The Detroit Pistons won their seventh straight game last night, defeating the Washington Wizards in overtime, 137-135. The Pistons entered the game in Detroit with the Eastern Conference's best record, while the Wizards entered with the worst. So, a blowout or an easy context might have been expected.

The Detroit Lions found a way to right the ship in Week 10, winning 44-22 against the Washington Commanders. They improved to 6-3 on the season. The Lions haven't lost back-to-back games since October of 2022.

In recent years, the Detroit Red Wings have found success with goalies such as Cam Talbot, Ville Husso, and Alex Lyon, who have gone on unbelievable runs. That has sometimes combined with hot streaks, like last year's power play (27%, the best in franchise history). This season, the team is off to its best start in 15 years, with a 9-5 record.

The 2025-26 Detroit Pistons are off to a 5-2 start, their third such start in the last 16 seasons. If they win their next game, they'll be off to the best start since 2008-09 when they traded Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson.

The Detroit Lions lost at home to the Minnesota Vikings due to penalties and poor execution. This once familiar type of loss has become unfamiliar to Lions fans. In the last few years, the Lions have become known for disciplined football. This week, they had 10 penalties totaling 76 yards, went 5/17 on third down, and allowed five sacks. This performance is very unusual.

The Detroit Pistons are 2-2 to start the season. At times, the team plays an exciting brand of basketball, featuring suffocating defense, fast breaks, and fluid offense. At other times, their transition defense struggles, and the offense stagnates.

The end of the Detroit Tigers' 2025 season may make it feel like this is one of the worst organizations in baseball. Of course, an 87-win team with back-to-back ALDS appearances and a top farm system is not one of the worst in baseball, so why does it feel that way? The most straightforward answer is expectations. Two seasons ago, this team had one of the worst farm systems in the league and won only 66 games.

The Michigan Wolverines were dominated by the USC Trojans in Week 7. USC won 31-13, rushing for 224 yards compared to the Wolverines' 109. Michigan did enough to stay competitive in the first half, but mistakes and a lack of discipline allowed USC to gradually increase their lead. Michigan is supposed to be the disciplined, ground game team. So what happened? Ultimately, Sherrone Moore did not have his team ready to play.

The Detroit Lions came into this Week 6 matchup with four straight wins, while the Kansas City Chiefs arrived following a late-game loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Lions opened the game with a nearly 10-minute-long drive, but failed to score a touchdown after a debatable call about the team's formation. Regardless, it cost them. That became a theme throughout the game, as penalties, dropped passes, and poor execution cost them.

The Detroit Tigers' season came down to this decisive ALDS Game 5 against the Seattle Mariners. They got to this point after falling behind 2-1, despite winning an 11-inning Game 1 battle. They then lost a Tarik Skubal start and were embarrassed in Game 3. In Game 4, the offense had its best performance since early September.