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Tag Archives: Lions
Looking towards free agency
In the NFL teams can officially start to sign players on Tuesday at 4 p.m. so it is time to take a look at what the Lions are planning. The team has a long list of free agents, from Pro … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Houston, Cliff Avril, Free Agents, Jason Hanson, Lions, Louis Delmas, Matthew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh
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Revis Island on the market?
Reports have come out that the Jets are looking to move cornerback Darrelle Revis as he is in the last year of his contract. Revis took to Twitter to voice his displeasure with this potential change in scenery: I'm speechless … Continue reading
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Tagged Darrelle Revis, Lions, Mario Williams, Ndamukong Suh, New York Jets, NFL Draft, NFL offseason, Trade rumors
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Lions struggles continue
Last night the Lions put forth another less-than stellar performance on national TV, falling 31-18 to the Atlanta Falcons. Admittedly, the Falcons are a great team this season and had a lot to play for, but the same mistakes continue … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta Falcons, Calvin Johnson, Chicago Bears, Jim Schwartz, Lions, Matt Stafford, Megatron, NFL Playoffs, Stefan Logan
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Goodbye playoffs
The Lions gave away another fourth quarter lead and lost to the Packers 24-20 at Ford Field. This put the Lions at 4-6 overall and 0-4 in the division to basically end their playoff hopes as they would most likely … Continue reading
Lions Lose, Defense Needs Help
Well, it was a game that the Detroit Lions needed to win. But like so many times before, they didn’t. The Lions fall to 4-5 on the season as they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 34-24 today. In the process, … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, highlights, Jim Schwartz, Lions, Megatron, Mikel Leshoure
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Lions look good against a bad team
Maybe this is the game against a lower division opponent that brings the team together to get all areas of the game working together: offense, defense and special teams. If the Lions would have been concerned with the Jaguars going … Continue reading
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Tagged Blaine Gabbert, Calvin Johnson, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jason Hanson, Joique Bell, Kurt Warner, Lions, Matt Stafford, Mikel Leshoure, Rashad Jennings
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Lions still with a lot of work to do
The Lions were able to win today against the Seahawks in what some people called a “must-win” to go to 3-4 on the season. It was another late comeback win as the Lions were able to score with 20 seconds … Continue reading
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Tagged comeback victories, Jim Schwartz, Lions, Louis Delmas, Seahawks
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No doubt who’s covering Calvin this weekend
It appears the Lions will have the rest of the week to prepare for who will be in charge of covering Megatron. On Twitter Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has switched his Twitter handle to “Optimus Prime.” For you non-Transformers nerds … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin Johnson, Lions, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Richard Sherman, Seahawks, Transformers
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Same issues plague the Lions
Ford Field turned into a house of horrors for the Lions on Sunday as they lost their third straight game 20-13 against the Vikings to fall to 1-3 heading into the bye week. It seems like the same problems are … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin Johnson, Chad Greenway, Danny Crossman, Jim Schwartz, Lions, Mathew Stafford, Megatron, Mikel Leshoure, Vikings
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Detroit ranked middle of the pack
ESPN the Magazine just put out their yearly rankings for each team in all of pro sports. The top team overall is the Oklahoma City Thunder, followed by the Packers, Spurs, Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies to round out the top-five … Continue reading
