Lions notes: Matthew Stafford is the NFL’s ‘dink-and-dunk champion’

• The Ringer put out an interesting article detailing the NFL’s move to short passes in Week 1 of the regular season. The Detroit Lions are one of the teams highlighted in the column that calls Matthew Stafford the “dink-and-dunk champion.” It’s a good read, and you’ll be rewarded with an Ameer Abdullah ankle-breaking route GIF at the end.

• Another Lions player cut this offseason has found a spot on an active roster elsewhere:

Ikard ended up playing in just five special teams snaps on Thursday night.

• The Detroit Lions are rolling out a ton of new attractions at Ford Field this year, including a zipline. The Detroit Free Press does a good job detailing all of the new activities you’ll see this season.

• If you are going to the game this weekend, be aware of construction around Detroit:

• Offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter breaks down the Tennessee Titans defense in the return of the fantastic DetroitLions.com feature “Weekly Matchup.”

• The Lions are worth more than they were last year, but they’ve dropped to the 31st most valuable franchise.

• Our friends over at Music City Miracles aren’t predicting too close of a game. They have the Lions winning 34-20.

• Former Lions preseason darling Greg Salas scored his first NFL touchdown Thursday night with the Buffalo Bills. Eric Ebron, who was teammates with Salas briefly in Detroit, gave him props: