Pat Caputo: The Lions Can Finish 10-6 - This Is How
The Lions' 5-0 start and the euphoria it brought has been replaced by trepidation.
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The Lions' 5-0 start and the euphoria it brought has been replaced by trepidation.
The Detroit Lions have signed cornerback Don Carey and released tight end Joe Jon Finley.
The Falcons had just been called for a costly pass-interference penalty with Atlanta clinging to a seven-point lead late in Sunday's game against Detroit.
MLB Stephen Tulloch accused the Falcons' offensive line of taking cheap shots at several of the Lions' defensive linemen. "If you watch the film, look across the Falcons' offensive line, they are late, cheap-shot guys who have been doing it ever since I've been playing against them," he said.
Ndamukong Suh reacted angrily to accusations by Falcons players that he and DE Cliff Avril taunted and kicked at QB Matt Ryan after he sustained an ankle injury in the third quarter.
The Lions got relatively good news regarding QB Matthew Stafford's injured ankle on Monday. MRI results came back clean, meaning there was no structural damage.
Matthew Stafford didn't get a chance at a game-winning drive in Detroit's loss to Atlanta on Sunday, but he did get some good news on Monday as the MRI on his right leg was negative.
Amid yet another flap over his on-field conduct, Ndamukong Suh is making some accusations of his own.
Suh said, "I wasn't even near their QB, how am I gonna talk trash a player who has a training staff all around him?"
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that the surgery went well and doctors believe "all of (the) tumor was removed."
After the Falcons stopped Detroit 23-16 on Sunday, word filtered from Atlanta's locker room that Lions defensive linemen Ndamukong Suh and Cliff Avril taunted quarterback Matt Ryan after he appeared to suffer a serious ankle injury.
Matthew Stafford was in a familiar position: outstretched, doctors and trainers peering and poking, people watching while holding their breath.
Maurice Morris and Keiland Williams each carried the ball nine times for a combined 94 yards and no negative yardage runs.
What looked to be a relative breather for the Lions -- a quick trip to Denver before a bye week -- suddenly looms as a pivotal test.
