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Detroit Fantasy Football Week #12 Preview: Thanksgiving Day will be no feast for the Lions
The odds are against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. They enter the game against the Green Bay Packers with a wounded quarterback, an aching wide receiver and a secondary that has changed personnel as frequently as you change your clothes.
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Third quarter summary: Lions 31, Browns 29
After building a 21-point lead in the first quarter, the Browns now must come from behind to get their second victory.
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Had a team-leading 12 tackles, including 11 solos, and a forced fumble in an 18-15 loss to Jacksonville.
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Browns 24, Lions 3: Seeing is still not believing
It's inexplicable. Will James -- back after the early shoulder stinger - just got beat deep by Chansi Stuckey for a 40-yard bomb down the sideline to make it 17-3 with 4 minutes left.
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Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford takes full responsibility for string of dropped passes
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has completed 54 percent of his passes and has thrown six touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
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Jim Schwartz calls the Lions' drops 'contagious'
Quarterback Matthew Stafford sensed a pass rusher lurking behind him. He stepped forward and fired the ball to the left side of the end zone.
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What we learned against the Vikings is that Matthew Stafford is no wuss
The Lions got the crap kicked out of them Sunday, both physically and on the scoreboard.
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Lions coach Jim Schwartz praises QB Matthew Stafford for playing through injury
Despite the team's sixth consecutive loss, a 27-10 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz continues to be impressed by rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford.
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Minnesota 27, Detroit 10: Lions drop 12th straight game in the Metrodome
In the second quarter Sunday, Lions cornerback Phillip Buchanon fired up his afterburners and caught perhaps the best running back in the NFL, the Vikings' Adrian Peterson.
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Had a team-leading 12 tackles, inclding 10 solos, in a 41-17 loss against Tennessee.
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Minnesota 17, Detroit 10: Live blog: Stafford keeps Lions in it with TD pass
Touchdown pass to Will Heller up the middle. Vikings 17-10, 8:14 left in the third quarter.
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Best and worst of NFC North collide in Vikings-Lions matchup
After a terrific Week 9, in which they extended their lead in the NFC North without ever setting foot on the field, the Minnesota Vikings will try to get back to the business of winning football games when the struggling Detroit Lions invade the Metrodome on Sunday.
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Seattle had another rocky beginning today, falling behind 17-0 to Detroit in the first quarter.
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Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Power rankings: Preseason: 32. This week: 29 2009 Schedule/Results Where they stand: The Lions snapped their losing streak with a victory Sept.
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Detroit Fantasy Football Week 9 Recap: Midpoint madness rules as Lions lose to Seahawks
IWonder what Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz is thinking as Detroit loses for the 7th time this season? It has to be "midpoint madness". It's a condition that occurs in week #9 of the NFL season.
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Stafford throws five picks as Lions lose in Seattle
Matthew Stafford threw two touchdowns and five interceptions as the Detroit Lions loss, 32-20, to the Seahawks in Seattle.
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Rowdy Qwest Field a big bump in road
The Seattle Seahawks have won two games. They've lost five. That means they've won one more game than the Lions.
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It has been many suns, moons, failed draft picks, dubious coaching hires, and at least one mustachioed general manager since the Detroit Lions have won a road game in the month of November.
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Lions try to regroup after latest disaster
Jim Schwartz doesn't want his Detroit Lions to play an overly conservative offense.
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Pick kid's spelling bee over Lions for excitement
There is a class system in the NFL, and the Lions are the bottom dwellers. There's no light at the end of the tunnel in the place the Lions inhabit.
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