Unbeaten Lions Still Have Lots Of Question Marks
Stafford has put up big numbers at times in his career, but he's been dogged by the team's inability to beat top competition, especially on the road.
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Stafford has put up big numbers at times in his career, but he's been dogged by the team's inability to beat top competition, especially on the road.
"It's good to get wins not playing your best football," Stafford said. "We're not playing our best, we kept battling. Finding ways to win as you're getting better as a team is a good thing."
KDKA sports anchor Bob Pompeani says he thinks that the Birds will bounce back in a big way against the Detroit Lions this Sunday.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford helped team rally from fourth-quarter deficit last week and win for 28th time in career, NFL's highest total since his career started in 2009.
Detroit (1-0-1) overcame Stafford's two interceptions, Slay getting outplayed by Keenan Allen and Matt Prater missing an extra point and a field goal.
Watch the L.A. Chargers take on the Detroit Lions live from Ford Field Sunday at 1pm only on CBS 62.
According to a new survey, 15 percent of the American adult population will wager on NFL games this season.
The Lions open the season at Arizona, hoping to perform far better than they did last year when the New York Jets won big in Matt Patricia's debut as head coach. The roster and coaching staff have been tweaked in an effort to improve on the 6-10 record from 2018.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford did dress for the game, but he didn't throw another pass after warmups as Patricia and Kitchens sat their first-teamers.
Adam Schefter is reporting that Indianapolis Colt Quarterback Andrew Luck has decided to retire form the NFL.
New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate has had the appeal of his four-game suspension for a violation of the NFL's policy on performance enhancers turned down.
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Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford didn't play, and plenty of other key players were also spectators, but Meyers stood out for New England. He caught scoring passes from Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham in the second quarter and finished with six catches for 69 yards.
"Just in general, you got to love Danny Amendola, you got to love everything he brings every single day," Lions coach Matt Patricia said recently. "He is probably one of the most intense people you are going to talk to."
The Lions announced the moves Tuesday. Jones spent some of this offseason with the New York Jets after going undrafted out of Florida State. He appeared in 46 games for the Seminoles, including 10 starts, and had 67 tackles and 2½ sacks.
"Coach Patricia, flat out," Daniels said. "He's just a genius. He really is. He understands the game of football. He knows what it takes. To be able to play for a coach like that, it means everything."
Defense/Special Teams can factor into fantasy outcomes, and CBS Sports projects the Baltimore Ravens to be the top unit this season.
Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz and Eric Ebron project to be fantasy football's top tight ends, with Rob Gronkowski retired.
First-year coach Matt Patricia lost seven of last 10 games, saddling franchise with double digits in losses for first time since 2012. Detroit made move that worked out during season, acquiring run-stuffing defensive tackle Damon "Snacks" Harrison.
The Lions open camp to the public Thursday, July 25 at 9:30am in Allen park. This year's schedule also includes 3 joint pracrtice sessions with the New England Patriots.
Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs second-year QB, is projected to be the top fantasy QB signal caller, by a fairly significant margin.
Miami Dolphins assistant coach Jim Caldwell will take a leave of absence to address health issues that he says "require my full attention."
Glover Quin has retired after 10 seasons in the NFL.
The filmmakers behind "100%: Julian Edelman" discuss Edelman's rise to Super Bowl MVP and his life off the field.
