The Lions season came to an end with a 34-13 loss to the Packers at Lambeau Field. Detroit, after starting the season 6-2, struggled in the second half of the season, posting a 1-7 record to finish the year with a 7-9 record. The loss also extended the Lions’ losing streak in Green Bay, where [...]
I didn’t see this coming myself – as the Lions have one of the better offenses in the National Football League, despite their recent freefall – but according to ESPN, the team will fire offensive coordinator Mike Martz after Sunday’s finale against Green Bay and will replace him with Kippy Brown, the team’s receivers coach.
But [...]
Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 20, 2007 – On November 22, Thanksgiving Day, State Farm is officially debuting the “Your Game | Your Call” Ultimate Pro Bowl Giveaway where fans can win one of five trips to the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Fans can enter the promotion daily through January 6 at www.statefarm.com/NFL2 for their chance to win [...]
You have to feel for Lions running back Kevin Jones, who will have to undergo another long rehab after suffering a tear of his anterior cruciate ligament Sunday in the teams victory over the Chiefs. Rod Marinelli said Monday that the teams doctors will wait for swelling to go down before they get set on [...]
Both Detroit and Kansas City came into Ford Field Sunday with losing streaks – Detroit with a 6 game losing streak, while Kansas City was at 7. Neither team exactly played inspired football and it took some late heroics by the Lions’ defense to enable Detroit to hold off the Chiefs 25-20.
Detroit dominated the scoring in [...]
The Lions host the Chiefs this Sunday for a non-conference matchup at Ford Field. After starting the season 6-and-2, the Lions have dropped six in-a-row to drop out of the NFC playoff picture. Detroit was destroyed 51-14 by the San Diego Chargers last week. Jon Kitna was picked off five times in the loss. The [...]
Lions WR Roy Williams is done as far as the 2007 season is concerned. The team placed him on IR today with a sprained PCL in his knee. There was talk that Williams would be back for one of the last two games, but that is obviously not the case. “I want to be a [...]
The Lions have been shut out of this year’s Pro Bowl. Rosters were selected by a combination of fans, players and coaches and were announced yesterday. The last time the Lions were not represented in the annual NFC-AFC contest was in 2003. Other teams without a player on the starting rosters include the Jets, Buccaneers, [...]
Coach Rod Marinelli refuses to blame his team’s losing streak on a lack of talent. Marinelli said in his press conference Monday that the problem lies with the teacher. He added that he has taken his players out of pads during practice for the past two weeks to focus more on fundamentals and proper technique. [...]
The Lions lost their sixth-straight, falling to the San Diego Chargers 51-14. Jon Kitna threw for 302-yards and two-touchdowns but was also picked off five-times. San Diego’s LaDanian Tomlinson and backup Darren Sproles both rushed for over 100-yards and a pair of touchdowns. The loss puts the Lions’ record at 6-8.
