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Notes: Matt Prater sets single-season record for 55+ yard field goals

Matt Prater is already having a record-breaking season.

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  • Partially lost in the Detroit Lions unfortunate defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons was Matt Prater’s performance. The Lions kicker was 4-for-4 on field goals Sunday, including one from 55 yards out and one from 57. Those were Prater’s third and fourth field goals made from 55 yards or longer, an NFL record... just three games into the season:

  • Darius Slay has been a top five cornerback through three weeks:

  • The Lions swapped out offensive tackles on their practice squad, sending Storm Norton to the waiver wire yet again:

  • Our own Jerry Mallory has his own Detroit Lions podcast, and he goes HAM on the league’s rulebook in this week’s episode:

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