14-14 with a 35-yard area aim off the foot of Harrison Butker. Later, Mahomes discovered Noah Gray who drove downfield, shaking off tackles left and proper. That led to a 39-yard area aim from Butker.

7:08, 4th: Lions roar again

The Lions steadily pushed downfield within the fourth quarter, and Goff discovered Josh Reynolds for a 33-yard achieve. Two performs later, David Montgomery charged via the opening into the tip zone to place the Lions again within the lead, 21-20.

2:29, 4th: Chiefs protection comes up clutch

The Chiefs’ protection got here up large with a batted go to drive a turnover within the remaining minutes of the sport.

2:00, 4th: Huge alternative

On fourth down, the Chiefs tried a deep go that fell incomplete, giving the Lions the chance to place the nail within the coffin and open their season with a victory!

Pregame scene

The Chiefs have averaged 37.8 factors of their 5 opening weekend video games. What’s extra, Okay.C. has scored a minimal of 33 factors and a most of 44 factors in Week 1 over the previous 5 seasons and can look to stick with it tonight.

Scripted look? 

The gamers on the sphere weren’t the one stars in attendance Thursday. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Keegan-Michael Key was on the sidelines forward of kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium. Key not too long ago teamed up with the NFL for its new “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” advert marketing campaign tackling memes that the league is scripted.

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With the NFL season set to start, FOX Sports activities playing consultants and NFL writers are wanting on the Over/Underneath for each group within the league. Verify again every day to see predictions on the place your group will end the common season!

September’s presence, mere days away, and the air turning crisp can solely imply one factor … NFL soccer is again, child!

Now that sportsbooks have dropped Over/Underneath win totals for each group within the league, it is time to dive into the enjoyable and have a look at the numbers from a betting perspective.

Can the Seattle Seahawks eclipse their win complete of 8.5?

Right here is how our FOX Sports activities expertise sees the Seahawks’ season taking part in out.

Choose through FOX Sports activities NFC West author Eric D. Williams: Seahawks Over 8.5 wins

A lot of the league anticipated Seattle to crater after shifting on from QB Russell Wilson in 2022. In fact, Pete Carroll had different plans, main the Seahawks to the playoffs behind the stunning rebirth of quarterback Geno Smith. With one other stable draft this yr and the addition of veteran defensive playmakers in free company like Dre’Mont Jones, Julian Love and Bobby Wagner, the Seahawks ought to compete for the NFC West division crown with San Francisco, which implies a minimum of equaling final yr’s win complete of 9.

Choose through FOX Sports activities Wagering Knowledgeable Chris “The Bear” Fallica: Seahawks Underneath 8.5 wins

Lots of people love the Seahawks this yr — I’m not certainly one of them. I feel plenty of their success was a mirage and what we noticed late within the yr — once they misplaced 5 out of eight to complete the season, with wins solely over the hapless Rams (aided by some questionable officiating) and the offensively challenged Jets — was a more true indicator of what this group is.

Can Geno Smith compile large stats once more like he did final yr? The drop-off was steep on the finish of the season, and Professional Soccer Focus charted 14 dropped potential interceptions by opposing defenses.

Rookie receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is already harm. The schedule additionally appears to be like more durable this yr, as there’s a late October/early November stretch of video games vs. San Francisco, at Dallas, at San Francisco, vs. Philadelphia — often known as the most effective three groups within the NFC. 

Street video games at Detroit, Baltimore and Cincinnati loom, too. Certain, you get pleasure from 4 video games vs. two of the worst groups within the league in Arizona and Los Angeles, however I feel final yr’s shock playoff run has led to a couple too many expectations this yr, and it is time to go low on the Seahawks.

My favourite win-total wager on this squad is Underneath 9.5 (-155).

FOX Sports activities Analysis Nuggets

• 8-4-1 (Over-Underneath-Push) since 2010
• The Seahawks had a successful common season 10 of the earlier 11 years (7-10 in 2021 is the exception)

2022 In Overview

• Total: 9-8, second in NFC West
• Dwelling report: 5-4
• Street report: 4-4
• Divisional report: 4-2
• Level differential: +6 (twelfth in NFL)
• Factors per recreation: 23.9 (ninth in NFL)
• Yards per recreation: 351.5 (thirteenth in NFL)
• Opponent factors per recreation: 23.6 (twenty fifth in NFL)
• Opponent yards per recreation: 361.7 (twenty sixth in NFL)

Will Bijan Robinson, Christin McCaffrey or Patrick Mahomes win OPOY?

Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Eric Mangini share their early Offensive Participant of the 12 months winner predictions.

What to Know

• Head Coach: Pete Carroll, 14th season (128-81-1 with Seahawks)
• 2023 Energy of Schedule: .517 (T-Nineteenth-easiest in NFL)

Key Additions

Key Subtractions

Win Totals From Final 5 Years

• 2022: 9
• 2021: 7
• 2020: 12
• 2019: 11
• 2018: 10

Eric D. Williams has reported on the NFL for greater than a decade, protecting the Los Angeles Rams for Sports activities Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma Information Tribune. Comply with him on Twitter at @eric_d_williams

Chris “The Bear” Fallica has lined sports activities for practically three a long time. Whereas school soccer has been his focus, he additionally enjoys the NFL, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, MLB, NHL and Horse Racing, with an “occasional” wager on such occasions. Chris lately received the inaugural Circa Soccer Invitational and completed within the High 10 of the Golden Nugget Soccer Contest. He’s a multiple-time qualifier for the NHC Handicapping Championship. Bear in mind, “The much less you wager, the extra you lose once you win!” Comply with him on Twitter @chrisfallica. 

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Which NFL groups have the most effective younger cores? FOX Sports activities took a deep have a look at each workforce’s core of gamers drafted between 2019 and 2023 to determine which franchises have probably the most promising base of younger expertise. Our writers ranked all 32 individually, and the ultimate result’s an combination of these lists. We’ll count them down for you before the start of the 2023 NFL season, beginning with the worst (No. 32) all the way in which as much as No. 1.

Hastily, the Baltimore Ravens aren’t spring chickens anymore. 

Time flies on this league, as evidenced by the face of this franchise. Lamar Jackson took the league by storm on the age of twenty-two, securing a unanimous NFL MVP in his first full season because the Ravens’ beginning QB. 4 years later, he begins his sixth season having secured a $260 million contract extension. 

Very similar to Jackson, this can be a Ravens roster coming into its prime and able to win. Jackson’s No. 1 goal, Mark Andrews, was drafted the identical 12 months and is about to show 28. His longtime left sort out, Ronnie Stanley, will quickly flip 30. Newcomer Odell Beckham Jr. is primed for Yr 9 after sitting out of 2022 with an ACL harm.

The story is identical on the opposite facet of the ball. The Ravens’ main trio of blue-chip defenders – Roquan Smith, Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Williams – boast 17 mixed seasons of NFL expertise. Let’s not get it confused: this isn’t to say the Ravens are a nasty workforce. They’ve acquired loads of expertise, and if they’ll keep away from being ravaged by accidents they need to be among the best groups in a stacked AFC. The query right here is about younger expertise, and the way the Ravens are arrange for the long run. 

How they transfer ahead and put Jackson able to succeed will rely closely on the event of a number of younger gamers, in addition to their means to draft properly. 

Can we count on Lamar Jackson to take the subsequent step this season?

Younger Core

WR Zay Flowers 

C Tyler Linderbaum

S Kyle Hamilton

LB Patrick Queen

WR Devin Duvernay

Standout: C Tyler Linderbaum 

It is probably not attainable for a middle to enter the NFL with extra hype. Linderbaum’s faculty movie at Iowa was a clinic of instructing tape, as he paved his option to the 2021 Rimington Trophy, awarded to the most effective heart in faculty soccer, and was finally drafted No. 25 general in 2022.

He definitely hasn’t reached that stage of dominance within the NFL, however the arrow is trending upward. Professional Soccer Focus graded Linderbaum because the NFL’s No. 4 run-blocking heart as a rookie, which is smart for a Baltimore offense that ran for two,720 final 12 months. His go blocking is one thing to work on, however he’s nonetheless credited with permitting simply three sacks in 2022. It was a powerful debut, and there’s each motive to consider Linderbaum will proceed to ship on these expectations.

Potential Breakouts

Edge rusher David Ojabo

That is much less of a prediction and extra of a prayer from the Ravens’ entrance workplace. With veterans Calais Campbell and Justin Houston off to the NFC South, the Ravens’ go rush is significantly missing in confirmed commodities. There’s a motive they’ve been linked to veterans like Jadeveon Clowney, and it’s that their returning edge rushers from final season mixed for six sacks. That’s the place Ojabo is available in. 

The 23-year-old is a picture-perfect instance of an NFL redshirt, because the Ravens snagged him with the No. 45 decide within the 2022 NFL Draft after he tore his Achilles throughout his professional day at Michigan. He impressively returned from the harm on the midpoint of final season, however appeared in simply two video games.

Now can be an ideal time for Ojabo to reward the Ravens’ gamble. He tallied 12 sacks throughout his ultimate season at Michigan and certain would have been a first-round decide if not for the harm. It will do wonders for Baltimore’s protection if he can play as much as these expectations.

S Kyle Hamilton 

Hamilton’s second season ought to embrace many extra snaps. The Ravens wound up shifting him right into a nickel defender position for a lot of 2022, the place he regarded rather more comfy than he had in heart subject. With Chuck Clark gone from the roster, there are extra snaps available all around the again finish. 

Here is guessing Hamilton is as much as the problem. He performed in 16 video games as a rookie and completed with 62 tackles regardless of enjoying simply 54% of the Ravens’ snaps. Professional Soccer Focus graded him as one among simply two safeties of their historical past to complete with an 80 or larger grade in run protection, protection and go rush, together with Derwin James.

The subsequent step is attending to extra footballs. Hamilton had 5 go breakups in 2022, however he has but to log his first profession interception. He’ll have loads of alternative to work on that, and his coaches suppose he’s as much as it. Ravens passing recreation coordinator Chris Hewitt mentioned lately he expects Hamilton to be a Professional Bowl participant in 2023.

“That’s the objective. Professional Bowl, Tremendous Bowl – all of that,” Hamilton responded.

Contracts To Think about

RB J.Ok. Dobbins

Two brief years in the past, Dobbins and Patrick Queen would have been the centerpieces of a listing like this. The highest two picks in Baltimore’s 2020 draft class, they completely performed prefer it as rookies. Dobbins broke onto the scene with 805 dashing yards and 9 touchdowns in his first season, whereas Queen completed third in Defensive Rookie of the Yr voting. The trajectory doesn’t look fairly the identical now.

Dobbins’ profession has been derailed by accidents. He missed all of 2021 after tearing his ACL within the preseason, and he performed simply eight video games final 12 months after present process knee surgical procedure mid-season. He nonetheless managed 520 dashing yards in 2022, however the backside line is that he’s solely appeared in half the Ravens’ video games since he was drafted.

Dobbins’ contract is at present a subject of hypothesis, because the studies popping out of Baltimore are that he’s holding out seeking a brand new deal. Given the state of the working again market, it’ll be attention-grabbing if the Ravens are prepared to pay him previous to his ultimate season underneath contract.

J.Ok. Dobbins: “If we [Ravens] had Lamar we’d’ve gained” [over Bengals]

LB Patrick Queen

Availability isn’t Queen’s problem, as he hasn’t missed a recreation but in his profession. He additionally posted a strong 117 tackles and 5 sacks in 2022. The issue is especially that the Ravens have now invested $100 million at his place. The group swung a commerce for Roquan Smith final October, and so they made him the highest-paid linebacker in soccer as quickly because the season was over.

The Ravens additionally declined to select up the fifth-year choices on Queen’s rookie contract, which appears to point their willingness to maneuver on in 2023. Who is aware of how that might change, although. Including Smith to the protection boosted Queen’s stage of play, and it’s not a stretch to suppose the pair may very well be the league’s finest linebacker duo this season. If that’s the case, would the Ravens be prepared to speculate that considerably on the place, or would Queen hit the open market in March?

Key Stats

• Throughout the eight video games he performed, J.Ok. Dobbins’ common of 5.7 yards per carry was second-best within the NFL.
• Tyler Linderbaum turned the fourth rookie offensive lineman (Jonathan Ogden – 1996; Michael Oher – 2009 & Kelechi Osemele – 2012) in Ravens historical past to start out each recreation.
• Kyle Hamilton led all safeties with an general defensive grade of 87.6, per PFF.
• With 1,008 yards in 2021, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown is the one Ravens extensive receiver to tally 1,000 yards in a season in the course of the Lamar Jackson Period.
• Patrick Queen is one among three defensive gamers (Roquan Smith and Bobby Wagner) with a minimum of 300 complete tackles, 3 interceptions and 10 sacks since coming into the league in 2020.

Inside Data

“Hamilton was as hyped as any defender within the draft. Baltimore had two high quality safeties forward of him a 12 months in the past – Marcus Williams and Chuck Clark. it was encouraging to see Hamilton’s regular enchancment in protection, particularly when he ran a pair of excessive 4.5s in exercises previous to the draft. 

Huge and a pure playmaker with nice instincts, tackling vary and ball expertise. Hamilton ought to take an enormous leap ahead this season. –NFL scout

“With all due respect to Garrett Wilson and Kenneth Walker III, the rightful Offensive Rookie of the Yr a season in the past ought to’ve been Linderbaum, although everyone knows no heart is ever going to get that sort of love.

Linderbaum is a outstanding athlete. And take into consideration what a great match he’s blocking for Lamar Jackson in Baltimore. Linderbaum served as a human bumper automotive for Jackson..” –NFL scout

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Joe Thomas obtained a victory greater than something potential on the sector.

Cleveland’s dependable left deal with, who by no means made the playoffs and endured a lot shedding, distress and turnover whereas enjoying 10,363 consecutive snaps over greater than a decade with the Browns, was inducted Saturday into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.

His private Tremendous Bowl.

Cheered by a big contingent of barking Browns followers, Thomas, elected in his first yr of eligibility, was introduced by his spouse, Annie, and their 4 youngsters earlier than delivering remarks that touched on household and his Midwest soccer journey.

After unveiling his bronze bust on the stage inside Tom Benson Stadium, Thomas wrestled with feelings throughout a 20-minute speech that included some self-deprecating humor and playful jabs at his time suiting up for unhealthy Browns groups.

Cleveland went 48-119 in his 167 video games, and Thomas’ .287 profitable proportion is the worst of the Corridor’s 369 inductees.

Proudly carrying the brand new gold jacket introduced to him on Friday evening by Steelers Corridor of Fame operating again Jerome Bettis, Thomas thanked the six Browns coaches he performed beneath for classes “I’ll take with me for the remainder of my life.”

He then addressed Cleveland’s absurd revolving door of quarterbacks throughout his tenure.

“To my quarterbacks, all 20 of them,” Thomas mentioned, who made 10 straight Professional Bowls and was a six-time All-Professional. “Sure, I blocked for extra totally different beginning quarterbacks than any participant in NFL historical past. What an honor.”

The enshrinement weekend additionally served as a Cleveland reunion, as dozens of Thomas’s former teammates — lots of them fellow offensive linemen — returned to Northeast Ohio to have fun and celebration with him.

“Thanks for at all times exhibiting up for me,” he instructed his teammates within the viewers. “Thanks for giving me the power to at all times rely on you guys. Should you discover, I didn’t point out any of my backup left tackles. I’m sorry about that. I by no means gave you a chance to go on the sector and present what you would do, however I did make you are taking all my apply reps.”

Certainly one of his closest teammates, present Browns All-Professional left guard Joel Bitonio, who lined up on the fitting aspect of Thomas for 4 seasons, arrived after practising an hour away in Berea, Ohio, earlier within the day.

Even within the lean seasons, and there have been many in Cleveland, former Browns’ punter Dave Zastudil mentioned Thomas by no means wavered.

“He at all times introduced some sort of humor to the locker room, even on days that perhaps the group was down,” Zastudil mentioned. “You at all times checked out Joe, he was smiling, at all times cracked jokes. However what I preferred about Joe was whether or not it was the man making eggs, the man cleansing up the sector afterwards, he at all times handled everyone the very same.

“Soccer by no means obtained to his head, he was at all times essentially the most humble profitable individual I believe I’ve ever met.”

Thomas attributed his humility and extra to his dad and mom, Eric and Sally.

Whereas stating his consecutive play streak, which ended when he tore a triceps throughout Cleveland’s 0-16 season in 2017, Thomas thanked his dad for exhibiting him the worth of arduous work and loyalty.

“I bear in mind you strapping cross nation skis in your toes and going to work in a blizzard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,” Thomas mentioned to his father, who sat at a desk in entrance of the stage together with his spouse and grandchildren. “As a result of, what? The calendar says it’s a workday, and we obtained work to do.

“On the time, I didn’t actually know what the quote ‘availability is a very powerful capability’ meant, however that’s precisely what it meant to you and people had been the values that I discovered from you, buddy.”

Thomas would obtain the identical loyalty for Browns followers, who remained trustworthy to the group regardless of double-digit loss seasons.

“Even when we had been shedding, you guys had been there on Sundays barking within the Dawg Pound and partying within the Muni Lot,” he mentioned. “You guys are the heartbeat of the Cleveland Browns, and it was really my honor to have the ability to characterize you on and off the sector for 11 seasons.”

Throughout her introductory video, Annie Thomas centered on her husband’s steadiness.

“He’s the one you may depend on,” she mentioned. “His legacy is he’s constant. You may rely on him it doesn’t matter what. Should you want him, he will probably be there, and he will probably be good.”

Thomas was precisely that for the Browns.

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The Detroit Lions have the NFL‘s longest energetic playoff win drought, final profitable within the postseason in 1992. 

That drought did not dissuade bettors from jumping on the bandwagon for the Lions – boosted by showing on HBO’s Laborious Knocks – previous to final season.

Detroit responded to the heavy betting motion by beginning the season … 1-6. In the end, an 8-2 end wasn’t sufficient, because the Lions missed the postseason for the sixth consecutive season. However that 8-2 end has emboldened Lions backers as BetMGM reported heavy betting motion on Detroit advancing to Tremendous Bowl LVIII.

Let’s dive into the staff’s NFC and Tremendous Bowl odds, plus insights from an oddsmaker previewing the upcoming season.

At FOX Bet, the Lions are tied with the Miami Dolphins for the Eleventh-lowest odds to win Tremendous Bowl LVII in Las Vegas.

FOX Wager buying and selling operations senior supervisor Dylan Brossman stated the New York Jets have been extra widespread than the Lions, however Detroit stays a well-liked play outdoors the highest 5 or 6 groups at FOX Wager.

DETROIT LIONS POSTSEASON ODDS

Odds to win NFC North Division: +130 (bet $10 to win $23 total)

Odds to win NFC Championship: +850 (bet $10 to win $95 total)

Odds to win Tremendous Bowl LVIII: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)

Over/Below 9.5 regular-season wins

Over: -132 (bet $10 to win $17.58 total)

Below: +108 (bet $10 to win $20.80 total)

BetMGM’s Chase Kiddy wrote that 7.8% of the Tremendous Bowl market and eight.3% of the general deal with are on the Lions. Detroit’s deal with is increased at BetMGM than the Cowboys and 49ers, and the Lions are their No. 1 legal responsibility within the Tremendous Bowl market.

A cause for the renewed optimism is the Lions addressed points within the secondary by signing security C.J. Gardner-Johnson – who tied for the NFL lead with six interceptions – and cornerbacks Cameron Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley.

On offense, the Lions signed operating again David Montgomery from division rival Chicago to switch the departed Jamaal Williams (New Orleans). Montgomery has accounted for no less than 1,074 yards and 6 touchdowns dashing and receiving in every of his 4 seasons.

Plus, extra importantly, assistance is on the best way – the Lions have the sixth and 18th picks within the NFL Draft after including defensive finish Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 choose in 2022.

The franchise joined the NFL in 1930 and has gained the championship 4 occasions, the newest in 1957. Can they realistically assist bettors money on this upcoming season?

Fanatics senior sports activities dealer Steven Hemke – an admitted Lions fan and former FOX Bet sports activities dealer – provided a few choices for bettors to think about.

“As soon as once more, the Lions have grow to be the offseason media darlings of the league,” Hemke stated. “Final season, it was due to Laborious Knocks. This yr it’s really warranted, having an A-plus offseason filling holes of their roster by means of free company, plus two first-round picks and 4 within the first 55 picks within the upcoming draft.

“Coming off a season the place they gained eight of their final 10 video games, this staff is poised to seize the division title for the primary time since 1993 – sure, that is not a typo.”

PICK: Lions win NFC North Division (+130 at FOX Bet, bet $10 to win $23 total)

“The one different contender right here appears to be the Vikings. The Lions greatest weak point final yr was stopping Justin Jefferson, and so they have addressed the secondary signing Sutton, Moseley and Gardner-Johnson, plus probably drafting a nook at No. 6.”

“Even when they don’t win the division, the shortage of depth within the NFC ought to see the Lions simply make the playoffs and eclipse 9.5 wins,” Hemke stated. “Heck, they nearly did each of those final yr after beginning 1-6.”

“I’ll admit I’ve a small play on this myself at +3500 after final yr,” Hemke stated. “But when the whole lot goes proper for this staff and so they can win the NFC, why not simply win the Tremendous Bowl as properly.”

PICK: Lions Over 9.5 regular-season wins (-132 at FOX Bet, bet $10 to win $17.58 total)
PICK: Lions to make NFC playoffs (-170 at FOX Bet, bet $10 to win $15.88 total)
LONG-SHOT PICK: Lions to win Super Bowl LIII (+2800 at FOX Bet, bet $10 to win $290 total)

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In keeping with Reuters, the EU antitrust regulators didn’t take all of the related information into consideration regarding the funds made by Qualcomm to Apple. Folks acquainted with the matter consider that it will be troublesome for the EU competitors watchdog to win an enchantment on each counts.

In a 2018 determination, the EU watchdog accused Qualcomm of paying billions of {dollars} to Apple from 2011 to 2016. It claimed that Qualcomm made these funds to dam out rival chipmakers like Intel and be sure that the Cupertino firm makes use of its chips in iPhones and iPads.

Within the latest occasions, EU regulators appear to be cracking down on Big Tech. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has handed billion-Euro fines to trade giants like Google, Amazon, Apple, and Meta.

Earlier this month, the EU antitrust regulators had been additionally stated to be planning to query app builders about payments-related data on Google Play Retailer. The regulators wished to hunt particulars on whether or not Alphabet unit Google’s risk to take away apps from its Play Retailer in the event that they use different fee choices.