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The clock read 00:00 and the Browns led by six. But it's the Browns, so the sad story wasn't complete.

Matthew Stafford tied a team record with five TD passes, the last one with no time left, as the Lions beat the Browns, 38-37, today at Ford Field.

Wake Forest's Brandon Ghee is among the possible cover cornerback candidates near the top of the 2010 draft's second round.

I've always said that Detroit is a football town. Sure it's been called "Hockeytown" and TigerTown - but nothing compares to football.

Since joining the Lions in 2001 as Matt Millen's second overall NFL draft selection , center Dominic Raiola has never experienced a winning season in Detroit.

Sometimes, things make too much darned sense to actually happen. Feel the backlash now.

For the past 11 years, the Detroit Lions have traveled to the Metrodome to face the Minnesota Vikings.

It's not because the Lions have won one game this year that earned them a "D" for a midseason grade.

Allen Park Kevin Smith was drafted by the Lions to be the running back of the future.

Allen Park If you don't mind, Jim Schwartz will take a pass on his first midterm exam as the Lions' head coach.

Favre's return to Green Bay, KG's return to Minnesota mean a little more than most reunions.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert We've spent a good portion of this season evaluating the downfield production of our NFC North quarterbacks.

The Vikings might have the look of a Super Bowl team if they can pull off a victory at Green Bay today.

The intention is clear. The results are not. Coach Jim Schwartz lamented his team's reliance on "small ball" offensively after their 17-10 loss to the Rams on Sunday.

We're going to call this a blessing in disguise. I'm referring of course to the fact that Sunday's comical impersonation of an NFL game between the Detroit Lions and St.

The Detroit Lions will have the services of quarterback Matthew Stafford on Sunday against the Rams, but wide receiver Calvin Johnson will sit out the contest with a knee injury.

Which Lions will show up? The Lions who ran the ball relatively well against Minnesota and Washington? Or the Lions who struggled to run it against New Orleans, Chicago and Pittsburgh, even against seven-man fronts? The Lions are going to have to be at their best today.

NFL parity has disappeared in a sea of disparity this season. Three NFL teams are spotless and three are winless.

Here's a fill-in-the-blank Halloween quiz: the Detroit Lions have scored twice as many points this season as the _ _ . If your answer is the St.

If the Detroit Lions need to resort to their backup quarterback, will it be Daunte Culpepper or Drew Stanton, middle, lining up under center? Here are today's Lions links: Is Stanton Lions' backup quarterback? Peter King's common denominators among five bad NFL teams Offensive line needs some help? No kid-ding Lions coaches to DBs: Limit mistake ...