Lions Make Gains On Ground, Searching For More
The challenge, ahead of a Week 3 matchup with the Falcons, will be turning a performance into a trend.
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The challenge, ahead of a Week 3 matchup with the Falcons, will be turning a performance into a trend.
The Lions' running back situation doesn't quite feel settled.
Turns out, there's a pretty good reason Theo Riddick didn't play in the Lions' final five games last season.
For the Detroit Lions to beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night and claim their first division title in 23 years, they'll have to do so without their best available running back and possibly their best cornerback.
Per the team's injury report, Graham Glasgow (concussion) is out and Theo Riddick (wrist) is doubtful for Sunday's road game against the New York Giants.
Despite practicing for the third day in a row on Friday, Levy was listed as doubtful for the Detroit Lions' game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
The Lions are right back where they started through eight games of the 2016 season, with as many wins as losses.
A year after having the NFL's worst running game, the Detroit Lions look as if they potentially have a dynamic duo in the backfield.
It was a busy morning in the Detroit Lions front office on Friday.
Riddick, who played for four years on the Varsity level for the powerhouse lmmaculata Spartans under Coach Pierce Frauenheim, leads the school in most career touchdowns scored (52) and most touchdowns scored in a season (23) in 2006 .
This year's version features Detroit Lions RB Theo Riddick telling Calvin Johnson to play the accordion at the :18 second mark.
"I just think that, for a guy like that who has the kind of skill level that he has, you don't want to pigeonhole him."
The Detroit Lions have certainly bounced back from the team that many thought may go without a win this season. Against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, they showed the talent that fans knew they have had this entire year.
The Lions ground game "also helped keep the ball out of (the Saints') hands" Caldwell said.
"It's a difficult transition, what we're going through right now even just in terms of our offensive system and how it's functioning. It's an unusual change."
The Detroit Lions finally showed what they have had all season, but haven't shown. Their defeat of the Oakland Raiders was their second win in a row, and it displayed a strong offense and a dominating defense.
Being over in London has only added to the troubles that the Detroit Lions are having this season. They are focused on the Kansas City Chiefs, but there are other things standing in their way and it's causing some annoying and also pricey issues for the Lions.
"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."
Both Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate were limited Friday with ankle injuries, although both are probable to play.
Lions Focusing On Keeping Stafford Upright, Bringing Peterson Down
Riddick came into this season relatively unassuming: He was seen as a third-string type running back who had good hands.
Detroit Lions running back Theo Riddick has made the most of an opportunity.
"But nevertheless, it happened and it's not like it's a monumental feat. That wasn't the key to it. The key was what happened on that field."
Tight end Eric Ebron and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata will both miss the Lions' game against the Bears 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).
Michigan authorities are searching for two missing 16-year-olds who they believe are trying to leave the state.
There's a different feeling around Michigan's program this week.
Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election integrity and boosting confidence in results ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Video shows authorities finding an elderly Metro Detroit woman knee-deep in a creek without her shoes on. The woman was found in the wooded area five hours after she had left her home.
People fishing along the Pecatonica River discovered a submerged 1966 Chevrolet Impala in the river using a sonar fish finder.
Michigan authorities are searching for two missing 16-year-olds who they believe are trying to leave the state.
There's a different feeling around Michigan's program this week.
White confirmed to CBS News Detroit Wednesday that he has applied for the position with the Detroit-based nonprofit.
Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election integrity and boosting confidence in results ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Video shows authorities finding an elderly Metro Detroit woman knee-deep in a creek without her shoes on. The woman was found in the wooded area five hours after she had left her home.
Stellantis says $406 million is being invested into three Michigan facilities, and one of them will be its first U.S. plant to build fully electric vehicles.
Ford unveiled its limited edition Detroit Lions F-150 Hybrid that's fitting for the King of the Jungle.
Andre Franklin is the CEO of Engineered by Dre.
Under the contract, the union can authorize a strike once an issue has gone through the grievance process.
The Biden administration announced that $50 million will go to Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois to boost electric vehicle production.
Singer Jon Bon Jovi helped bring a woman back off the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville Tuesday night, police said.
Clark Griswold himself is heading to Michigan this holiday season, hosting a special 35th-anniversary screening of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw.
Taylor Swift wrote that Vice President Kamala Harris "is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos."
A Michigan judge on Monday ordered hip-hop mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs to pay out a $100 million judgment to a man currently in prison who claimed Combs drugged and sexually assaulted him at an afterparty in 1997.
The White Stripes have sued former President Donald Trump in a case that alleges he used their hit song "Seven Nation Army" without permission in a video posted to social media.
Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election integrity and boosting confidence in results ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
People fishing along the Pecatonica River discovered a submerged 1966 Chevrolet Impala in the river using a sonar fish finder.
Singer Jon Bon Jovi helped bring a woman back off the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville Tuesday night, police said.
The baseless rumors have been amplified in recent days by former President Donald Trump and his allies.
The spacewalkers tested new SpaceX-designed pressure suits that could eventually be used by civilian astronauts on the moon and Mars.
A Detroit Metro Airport TSA employee is sharing her story of selflessly giving to help save a life.
Nearly 134,000 cases of multiple brands of apple juice are now being recalled because of of potential contamination.
A nationwide listeria outbreak blamed for nine deaths is turning into a potential legal nightmare for food maker Boar's Head.
The way every community reacts to tragedy is different.
Developed at Stanford University, a study found the device helped nearly 80% of pediatric patients avoid anesthesia during treatment.
There's a different feeling around Michigan's program this week.
Michigan opened the season with a 30-10 win over Fresno State and is coming off a 31-12 loss to then-No. 3 Texas.
Rookie Keider Montero pitched Detroit's first individual shutout in three seasons and the Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-0.
The lawsuit brought by the former Wolverines claims they should be paid for any highlights and replays still being used by the NCAA and Big Ten Network.
Dan Campbell didn't get a lot of sleep Sunday night.
Steve Kiefer has been on a mission to get distracted driving laws adopted in states across America, which he updates on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
The two authors also shared advice for others considering writing a book and things they wish they'd known before they started.
Detroit put the world on wheels, and now it is leading the charge to be the Mobility Capitol.
Canada is already Michigan's largest trading partner, worth hundreds of billions each year.
Michigan GOP Party Chair Pete Hoekstra and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow discuss the results of the primary and how the field of candidates still standing and their prospects look as Election 2024 enters the sprint to the finish line on Nov. 5 on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters
The new Wayne County Criminal Justice Center opened last week, but is facing several issues, including fighting and flooding; Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will be visiting Grand Rapids today and Lansing on Friday and more on the latest top stories.
Staying warm and dry.
With the Lions' recent win, eyes are on running backs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs with a combined over 130 yards against the Rams. Meanwhile, the Colorado Rockies' are in town, and pitcher Kyle Freeland is finding a way to give back.
A Detroit man is charged in connection with setting his former colleagues on fire earlier this week. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office charged Roberto Romero with two counts of assault with intent to murder, placing offensive substance causing physical injury, two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and two counts of felonious assault.
A 15-year-old from Clinton Township has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Detroit mother and injuring her son.