Lions Remain Stout Despite New Faces On Line
The Detroit Lions are playing without several key players along the offensive and defensive lines due to injury — and it hasn't hurt them much.
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The Detroit Lions are playing without several key players along the offensive and defensive lines due to injury — and it hasn't hurt them much.
The Detroit Lions should win their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they can't take them lightly.
"It's a special thing, and it's something that doesn't happen often in the NFL," Andre Fluellen said of the chemistry on the defensive line.
For Ansah's Thanksgiving Day effort against the Chicago Bears, Pro Football Focus gave him a rating of 7.4, his highest of the season by a decent margin.
"The salary cap has done exactly what it's supposed to do," Caldwell said. "It's made it a very, very even league in terms of talent level."
The Lions have relied mainly on Bell and Riddick this season, and the team ranks 30th in the NFL with an average of 81.7 rushing yards.
The game, which will be played at Ford Field, was originally scheduled for 1 p.m.
Ray Rice can play football again, as soon as he finds a new team.
The Detroit Lions rebounded after a couple losses with a revival of their offense.
"We've been bankrupt. We've been 0 and 16," Raiola said of his time in Detroit. "You keep kicking us down, but we keep getting up."
Matthew Stafford had a feeling Thursday would be different.
Calvin Johnson's big day was exactly what Detroit's dormant offense needed.
Calvin Johnson has become the fastest player to 10,000 yards receiving, reaching the mark in his 115th game.
Chicago Bears safety Chris Conte left Thursday's game against the Detroit Lions in the first quarter with an eye injury.
This is a familiar situation for Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions: They are in decent position to make the playoffs, but after a couple of poor performances, that's hardly a certainty.
