Lions Will Sell 1,500 'Standing Room Only' Tickets For Thanksgiving Day Game
The Detroit Lions announce the sale of 1,500 Standing Room only tickets for the 72nd Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers.
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The Detroit Lions announce the sale of 1,500 Standing Room only tickets for the 72nd Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers.
The Lions are blaming the wind, but the wind didn't blow the ball out of Nate Burleson's hand. The wind didn't make Megatron drop passes.
Stafford was 33 of 63 for 329 yards as the Lions went to the air after falling behind when they committed two fumbles after receptions in the first quarter.
The idea that the Bears would be tied with the Lions seemed far-fetched after their 24-13 Monday night loss at Ford Field last month, but the teams have gone in different directions since.
If the Lions had gone to Chicago Sunday, played reasonably well and were beaten, it would have been far from ideal, but at least it would have been somewhat acceptable.
Six turnovers and two dropped touchdown passes added to the misery of the Detroit Lions loss to the Chicago Bears 37-13 on Sunday.
The Detroit Lions have signed punter Robert Malone and placed offensive tackle Jason Fox on injured reserve.
I liked the Lions before the season to go 9-7 going 5-3 in the 2nd half of the season. Detroit is 6-2 after eight games and I'm going to stay with my 5-3 prediction which would put the Lions at 11-5 at the end of the season.
Jahvid Best once again missed practice today and will not play Sunday in order to make room on the roster for Malone. Tackle Jason Fox was placed on injured reserve after reaggravating a knee injury yesterday at practice.
The Lions are listed by Las Vegas oddsmakers as having a 20-to-1 chance of winning the Super Bowl, up from 30-to-1 during the preseason.
The Detroit Lions organization says like it or not, Nickelback will be the halftime entertainment at the Thanksgiving Day game versus Green Bay at Ford Field.
Johnson's one chance to grab the spotlight every year has been when Detroit hosts the Thanksgiving Day game. For once, the Lions figure to be viable when they take on the Packers in the early holiday game this year.
Pittsburgh area writer and broadcaster Mark Madden reports that police may also be investigating Sandusky "pimping out young boys to rich Penn State donors."
The only other Lion in the Top 50 is Calvin Johnson. He is 13th, which seems fair. What doesn't seem right is that Stafford isn't mentioned anywhere.
Vanden Bosch was put to work at a family construction business, hauling blocks and bricks along with wheeling concrete around as needed.
