Matthew Stafford's pass falls incomplete.
We got 6:42 left and coach Jim Schwartz sends in the punt team.
Ben Graham's punt goes to the 22.
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December 05, 2011
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Lions coach Jim Schwartz has been acting like a politician on a campaign swing in his attempt to get the playoff-drive message across to his players.
Call it his Penalty Reduction Campaign -- and its as important as any message he's sent or speech hes made in his three seasons as coach.
The Lions sabotaged themselves with 11 penalties in Sunday nights 31...
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December 06, 2011
I was originally going to write an article on a different subject, but after the debacle of Sunday Night I feel obligated to throw a new subject out there. While I don’t like throwing stuff against the wall just to see what sticks, I have to consider the following point: would the Detroit Lions be better off under a new head coach? In other words – would the Detroit Lions...
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December 04, 2011
That's what Jim Schwartz's response was when asked about the loss of Ndamukong Suh before tonight's kickoff. He mentioned rookie DT Nick Fairley as part of the team's defensive depth.
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December 06, 2011
Rookie receiver Titus Young was one of three Lions who incurred costly personal fouls in Sunday's loss at New Orleans. But don't expect too much discipline on coach Jim Schwartz's part.
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December 05, 2011
Selfish play won't be tolerated. That's the message Jim Schwartz sent to players behind closed doors after his team committed 11 penalties and three personal fouls in Sunday's loss to the Saints, and that's the stance the Lions coach reiterated publicly in his weekly news conference today.
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December 06, 2011
Detroit's wide receiver drew three offensive pass interference penalties against New Orleans, but there were "two others that I've seen not get called a bunch of times," says the Lions head coach.
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December 05, 2011
Detroit's head coach hasn't decided if he's going to bench anyone for committing critical penalties in the Lions' 31-17 loss to the Saints.
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December 06, 2011
Lions coach Jim Schwartz hasn't been able to talk to defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh since his weekend traffic accident because NFL rules prohibit contact with suspended players. But Schwartz downplayed any concern over Suh's off-field behavior during his weekly radio appearance today.
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December 06, 2011
Lions coach Jim Schwartz says he isn't worried about the car crash defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh got involved in last weekend in Portland, Ore. Schwartz told a Detroit radio station Tuesday he believes his star second-year player is under "too much of a microscope" because of the off-field incident.
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December 02, 2011
"Pretending is one thing," says Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, but actually fighting for a postseason spot is a whole other challenge.
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December 04, 2011
The Lions will have to stick with Australian rules punter Ben Graham since Ryan Donahue is out for the season with a quad injury. Graham hasn't been stellar. Hard to tell if he'll wow anyone tonight based on his previous couple of games. For the Lions, he got six punts for 244 yards (40.7 average
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December 06, 2011
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December 05, 2011
Penalties and personal fouls continue to plague the Lions. Nate Burleson was flagged four times, three times for offensive pass interference. Titus Young, Stefan Logan and Brandon Pettigrew all took personal foul penalties. The Lions were flagged 11 times for 107 yards and after the game, Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was critical of the team's mistakes in the loss to the Saints...
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December 05, 2011
Lions coach Jim Schwartz is scheduled to have his weekly press conference Monday afternoon to comment on his team's 31-17 loss to the Saints on Sunday night.
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December 05, 2011
I guess the Lions should be happy that one of the officials from last night had to sit out the game because of an injury, because as hard as it is to believe, they might have had even MORE yellow flags thrown in their direction. It’s no longer a contest between Lions and the Oakland Raiders as to who is the most undisciplined team in the league–we win, I mean, lose.This...
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