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Thursday Notes: Calvin Johnson Practices, Kevin Smith Sidelined with Shoulder Injury
26 days ago by
Pride Of Detroit
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by Paul Sancya - AP
3 days ago:
Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith is stopped by St. Louis Rams defenders Quincy Butler (36), David Vobora, Paris Lenon and James Laurinaitis (55) in the first quarter of...
Pain don't hurt: Detroit Lions @ Seattle Seahawks injury report
24 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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First off, don't be alarmed when you see punter Nick Harris on the Lions' injury report. He's not injured, hurt, dinged or damaged in any way.
Per Killer Kowaslski at Mlive:
Detroit Lions punter Nick Harris won't be at practice Friday because he'll be at the...
Jim Schwartz on WMAX: We need to reserve judgement on Kevin Smith
10 days ago by
Detroit Lions Football
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Head coach Jim Schwartz says the Detroit Lions are struggling to utilize Calvin Johnson because the team doesn't have enough talent surrounding him. "Well we need to put some more talent around him. That's the big thing," Schwartz told Ryan...
Hank Poteat Hasn't Learned Much in Eight Years
8 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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A Lions player held claim to what was the most embarrassing rule oversight by a player last season with Dan Orlovsky's scramble out of the back end of his own end zone for a safety, so in a way maybe it's fitting that one of the more inane moves seen on the field this year...
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings - Pregame thoughts: Sink or swim
16 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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GAME INFORMATION
Kickoff: Sunday, November 15, 1 p.m. ET
Stadium: H.H.H. Baggiedome
Television: WJBK-TV FOX Ch.2
Play-By-Play: Sam Rosen
Color: Tim Ryan
Lions Radio Network Flagship: 97.1 FM The Ticket (WXYT-FM)
Play-By-Play: Dan Miller
Color: Jim Brandstatter
Sidelines:...
Northcutt: I will fix drop problem
26 days ago by
Lions Blog
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By coach Jim Schwartz's count, the Lions dropped six passes Sunday in their 17-10 loss to St. Louis. Wide receiver Dennis Northcutt considered himself responsible for three of them.
"I can't speak about nobody else, but me dropping balls is part of the reason why we lost...
Countdown: Lions aim to protect Thanksgiving slot
5 days ago by
Fox Sports
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The table's set for Daunte Culpepper to start for the Lions, but will Calvin Johnson play? Our NFL Czar previews Thanksgiving's games.
CBS Telestrates Lions Defense on Brady Quinn
8 days ago by
Waiting For Next Year
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The Detroit Lions had just scored on a 25-yard pass to running back Kevin Smith, rattling off 14 straight points, and narrowing the Browns lead to 24-17. Josh Cribbs returns the kickoff 23 yards to their Browns 36 yard line. Much in need of another scoring drive, Brady Quinn takes...
Wednesday Injury Report: Packers at Lions
5 days ago by
Acme Packing Company
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by Morry Gash - AP
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As the season grows longer, so does the injury report. This week the Green Bay Packers have 13 players listed, and the Lions have 14.
For the Packers: I...
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings running diary - 1st quarter: I'm already sick of Favre
16 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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Some suggested pregame reading:
Detroit4Lyfe has done the math, and have selected the Lions All-Time...fantasy football team. It's a shame Scott Mitchell makes the team, but he does have the best season by a QB in my lifetime, 1995. '97 ranks up there as well.
My good friend...
Pain don't hurt: Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings injury report
17 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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Nothing surprising as of Friday night.
The Lions should only be missing Ernie Sims (and his torn hamstring) Sunday. At least there's the up and coming DeAndre Levy who can step in at OLB. More concerning to me is MLB Larry Foote, and how limited he will be by his bad knee.Â...
Expectations Downgraded to "Nothing" for Browns' Offense Against Lions
9 days ago by
Dawgs By Nature
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by Carlos Osorio - AP
At least the Lions can score a touchdown every could of games.
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Every week, I try to reach as far as I can into the bag of optimism for the...
Injuries continue to decimate Detroit Lions roster
14 days ago by
Highlight Reel
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Graphic by Philip ZarooJust over halfway through the season, the Detroit Lions have placed twice as many players on injured reserve as the average NFL team. Clockwise, from upper left, Jared DeVries, Damion Cook, Cody Spencer, Daniel Bullocks, Dexter Wynn,...
Kevin Seifert: Lions have seven players to build upon
13 days ago by
Highlight Reel
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At 1-8, the Detroit Lions are still mathematically in the playoff race. But that's about the only way their in it.Instead of simply fast-forwarding to the 2010 NFL draft, though, it's important to take a look at the current roster...
Stafford Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, Has Jersey Shipped to Hall of Fame
6 days ago by
Pride Of Detroit
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For setting the single-game passing yards record for rookies and for becoming only the second rookie ever to throw for 5 touchdowns in one game, Matthew Stafford was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Stafford is the first Lion to win a player of the week award since...
The Legend of Matthew Stafford, Part I
by Dan GrazianoFiled under: Browns, Lions, NFL Quarterbacks, NFL AnalysisWhen you're the Detroit Lions and you're thinking about making Matthew Stafford the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, you're a quivering Jell-O mold of fear and trepidation. Is the kid smart enough...
Lions-Browns Inactives
9 days ago by
Pride Of Detroit
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Detroit Lions
QB Drew StantonFB Terrelle SmithWR Derrick WilliamsOT Jon JansenC Melvin FowlerDE Dewayne WhiteLB Ernie SimsFS Kalvin Pearson
Cleveland Browns
QB Brett RatliffRB Jerome HarrisonWR Brian RobiskieWR Jake AllenOG Billy YatesDE David VeikuneLB Arnold HarrisonDB Coye...
Tom Kowalski on WDFN: Mounting injuries could be devastating to already talent-starved Detroit Lions
14 days ago by
Detroit Lions Football
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Being bad is one thing. The Detroit Lions are what their record says they are: a 1-8 football team.But being bad, unlucky and unhealthy has the potential to be devastating to the Lions, who are trying to pull out of...
Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns; Last Minute Antics Leave The Lions Winners Of The Terri-Bowl
8 days ago by
Sidelion Report
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I stand by last minute antics.
Sadly, I had to listen to it on the radio. All my usual online traps were not streaming this game and even now at 1am mon. morning I can’t find the game to stream on NFL.com
very frustrating. Kinda wish I’d gone to the game. Nice finish...
Roundup: Chat with Rob Demovsky at noon today
6 days ago by
Green Bay Press Gazette
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Final questions before the Lions game? Send them to Rob Demovsky during his live chat today at noon.Holiday and all, I'll do my normal postgame chat Thursday as well. Unless the turkey in the Ford Field press box has put me to sleep.Taking a spin through the headlines before I...
Rodgers Throws 3 TD’s, Packers Embarrass Lions 34-12
4 days ago by
Packers Gab
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Thanksgiving Day seems to treat the Detroit Lions like redheaded stepchildren. Perhaps the Lions playing on the last Thursday of every November is a punishment for being perennially one of the worst teams in the NFL; I honestly don’t know. Thursday pitted the Green Bay Packers as...
Schwartz explains why Lions were burned by fake field goal
28 days ago by
Lions Blog
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After the Rams burned the Lions for a touchdown on a fake field goal Sunday, they said they had exploited something they saw on film.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz said the Lions were trying to block the field-goal attempt, using the same rush they had used to block a field-goal attempt...
Must listen: Matthew Stafford mic'd up
5 days ago by
The Wayne Fontes Experience
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We learned today NFL Films had Matthew Stafford mic'd up, with a camera spying him during every moment of Sunday's Browns win. Earlier this afternoon, our appetites were whetted regarding the soon to be broadcast segment (On the NFL Network's "Sound FX") with...
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