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He will have to do more than raise his dislocated left shoulder and throwing arm to get clearance for the Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers.

A little too excited Overtime wasn't out of the question at the end, and the Lions were fortunate not to get flagged for excessive celebration after Brandon Pettigrew 's game-tying touchdown.

That was Matthew Stafford's initial reaction, even before his final-play heroics had rescued the Lions in an exhilarating, 38-37 triumph before a disbelieving crowd at Ford Field and, as luck would have it, a blacked-out local TV audience.

In what could quite possibly be the most unwatchable sporting event in the last decade, the 1-8 Cleveland Browns meet the 1-8 Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The problem child nicknamed "Big Baby" was a big scapegoat at the end of the 2007 season.

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

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.

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

Test your knowledge of current sports events of the past week: Who called the Lions "toothless" after their woeful loss to the woeful St.

A common postgame response to questions after NFL games is, "I have to wait to see the film." Times NFL writer Sam Farmer sorts through the best of Monday's film review: JaMarcus Russell , Oakland Raiders quarterback, after his 109-yard, no-touchdown, one-interception performance in a loss to San Diego: "I did a pretty good job." :: Dominic Raiola ...

Clearly, he should have just turned and walked away. That's almost always the best decision.

Remember when Detroit's NFL faithful were excited about the arrival of first overall draft pick Matthew Stafford as their quarterback? It appears the honeymooon is over, thanks to the Lions' 17-10 home loss to the equally lowly beasts of burden, the Rams.

As a center, Dominic Raiola is used to defending quarterback Matthew Stafford. So when Detroit Lions fans started heckling the rookie during a 17-10 loss to the St.

It was clear that not having WR Calvin Johnson was a big detriment for QB Matthew Stafford and the rest of the Lions' offense in their 17-10 loss Sunday to the previously winless Rams.

Many successful teams in the NFL use a two-back system. The Lions might consider it, if only to help prevent injuries to Kevin Smith.

Even by the Lions' lowly standards, this was ridiculous. Apparently, any time the Lions and Rams hook up, you throw out the records books and the playbooks and hope they don't clunk innocent bystanders on the head.

The St. Louis Rams beat the Detroit Lions in each phase to snap their 17-game losing streak.

Jon Jansen's mindset in his position switch on the Lions' offensive line should fit every player at every position on a team desperate to establish a winning identity.

A week off brought changes, as promised. And while the Lions staff wasn't offering any details about a reshuffled offensive line -- "We're looking at a lot of different things," coach Jim Schwartz said Tuesday -- the players couldn't ignore it.

Head coach Jim Schwartz's Detroit Lions look radically different than the team responsible for last year's infamous 0-16 season, but Matt Millen's missteps and the front office's inability to make magical moves since he was fired leaves the franchise with a 1-5 record and a lot problems.