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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.

Rookie QB Matthew Stafford didn't let an apparent injury prevent him from leading the Detroit Lions to a 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns Sunday with - literally - no time left on the clock.

Hanson's 48 yard field goal wide right. 3:30 left in first quarter. Vikings 3-0. Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez is live-blogging today's Lions-Vikings game.

Vikings go for it on fourth and inches inside the Lions' 10 and are stuffed. Duggan is stopped on a run up the middle.

Lions rookie safety Louis Delmas goes down at the 2-yard line after picking off a pass against the Seattle Seahawks.

Oh, what it's like to be a Lions fan. What a maddening thing when you live in a world of high draft picks and low scores.A When management consistently misses on can't-miss prospects and possible late-round gems turn out to be polished coal.

Detroit Lions linebacker Julian Peterson leads the team with 3 1/2 sacks and is fourth in tackles with 30.

Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the 'Deminski & Doyle' morning show on WCSX-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz looks on during the fourth quarter Sunday. Grading the Detroit Lions on their 17-10 loss to the St.

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.

Calvin Johnson is one of the most physically gifted athletes in the NFL, a guy that completely changes the complexion of a game -- even if he doesn't catch a single pass.

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson poses with Schnitzel, Schiza and Schmiegen, three American Eskimo dogs owned by Lions fan Hellen Hines of Dearborn.

Still struggling: Coach Jim Schwartz said the Lions were lucky when a holding penalty nullified a 99-yard touchdown return by the Packers' Jordy Nelson on the opening kickoff.

One down, two to go. While the Detroit Lions dispatched the misery of their 19-game losing streak several weeks ago, Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field dredges up a few more disturbing streaks.

Allen Park To some, it's hallowed ground. To others, it's a haunted house. But what Lions coach Jim Schwartz earlier this week called a 'cold, hard fact' -- his new franchise's 18-game losing streak in the state of Wisconsin -- can truly make only one man shiver as he prepares for another trip to Green Bay this weekend.

The Lions are doing a much better job of getting the ball into his hands this season.

In 18 years in the NFL, it's hard to say how many times Jason Hanson has thrown his helmet in disgust.

Detroit cornerback William James breaks up a pass intended for Washington wide receiver Malcolm Kelly.

Lions tight end Will Heller caught two passes for 30 yards in Sunday's 19-14 victory over the Redskins.

In the Week 3 installment of Special Teams Saturday with Lorenzo Alexander, we'll discuss why the Redskins need to be very concerned about the Detroit Lions' surprisingly effective teams units and review the positive effective of punter Hunter Smith.