Lions Continue A Bizarre Losing Streak With 45-10 Loss To Chiefs
The losing skid dates back to the 1970s: The last time the Lions won a game on the first of the month was on Oct. 1, 1973 at the old Tiger Stadium.
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The losing skid dates back to the 1970s: The last time the Lions won a game on the first of the month was on Oct. 1, 1973 at the old Tiger Stadium.
It's hard to even determine what happened on Sunday in London. The Detroit Lions had a good opening drive that resulted in a field goal, but then they totally disappeared the lowly Kansas City Chiefs looked like Super Bowl contenders.
Eighteen of the 51 players drafted by the Lions since 2009 are either out of football completely or not currently signed to an NFL roster or practice squad.
"We're probably gonna be more buyers than sellers, and we've had some dialogue already about some guys around the league, so we're actively looking at those situations."
Johnson is paid more than $16 million a year after he signed a seven-year extension in 2012.
Caldwell compared the relationship between Cooter and Stafford to the one that he himself had with quarterback Joe Flacco in Baltimore.
"So training camp mode for sure, and I think it comes at a good time because we need something like that to rally us together and get this win."
"He (Cooter) knows what Matt likes, what Matt likes to do and what Matt wants. So that's really how the offense works – you give the quarterback what he wants."
Stafford said after the game that he would be fine, and that the injury didn't affect his performance. He finished the game with tape and a glove on his hand.
"When we make big plays, we score touchdowns. If we're not making big plays, it's tough to nickel and dime all the way down the field."
"So we just have to collectively get it together where we can play more consistently, which we haven't."
Lions Focusing On Keeping Stafford Upright, Bringing Peterson Down
"When your job is to protect someone and obviously they go and protect it like that, you kind of beat yourself up about it."
"Oftentimes you can't see the far side of the field from the sidelines unless you have a very strategic vantage point. Upstairs you can see it all."
It appeared to some as if wide receiver Lance Moore's career had taken a few steps down since being released by the New Orleans Saints, and it certainly seemed that way.
Riddick came into this season relatively unassuming: He was seen as a third-string type running back who had good hands.
"All you have to do is turn on ESPN and when they start dedicating shows strictly to fantasy, you know it's big," Lions head coach Jim Caldwell said.
She seems to be directly addressing the rumors that Stafford's teammates have lost respect for him.
"He broke down the huddle, he was the guy that was getting everyone fired up and everyone kind of rallied behind him."
The Detroit Lions did not want to be the only team in the NFL without a win anymore, and last-minute heroics by Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford appeared to have them on the way.
"It's fun when you have a game like that and nobody ever said it had to be pretty. We won ugly, but we got our first win."
Here are a few things to watch when Chicago takes on Detroit at Ford Field on Sunday. .
The Lions – at 49.8 rushing yards per game - are still ahead of the 1940 Eagles, which set the league record for fewest rushing yards in a season (298, an average of just over 25 per game in their 11-game schedule).
"Wrap all three together and I think this team has turned on Stafford," Valenti said.
"From my vantage point, the problem is not what plays are being called, and so that's window dressing."
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The latest partial government shutdown is disrupting the release of closely watched economic data.
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When the temperatures plummet, and the snow starts piling up, most of us have the same instinct: retreat indoors, crank up the heat, and get cozy.
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A Detroit Lions fan who was involved in an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has filed a lawsuit, claiming that he was not only physically harmed but was also falsely accused of making racial remarks.
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Jalen Duren had 21 points and 10 rebounds after being added to the All-Star Game on Sunday night as an Eastern Conference reserve, and the Detroit Pistons routed the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 in the most-lopsided victory in franchise history.
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to become the league's first 40-goal scorer this season and the Colorado Avalanche continued their dominance of Detroit with a 5-0 victory over the Red Wings.
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