The Vikings have surrendered 100-yard rushing performances in four consecutive weeks. Enter the Detroit Lions, whose struggles to rush the ball are pronounced, as witnessed by several different statistics.
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November 06, 2012
Even though the Detroit Lions have officialy ended running back Jahvid Best’s season, his agent Tony Fleming says he still wants to continue his NFL career.
“He obviously still wants to play, we’re just in a climate now in the NFL where everybody’s extra cautious,” Fleming said, per the Detroit Free-Press. “Everybody is concerned about Jahvid and his health and his future...
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November 08, 2012
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- In many ways, the first half of this Detroit Lions season has gone the complete opposite of how most would have expected.
No touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson, but a respectable, emerging run game?
The secondary, widely considered the teams weak link, is depleted by injuries week after week, but the Lions still rank No. 7 in total defense...
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November 07, 2012
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Seeing Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford atop the NFL with 346 pass attempts this season isn't surprising. Stafford led the league with 663 attempts last season.But just when opposing teams figured they could zero in on Detroit's offense by focusing on the passing attack led by Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson, the Lions have added an unexpected...
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November 08, 2012
Again, the Detroit Lions have been called out by this so-called anonymous GM. A few weeks ago he called their defensive line completely overrated and took some shots at a few specific players in a Pro Football Weekly article. Lions center Dominic Raiola responded to the claims calling him a coward, and it seemed to be the end of it.Unfortunately that was not the case. The anonymous...
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November 08, 2012
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- In many ways, the first half of this Detroit Lions season has gone the complete opposite of how most would have expected.
No touchdown passes from Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson, but a respectable, emerging run game?
The secondary, widely considered the teams weak link, is depleted by injuries week after week, but the Lions still rank No. 7 in total defense...
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November 08, 2012
Banged-up Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson says his knee is feeling better than it did this time last week.
Johnson toughed out Detroit's 31-14 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday, catching seven passes for 129 yards after getting a pain-killing shot in his left knee. The All-Pro receiver is on pace to post similar numbers to last season in catches and yards - although he has...
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November 07, 2012
The next time Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson puts his pads on, he will be 32 and coming off major leg surgery. Burleson suffered a season-ending broken right leg in the Lions' Oct. 22 loss to the Chicago Bears. He understands there is a possibility the Lions could move on without him. He understands that if receivers Ryan Broyles and Titus Young continue to grow...
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November 08, 2012
Last week: 20 (+4)
Record: 4-4
With the NFC East struggling lately outside of the Giants and the NFC West struggling lately outside of San Francisco and Seattle (who the Lions beat), the Lions are suddenly right back in the thick of things after a disappointing 1-3 start. I think they rank firmly ahead of Philadelphia, Dallas, Minnesota, Arizona, St. Louis, and Washington right now...
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November 06, 2012
Chris Greenwood will have to wait until next fall to make his NFL debut.
The Detroit Lions decided to keep Greenwood, a fifth-round pick out of Albion, on the reserve physically unable to perform list today, ending his rookie season before he played a game.
Greenwood underwent abdominal surgery in May to correct a sports hernia and missed all of training camp. The Lions activated...
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November 08, 2012
A month ago, ProFootballWeekly.com. ran a story where an anonymous GM in the NFL stated that the Lions’ problems were beyond the special teams which was very much a problem for the team earlier on in the season.
“The one thing that is clear – they are not as close as people have tried to make it seem. They are a one-dimensional offensive team that if the quarterback (Matthew...
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November 08, 2012
Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson, who had season-ending surgery on his broken right leg nearly two weeks ago, walked through the locker room on crutches and discussed his injury and uncertain future, Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free-Press.
Burleson had five screws and a plate inserted in his leg after he suffered a tibial plateau fracture under his knee, he will begin putting...
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November 08, 2012
Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson mentioned that he has been dealing with lingering nerve damage that he sustained in both arms during Week 4′s game. Johnson added that this is the reason why he’s had problems catching the ball over the past five games, per Paula Pasche.
#Lions Calvin Johnson after last Vikings game: ‘Actually I had some nerve damage that was kind of messing...
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November 08, 2012
A Sporting News Poll asked 103 NFL players to name the dirtiest guy in football, the top of the list is not a surprise.
Lions defensive Ndamukong Suh easily got the most votes with 32. Dolphins guard Richie Incognito (19), Rams cornerback Cortland Finnegan (14), Steelers linebacker James Harrison (6), and Titans tackle David Stewart (3) rounded out the top five.
Suh's ranking...
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