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It might not be so easy for Reggie Bush this Sunday.
Head coach Jim Schwartz is convinced that executing the strategy again this week will also be key against Arizona.
Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has been all over the TV and Internet recently.
For every personal foul committed by a Detroit Lion, the whole team will run three half-gassers. Sideline and back. Sideline and back. Sideline and back.
This week in our Fantasy Football Insider series, we bring you Mike Valenti's list of who you should start and sit in week 2. He also answers Twitter questions.
Neither David Wilson nor Ray Rice got off to the flying start they wanted last week. The Broncos absolutely flattened the defending Super Bowl champs by a score of 49-27, while the Cowboys edged passed the Giants 36-31 in the opening week of the season.
For the most part, new Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush had a fantastic debut in the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, racking up 191 yards of offense and eliciting chants of "Reggie! Reggie! Reggie! Reggie!"
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz must have minded the team's 11 penalties for 88 yards a little more than he let on after the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
"The league's out of control with some of these fines," placekicker David Akers said. "It's like it's Monopoly money, it's not real. That's a lot of money."
Writing that a perennially hapless Detroit Lions team that went 4-12 in 2012 will play for a conference championship in 2013 takes a considerable measure of vision and optimism.
Barkevious Mingo doesn't have to wait any longer. He's recovered from a scary injury and cleared to play.
It's not everyday you get to hear what happens between the lines of a NFL franchise.
The Buffalo Bills have promoted cornerback Johnny Adams from the practice squad to the active roster.
"I don't think there was any attempt to injure or things like that," Schwartz added. "It wasn't 40 yards behind the play..."
"It's actually on film, and I don't know if you want that," Schwartz said. "There's a reason I don't dance at weddings and anywhere else - because of cameras."
"I don't know how many running backs touched the ball as many times as he did yesterday, but anybody that did is probably experiencing the same kind of things today," Schwartz continued. "It's life in the big city."
The Lions responded quickly with a 20-yard touchdown strike to the league's best wide receiver, Calvin Johnson. One small problem: the score was overturned.
Here's the breakdown of the good, the bad and the ugly from what was still, most definitely, a solid start to the 2013 season.
The NFL came back in a big way on opening day, with long plays highlighting games from coast to coast.
While playing Adrian Peterson can be daunting for any team, the Lions stepped up, performed relatively well, and pulled out the ever-important first game win.
The Calvin Johnson-Reggie Bush duality worked exactly as the Detroit Lions dreamed it would in the team's regular season opener Sunday.
The Lions overcame a slew of miscues on offense, defense and special teams.
Adrian Peterson started the 2013 season in MVP style.
The ambulance is designed to connect children with specialized care as quickly and safely as possible.
Some of Metro Detroit's communities have opened cooling center services in response to the heat wave.
A police chase that wound through five communities on Thursday resulted in the arrest of a South Lyon man on multiple fleeing charges.
A jury has found a Detroit man guilty in cases that involved sexual assault evidence kits discovered in 2009 and investigated under the Detroit Rape Kit Project.
Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to more than 2,600 cases.
Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to more than 2,600 cases.
Extreme heat will move into southeast Michigan this week, with temperatures climbing into the 90s and humidity making it feel even hotter.
Some of Metro Detroit's communities have opened cooling center services in response to the heat wave.
The ambulance is designed to connect children with specialized care as quickly and safely as possible.
A police chase that wound through five communities on Thursday resulted in the arrest of a South Lyon man on multiple fleeing charges.
As the United States marks its 250th birthday, Ford Motor Company is showcasing more than a century of automotive history in a new exhibit that explores the company's role in shaping America.
The Detroit Auto Show has spent more than a century evolving alongside the auto industry. It has grown from a small, local exhibition into one of the world's premier automotive events.
The Pontiac Star Car Reunion at the Oakland Expo Center features a wide range of vehicles.
President Trump says major automakers Ford and General Motors are in talks with defense contractors about possibly repurposing some plants for weapons production.
According to AAA, the average cost of gas statewide sits at $4.07.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Hitsville USA campus is undergoing a $75 million donor-funded expansion that includes a theater, recording studio, and immersive exhibits, with a grand reopening planned for 2027.
Grammy Award-winning rapper and recording artist Ludacris won't be performing at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan, after initially being billed for the event due to an "unforeseen scheduling conflict," according to organizers.
A 65-year-old man was thrown 8 feet into the air by bison who charged at him in Yellowstone National Park, video shows.
A quarter of working-age adults use credit cards to purchase groceries but struggle to repay their debts, a new study finds.
Sen. Mitch McConnell released a statement on his health on Sunday along with a photo of himself and his wife, Elaine Chao, after questions swirled about his condition.
Heat alerts were issued for millions across parts of the western U.S. Sunday due to an unusually prolonged heat dome, which is starting to move east.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
The ambulance is designed to connect children with specialized care as quickly and safely as possible.
Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to more than 2,600 cases.
According to event organizers, the swim raised about $130,000 this year alone.
Michigan health officials say the state's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to more than 1,500 cases.
The three-year agreement reached by the University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council features competitive wage increases, stronger workplace violence protections and improved staffing ratios.
J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run double in the sixth inning and Zack Wheeler struck out 10 in six scoreless innings, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 on Sunday to win their three-game series before the All-Star break.
Detroit Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle can't wait to go home for the All-Star Game in Philadelphia.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out seven in seven innings as the Phillies ended the Detroit Tigers' six-game win streak.
Jayden Adams' death was confirmed by South Africa's minister of sport, arts and culture on Saturday.
The University of Michigan named Mike Boynton Jr. as its new men's basketball head coach on Friday.
The Democratic side of the aisle had an intriguing development earlier this week when state Rep. Mallory McMorrow suddenly dropped out of the contest
Former NBA All-Star/entrepreneur Jalen Rose, DTE's Trevor Lauer and Oakland University president Ora Hirsch Pescovitz headline an all-star Michigan Matters episode.
Mark Hollis, COO of Rocket Entertainment and tournament director of the PGA Tour's Rocket Classic, appears on Michigan Matters.
Former U.S. Energy Secretary and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm appears exclusively on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
We're in the throes of the 100 most dangerous driving days of the year as more folks take to the road for vacations.
Henry Ford Health and Medstar unveiled the new pediatric ambulance on Monday at Henry Ford St. John's Children's Hospital in Detroit.
Outgoing Michigan Sen. Gary Peters is endorsing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens as his successor.
President Trump declared the U.S. blockade of Iran back on, and said the U.S. would impose a 20% fee on cargo shipments through the strait to cover "any and all costs" incurred in securing the waterway.
If you find tempers run short or you become stressed during very hot weather, you're not alone. Studies have shown that as temperatures rise, people's behavior tends to change.
American flags will be flown at half-staff this week in honor of Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. CBS News has this report.