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Join the live game chat beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday
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Hang out here and chat during the game as the Lions play the Browns. Tim Twentyman will be your host.
Resurgence of CB Will James a welcome sight for Lions
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Will James is starting to play like Will Peterson again. That was the gist of what Gunther Cunningham was trying to tell the Lions' rejuvenated cornerback.
Inconsistent Lions TE Brandon Pettigrew experiences 'life of a rookie'
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While his numbers through nine games -- 23 receptions, 262 yards and a touchdown -- put him on a more-than-respectable pace as a pass-catcher, he's struggled at times with dropped passes and penalties.
Lions, Browns rewriting history with their ugly behavior
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At 1-8, who are the Lions to laugh? But, honestly, it's hard to keep from snickering. The Browns are on a historically awful pace this season, and they're showing no signs of slowing down. Or speeding up, as it were.
Join the live game chat beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday
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Mike O'Hara: Lions must beat Browns to salvage any credibility
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The Lions have lost big for a decade, but this is a time for them to think big. Big, for the Lions, is the potential to win two straight games and what that would mean to this struggling franchise.
Lions starting guard Stephen Peterman out for season
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Allen Park -- The Lions put starting right guard Stephen Peterman on injured reserve Friday, ending his season, and he's expected to undergo ankle surgery next week.
Lions Julian Peterson, Brandon Pettigrew fined for hits
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Peterson, a linebacker, was fined $7,500 for a hit on Vikings backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. Pettigrew, a tight end was fined $5,000 for a late hit on linebacker Chad Greenway.
Lions guard Stephen Peterman probably lost for season
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Allen Park -- The Lions might lose starting right guard Stephen Peterman to season-ending ankle surgery, coach Jim Schwartz said Friday.
Mike O'Hara: Lions must beat Browns to salvage any credibility
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Must win -- again.
Browns' Josh Cribbs expected to play against Lions
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The Browns' receiver and return man, who was carted off the field Monday night, is expected to play Sunday when Cleveland visits the Lions at Ford Field.
Ricky Williams carries Dolphins to victory
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With Ronnie Brown lost for the season, the Miami Dolphins turned to their aging running back. Ricky Williams showed he's still got it.
Wife of former Lion Chris Spielman dies at 42 after lengthy cancer battle
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Stefanie Spielman worked to raise breast cancer awareness after being diagnosed with the disease. Her husband gave up football for a year to stay home and support her.
John Niyo: Coaches Jim Schwartz, Eric Mangini took similar paths to top job
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When Schwartz stops to share a laugh before Sunday's game with his Cleveland counterpart, it'll be easy to say it was worth it.
No local TV for Lions-Browns
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It's the third blackout in five home games for the Lions this season -- Washington and St. Louis were the others -- and the eighth in the last 11 games dating to last season.
Lions' Cliff Avril gets message after benching
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The coach yells because he cares. Avril has to remind himself of that every so often when he hears it from Gunther Cunningham, the Lions' volatile defensive coordinator.
Wife of former Lion Chris Spielman dies at 42
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Stefanie Spielman, who worked to raise breast cancer awareness after being diagnosed with the disease, died Thursday, WBNS-TV in Ohio reported. She was 42.
No local TV for Lions-Browns
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It's the third blackout in five home games for the Lions this season -- Washington and St. Louis were the others -- and the eighth in the last 11 games dating to last season.
Browns QB Brady Quinn fined for low block
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Berea, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn has been fined by the NFL for his low hit on Baltimore's Terrell Suggs.
NFL picks: Week 11
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Detroit News writers Terry Foster, John Niyo, Bob Wojnowski and Tim Twentyman give their predictions and best bets for Week 8 of the NFL
Shaun Rogers: Lions' collapse wasn't my fault
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The problem child nicknamed "Big Baby" was a big scapegoat at the end of the 2007 season. A 6-2 start and talk of the playoffs disintegrated as the Lions lost seven of their last eight games.
Louis Delmas cured from not-so-sweet tooth
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Delmas, the Lions rookie starting safety, was a late scratch against the Vikings with an infected tooth that flared up and required a root canal and dental surgery.
John Niyo: Bills a mess even without Dick Jauron
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You knew Jauron was cooked as Bills coach in September when he fired his offensive coordinator the day after losing to the Lions in the exhibition finale.
Lions 7,000 tickets short of sellout to lift TV blackout
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The Lions have until 1 p.m. Thursday to reach a sellout to avoid a local television blackout for Sunday's game at Ford Field. Like the Lions, the Browns also are 1-8.
Lions safety Marquand Manuel put on injured reserve
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Allen Park -- Add another former starter to the Lions' injured reserve list.
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