Team Grades: Lions Play Hard, But Fall Apart In Fourth Quarter Loss To Broncos
The Detroit Lions put up their best fight of the season and they played like the team that many expected them to play like all season.
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The Detroit Lions put up their best fight of the season and they played like the team that many expected them to play like all season.
"That's why we're 0-3. We're hurting ourselves. No one in this league can match us or play against us unless we hurt ourselves and we've been doing that for three straight weeks."
Peyton Manning converted a fourth down with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas with 5 seconds left in the first half, and threw an 11-yard TD pass to Owen Daniels with 2:28 remaining, lifting the Denver Broncos to a 24-12 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.
It's almost hard to believe we're already in week 3 of the NFL season.
The Detroit Lions are 0-2 this season, and they are hoping to get off of that skid this Sunday night against the Denver Broncos. They are dealing with an injury report that doesn't have a lot of serious things going on, but Matthew Stafford will be starting, and that's a good thing.
The Matthew Stafford watch is essentially on hold this week, as he was listed as "probable" on the Lions' Friday injury report for Sunday's game against the Broncos.
Lions Preparing For Same Old 'Top-Notch' Peyton Manning
"Just knowing that we have good players, knowing that we've executed well in spots and when we get a little more consistent, we're going to be a lot more excited about it."
All I want to know if what type of WiFi connection does he have?
"We wouldn't be satisfied if we were 2-0. We're always seeking and fighting for perfection, and it's tough to get there. Winning or losing – to me, everything is difficult, everything is frustrating until it's all done and you got the number of victories you want and you win it all. So up until that time, you're in a constant state of frustration."
"A lot of the things they're saying about him, the same thing they said about Peyton early on in his career."
Quarterback Matthew Stafford was a full participant in the Lions' Wednesday practice, as he deals with an unspecified injury to his ribs that he suffered against Minnesota.
The Detroit Lions are sitting at 0-2 with a game coming up against the Denver Broncos on Sunday night.
"I have to do a better job as far as finding the holes and making things happen. We can do better collectively as a group, but I take most of the blame."
School board members discussed a potential new policy that would ban transgender women from women's sports and locker rooms.
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The federal government is defending its officers after a fatal crash last weekend involving an immigrant in western Michigan.
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The Detroit Tigers and Fifth Third announced on Monday that Comerica Park will be renamed Fifth Third Park beginning with the 2027 season.
The signature event was launched 19 years ago by the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition and the Detroit Free Press.
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The Wolverines are getting ready for their fourth straight home game. You can watch that on CBS Detroit.
A Michigan woman will spend her weekends in jail after leaving the scene of a deadly crash in St. Clair Shores. A man who was an off-duty Detroit firefighter in an April 2026 fatal crash has pleaded no contest. Those headlines and other top stories are in the CBS Detroit news brief.
TGIF Family! Partly sunny today, and mild, high 65°. Partly cloudy and cool tonight, Low 49°. Sunny and dry tomorrow with warmer temps around 69°. Temps will continue to rise through the weekend into the 70's with plenty of sun. Staying dry early next week with more sun, the next chance for rain arrive Wednesday.
It was a big day for students at Detroit's Communication and Media Arts High School over a new field they call their own.
Fall weather continues through the coming weekend.
