Report: Lions' Best Suffered Another Concussion
Lions running back Jahvid Best suffered his second concussion of the season in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the 49ers
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Lions running back Jahvid Best suffered his second concussion of the season in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the 49ers
Concussions are trending up in Detroit. The Lions played without two starters, tight end Tony Scheffler and outside linebacker Justin Durant, both suffering from concussion-like symptoms. Then in the fourth quarter, running back Jahvid Best was knocked out.
Calvin Johnson had seven catches for 113 yards (including his 300th career catch), but he was thrown to just once in the seven times the Lions were in the red zone.
For the first time since Dec. 5, 2010, the Lions have to rebound from a loss.
The Detroit Lions handed their first loss of the season losing to the San Francisco 49ers 25-19 on Sunday
The Detroit Lions take on the San Francisco 49ers Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit.
The Lions (5-0) are off to their best start since 1956, the year before they won the NFL title, and they're coming off quite a coming-out party.
Spartans defense a great test for Denard & UM backs. MSU's Bell & Baker a similar good gauge to see where this UM defense really is
The story: The Detroit Lions aren't just hot. They haven't lost a game since last December.
Two congressmen and the NFL say after a meeting with the players union that testing for human growth hormone will begin shortly, but the union is less committal.
Starting outside linebacker Justin Durant missed his second consecutive game with concussion-like symptoms and safety Amari Spievey couldn't go because of a sore hamstring.
Coach Jim Schwartz said it best on Thursday. "We haven't had a bunch of injuries but at that one position we have had some issues," he said.
Turnaround teams combined 9-1 after being 1-9 at same point last season. ... Both have benefited from turnover margin: plus 10 for 49ers, plus 7 for Lions. ... San Francisco has won seven straight in series.
For the first time this season, the Lions had more than one starter miss a game Monday night.
It's no secret that teams are scheming to stop Lions receiver Calvin Johnson. But teams are finding that even when they have the right coverage, Johnson is so physically gifted he's beating good coverage.
