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Wednesday, Jan 6
Former Lion Rogers ordered to jail for drinking
Former Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers has been sentenced to 93 days in jail for contempt of court after apparently drinking too much and passing out at a Mexican restaurant.
Police: Ex-Lion Rogers arrested, due back in court
Police say ex-Detroit Lions and Michigan State receiver Charles Rogers has been arrested after apparently drinking too much and passing out at a Mexican restaurant.
Tuesday, Dec 29
Surgery a success for Lions' Stafford
The Detroit Lions say quarterback Matthew Stafford has undergone successful surgery on his right knee.
Tuesday, Dec 8
NFL fines Ochocinco $30K for poncho, sombrero
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco was fined $30,000 by the NFL for donning a poncho and sombrero after scoring a touchdown, a person in the league told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league had not made any announcement ab...
Monday, Dec 7
Bengals DT Peko has surgery, out several weeks
Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko had arthroscopic knee surgery on Monday, sidelining him for at least a couple of weeks. Peko sprained his left knee during a game on Oct. 18 but didn't miss any time until Sunday, when he was inactive for a 23-13 win over the Detroit Lions. Second-year play...
Monday, Nov 2
Detroit Lions Strategy and Personnel
PLAYER NOTES --QB Matthew Stafford had no problems after returning from a right knee injury Sunday, coach Jim Schwartz said. But the Lions will continue to monitor him for setbacks, and he will continue to need treatment. --WR Calvin Johnson remains day to day with a right knee injury. He has...
Detroit Lions Notes, Quotes
Coach Jim Schwartz said veteran Jon Jansen "battled through" his first game at left guard, blocking "pretty well" on runs with "a couple issues here and there" on passes. Jansen, who had always played right tackle, replaced Daniel Loper and Manny Ramirez, who had been rotating at the posi...
Detroit Lions Inside Slant
Center Dominic Raiola doesn't want to see rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford go through what former Lions quarterback Joey Harrington did in Detroit. After the Lions' final offensive play in Sunday's 17-10 loss to St. Louis, when Stafford threw the ball out of bounds on fourth-and-20,...
Breaking down the Rams-Lions contest RAMS AT LIONS - NOON SUNDAY - KTVI (CH. 2)
When the Rams run the ball
Lions try to regroup after latest disaster
Jim Schwartz knows that the Detroit Lions need to find some big plays and fast. He also knows that as long as star receiver Calvin Johnson is sidelined, those plays will be hard to find. Schwartz spoke Monday after his Lions (1-6) lost 17-10 to St. Louis in a game that ended the Rams' 17-game losi...
Defense adjusts to moves by Lions Notebook � Linehan's offense had the Rams off-balance early.
DETROIT - Steven Jackson's rushing heroics and kicker Josh Brown's touchdown pass were the attention grabbers in the Rams' 17-10 victory Sunday over Detroit, and rightfully so.
Sunday, Nov 1
Jackson's late TD helps end Rams' 17-game skid
The St. Louis Rams beat the Detroit Lions in each phase to snap their 17-game losing streak. Offense. Defense. Special teams. Coaching. Steven Jackson's 25-yard touchdown run with 1:38 left lifted the Rams to a 17-10 win Sunday over Detroit. "As a rookie I said, 'That was an ugly win,' and I got che...
Ram plan: Just win (one) baby Getting that first victory is key to players, and Lions might be their best shot.
It's the kind of matchup that doesn't come around all that often. The planets have to be aligned just right - and so do the losses. But it's here, Sunday at high noon (St. Louis time) at Ford Field in Detroit.
It's scary, but Rams have a chance Equally macabre Lions could help team bring an end to ghastly streak NFL
DETROIT - Halloween weekend is a particularly troubling time of the year in this rugged and depressed industrial city. For more than 20 years, the good civic-minded citizens of the Motor City have hit the streets on foot and on roller skates, on bicycles and small organized car patrols in h...
Rams 17, Lions 10
As expected of two teams that combined for one win entering Sunday, the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions played an awful football game. St. Louis, though, loved the outcome - for the first time all season. Steven Jackson's 25-yard touchdown run with 1:38 left lifted the Rams to a 17-10 win over D...
Lions' Stafford in and Calvin Johnson out vs. Rams
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was active and receiver Calvin Johnson was out against the St. Louis Rams. Dennis Northcutt replaced Johnson in Detroit's lineup Sunday. Stafford missed two games with an injured right knee. He was able to rest last week because Detroit had a bye. The No. 1 pi...
Friday, Oct 30
QB Stafford, WR Johnson game-time call for Lions
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says it will be game-day decisions on whether quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson's play against the St. Louis Rams. Schwartz said Friday that Stafford and Johnson have made "a lot of progress" in recent weeks after injuring the...
Thursday, Oct 29
Stafford, Johnson Likely to Start Sunday
The Detroit Lions will likely return QB Matthew Stafford and WR Calvin Johnson on Sunday as they prepare for the winless St. Louis Rams. News, notes, quotes from Thursday's practice, injury updates, and much more inside.
Lions hope to extend Rams' 17-game losing streak
Somebody's got to win, right? Detroit, which has one victory since enduring the NFL's first 0-16 season, is hosting the winless St. Louis Rams, who might have their best shot to avoid joining the Lions in league infamy, in an oddly intriguing game. "Both of us are hungry for a win," Lions line...
Lions game against Rams blacked out on local TV
The Detroit Lions game against the St. Louis Rams will be blacked out on TV in and around the Motor City. Lions spokesman Bill Keenist said Thursday the team did not sell all the 10,000-plus tickets that were still available the previous day. The lackluster game featuring the Lions (1-5) and t...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Rams-Lions Preview
If there's any team that can relate to the St. Louis Rams' 17-game losing streak, it's the Detroit Lions. The Rams will try to end their skid Sunday when they visit Ford Field to face the Lions, who snapped their 19-game slide earlier this season. St. Louis (0-7) is one of three winless teams in th...
Sunday, Oct 25
Lions Lead League in Work Outs: The List
Bad teams usually work out a lot of players, that's no secret. The Detroit Lions, who have only 22 players on their current 53-man roster that spent time on their roster in 2008, have worked out an NFC high number of free-agents. We have that number, and the list, inside ...
Friday, Oct 23
Lowly Lions quietly still losing a lot of games
The Detroit Lions finally won a game this season, pushing their plight out of the national spotlight. Quietly, though, they're still pretty bad. The team looks radically different than it did during its infamous 0-16 season, but Matt Millen's missteps and the front office's inability to...
Thursday, Oct 22
Lions Notebook: Detroit Relishing Bye
This wasn't a bad time for a bye week, a sentiment even agreed upon by Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. News and notes from Allen Park inside ...
Linebacker Lenon gets another shot Rams notebook � He faced Colts last year while with Lions.
The last time he took on the Indianapolis Colts, linebacker Paris Lenon turned in arguably the most productive game of his eight-year NFL career. Playing for the Detroit Lions, Lenon piled up 17 tackles in a 31-21 Indy victory that wasn't secured until the final moments.
Monday, Oct 19
Roach filling the void at linebacker for Bears
ATLANTA ? The Bears never intended to be down to their No. 3 middle linebacker by Week Four, but after Brian Urlacher suffered a season-ending fractured wrist and Hunter Hillenmeyer was sidelined with a fractured rib, they turned to Nick Roach. The third-year veteran from Northwestern re...
Lions optimistic they will be healthy after bye
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says he is optimistic his banged-up team will be at full strength after their bye. Schwartz said Monday that quarterback Matthew Stafford is doing everything possible to return and the team is doing what it can to get him back on the field. The No. 1 pick in the N...
Hope on the Horizon for Detroit?
Injuries and a 1-5 record aside, things actually appear to be improving for the beaten and battered Detroit Lions.
Sunday, Oct 18
Packers 26, Lions 0
Donald Driver made his mark in franchise history, and rookie linebacker Clay Matthews III had a breakout performance to help the defense post a shutout. Still, the Green Bay Packers know what worked in Sunday's 26-0 victory over a Detroit Lions team playing its third-string quarterback...
Stafford doesn't know if Andrews will look at MRI
No. 1 draft pick Matthew Stafford said he knew nothing about a report that tests on his injured right knee are being forwarded to Dr. James Andrews for review. Stafford said immediately after the Lions' 26-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers that it was the first he'd heard Andrews, the noted ortho...
Packers shut out lowly Lions
Aaron Rodgers got knocked around again but still managed to have a big day against the Detroit Lions' defense, throwing for 358 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the Green Bay Packers' 26-0 victory Sunday. Donald Driver became the franchise's career receptions leader wit...
Lions QB Culpepper leaves with hamstring injury
Daunte Culpepper left with a right hamstring injury Sunday during Detroit's first possession of the third quarter against the Green Bay Packers after coming up limping on a 5-yard scramble. Culpepper avoided pressure and ran toward the sideline, but began to limp just before he went out...
Thursday, Oct 15
Pack seeks confidence, Lions revisit scene of 0-16
Losing a road game to the Green Bay Packers is nothing new to the Detroit Lions - they've been doing that since 1992. But last year's loss at Lambeau Field was particularly painful. Center Dominic Raiola says the Lions (1-4) don't expect any jarring flashbacks in their return to Lambeau to fa...
Lions' QB Matthew Stafford sits out practice again
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been held out of practice for the third time in four days, leaving his availability in question for Sunday's game at Green Bay. The No. 1 overall draft choice suffered a knee injury in Detroit's Oct. 4 loss at Chicago and sat out last weekend's ga...
Lions Mixing Up The Secondary
The Detroit Lions benched starting cornerback Anthony Henry, and signed another defensive back earlier this week as the team continues its search to find a competent secondary. Stats, quotes, and more inside ...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Lions-Packers Preview
Although the Green Bay Packers still have plenty of concerns about their offensive line, a visit from the Detroit Lions gives them good reason to be optimistic coming off a bye. The Packers look to win their 18th straight at home over the Lions, who could be without starting quarterback Mat...
Lions sign veteran DB Faggins, WR Standeford
The Detroit Lions have signed defensive back Demarcus Faggins and wide receiver John Standeford. Faggins played the previous seven seasons for the Houston Texans, who drafted him in the sixth round in 2002 with the 173rd overall pick. He has played in 82 games with 36 starts, recording fiv...
Lions Notebook: Team Has Secondary Concerns
For the second consecutive year, the Detroit Lions find themselves with deep concerns in the def. backfield. Injury news, notes, and quotes from Lions practice inside ...
Lions QB Stafford practices
Matt Stafford took his first step toward returning from a knee injury. The Detroit Lions quarterback now has to wait to see if he took it too soon. Stafford returned to practice Wednesday after missing Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh with a knee injury. It's not clear whether he has a shot at playi...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Notebook: Lions Young Guns Might Play
Even with a looming bye week, the Detroit Lions aren't ready to cash their chips with QB Matthew Stafford, who could still play in Sunday's tilt against division rival Green Bay.
Monday, Oct 12
Lions lose CB Eric King (left shoulder) for season
The Detroit Lions put cornerback Eric King on injured reserve with an injured left shoulder, creating an open spot on the roster Monday. King was hurt in the second quarter of Sunday' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Lions (1-4) and their depleted secondary will be tested at the Green Ba...
Lions want wins, not rest for Stafford and Johnson
Lions coach Jim Schwartz says he will not take an upcoming bye into consideration when deciding if quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson will play at Green Bay. Schwartz said Monday "we're trying to win" when asked if he might rest Stafford and Johnson against the Pack...
Sunday, Oct 11
Steelers stave off upset bid
DETROIT ? Ben Roethlisberger threw for 277 yards and a trio of touchdowns as the Steelers held off the Detroit Lions, 28-20, front of an announced crowd of 59,333 today at Ford Field.
Lions' WR Johnson injured right knee vs. Steelers
Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson limped off the field and the team's training staff treated his right knee on the sideline Sunday. He was hobbled as he tried to walk after the Pittsburgh Steelers beat Detroit 28-20. Johnson was running a route across the end zone in the first quarter wh...
Big Ben's three TDs carry Steelers past Lions
Ben Roethlisberger had a season-high three touchdowns passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers held on to beat the Detroit Lions 28-20 Sunday, winning two straight for the first time this season. The Steelers (3-2) went ahead on Rashard Mendenhall's TD run midway through the first quarter an...
Steelers 28, Lions 20
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Detroit Lions on the field and in the stands. Ben Roethlisberger had a season-high three touchdowns passes and Pittsburgh held on to beat Detroit 28-20 Sunday, winning two straight for the first time this season. The Steelers (3-2), supported by thousand...
Lions' Stafford listed as third QB vs. Steelers
The Lions listed Matthew Stafford as their third quarterback against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a right knee injury. Detroit started Daunte Culpepper in his place Sunday against the defending champions. Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the draft, said Thursday he was not cleared to run...
Friday, Oct 9
Lions vet will sit in favor of rookie
ALLEN PARK -- At some point in the next day or two, one of the Detroit Lions' veteran linebackers -- Ernie Sims or Julian Peterson -- might get some bad news: They won't be starting this week.
Schwartz still mum on Lions QB
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz has made one thing clear from the start of his short tenure: He isn't going to help the opposition write its game plan. This week, that means a complete shutdown on news about rookie quarterback Matt Stafford's injured right knee and his status for Sunday's...
Schwartz still mum on Lions QB situation
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz still isn't talking about who will start at quarterback on Sunday. He continued his weeklong silence about the position on Friday, declining to say if Matthew Stafford is healthy enough to play against the Steelers. Stafford injured his right knee in last...
Thursday, Oct 8
Steelers' Mendenhall might get another opportunity to start
Willie Parker didn't practice Wednesday because of turf toe, putting the veteran running backs' availability for Sunday's game at Detroit in question. Parker didn't play in the Steelers' 38-28 win over San Diego last Sunday. If Parker is unable to play against the Lions, it will provide a...
Monday, Oct 5
Lions: Stafford day to day with knee injury
The Detroit Lions are publicly holding out hope Matthew Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, might be healthy enough to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. "It's possible," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Monday. Stafford's right knee was twisted on a sack in the fourth quarter of Sunday's los...
Lions say Stafford is day to day with knee injury
Lions coach Jim Schwartz says Matthew Stafford is day to day with a knee injury. Schwartz refused to say Monday whether Stafford's right kneecap was dislocated, adding "we'll know more," on Wednesday. Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, had the knee twisted on a sack in Sunday's 48-24 l...
Thursday, Oct 1
Marinelli insists Lions game like any other to him
Rod Marinelli might not recognize the guys on the other side when the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The group he sees will have a different look. It also has something else - a win. Now the Bears' defensive line coach, Marinelli insisted one thing that will look familiar is his...
