Lions' Fairley, Falcons' Carimi And Smith Injured
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley injured his right knee Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons and was ruled out for the game, dealing a blow to the Lions' league-leading pass rush.
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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley injured his right knee Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons and was ruled out for the game, dealing a blow to the Lions' league-leading pass rush.
The Detroit Lions pulled off an improbable comeback in London thanks to their third kicker of the season, Matt Prater
Matt Prater knocked down a 48-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to give the Lions a come-from-behind victory over the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium in London.
Fairley was injured as he hit Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on a 3rd-down pass play that was incomplete. Lions teammate Ndamukong Suh, rushing Ryan from the other side, crashed into Fairley.
Detroit defensive tackle C.J. Mosley was sent home from London on Saturday and suspended by the Lions for an unspecified violation of team rules.
Week 8 will leave us all feeling great with some pre Lions bye week perfection. And....Here....We....Go!
Johnson participated in limited practice Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Most of the NFL teams that have arrived early and spent a week practicing in England have praised the local facilities and the team-bonding environment of being overseas.
If the Lions only have Kellen Davis and Jordan Thompson active and one of them suffers an injury, Lombardi might have to get creative.
Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew held court on a number of topics Thursday in London.
The NFL is brilliant on so many different levels.
In some ways, an NFL game in London can be approached the way colleges approach a bowl game, Caldwell said.
Detroit Lions offensive lineman LaAdrian Waddle kept playing after banging his head on the ground late in last week's victory over the New Orleans Saints, even though the team knew a concussion was possible.
A very detailed, interactive twitter map was just released by twitter. It shows where each team's followers and supporters are by county.
Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush continues to battle an ankle injury leading up to Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons.
