Jeff Riger: What Word Best Describes The Lions?
It's funny how one word is being thrown around the state to describe a couple of teams lately.
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It's funny how one word is being thrown around the state to describe a couple of teams lately.
WR Nate Burleson relates the Lions' passing attack to a shooter's rhythm in basketball. "It's like with a really good shooting guard in basketball," he said.
The NFL acknowledged Tuesday that due to an official's mistake, the 49ers got an extra five yards on a spot after a 40-yard punt return by Ted Ginn, Jr., which set up the winning drive on Sunday.
OK, you are the Atlanta Falcons preparing to play the Lions. You watch the film from Sunday where the 49ers stoned the Lions' ground game playing essentially a six-man box the entire game.
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz guardedly spoke about the ways in which Ronnie Brown would help his running back depleted team and how the veteran would be able to quickly get up to speed.
Detroit and the media have gotten used to bold proclamations from Lions second year D-lineman Ndamukong Suh.
The Detroit Lions might need running back Ronnie Brown sooner rather than later.
Brandon Pettigrew continues to be Stafford's primary bailout target.
As coach Jim Schwartz said, losing teams can always pick apart the film and point to four or five plays where, "had we made just one of those plays, there might have been a different outcome."
The Philadelphia Eagles traded running back Ronnie Brown to the Detroit Lions for running back Jerome Harrison and an undisclosed draft pick in 2013.
Lions have traded Jerome Harrison and a 7th round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for Ronnie Brown according to Adam Schefter
Kyle Vanden Bosch, who suffered a stinger in the fourth quarter, was back in the weight room early Monday morning. The stinger came when he tried to throw a block on the interception return of Amari Spievey.
In the aftermath of his post-game dust-up with 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, Schwartz was contrite but not apologetic.
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says running back Jahvid Best began experiencing "concussion-like symptoms" after Sunday's game against San Francisco.
Yesterday's incident at midfield between Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz led everything sports-related all of Sunday night and continued through Monday morning.
