Archive for October, 2008
NFL Insider Looks At The NFC North
October 29th, 2008 
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Culpepper Works Out for Lions; Sides Talking Contract
After nixing his visit with the KC Chiefs today, instead former Vikings, Dolphins and Raiders QB Daunte Culpepper paid a visit to the Lions. The two sides seemed pleased enough with Culpepper’s workout to start talking about a deal, and talks have begun according to ESPN but are in the early stages. Culpepper, who acts [...]
Effort Wasted Again as Redskins Survive Lions 25-17
As has been the case the past few weeks, the Lions played hard and had a shot vs the Washington Redskins Sunday at Ford Field, but after having a 10-3 lead, the team fell apart and lost in the end 25-17. Washington piled on 439 yards of offense, and outscored the Lions 22-7 over the [...]
Breaking Down Sunday’s Fantasy Matchups for Lions-Redskins
Redskins RB Clinton Portis vs. Lions run defense The Lions have done a decent job against the run at times this year, but they still rank second worst in rush defense. The Redskins rank third in rushing, with Portis carrying the ball a ton. He has 163 carries for 818 yards and seven touchdowns. The [...]
Lions Comeback Falls Short in 28-21 Loss to Houston
Despite almost blowing a 21-0 lead to the hapless Detroit Lions, the Houston Texans showed enough on Sunday at home to earn their second win of the season, outlasting Detroit 28-21. The Texans jumped on Detroit to go up 21-0 after two first quarter scores and then a Steve Slaton TD early in the second [...]
Preview: Can The Lions Find Their First Win of 08 in Houston?
The Houston Texans saved their season last Sunday when QB Matt Schaub pulled off a gutsy QB sneak on 4th down from the three-yard line trailing against the Dolphins at Reliant Stadium. This Sunday the team takes on the winless Detroit Lions, and they are hoping that they will not need the same type of [...]
Season Over for Kitna; QB Placed on IR
Lions quarterback Jon Kitna’s season is over. The team announced Tuesday it had placed the signal-caller on the injured reserve list due to a back problem. Kitna first suffered the injury in Week Five’s loss to the Chicago Bears, then missed last weekend’s loss to Minnesota. Kitna had started 36 consecutive games for the Lions [...]
Much Better Effort; But Plenty of Questions Remain
The effort against the Vikings on Sunday was by far the best of the season for a Lions team that appeared to have given up last Sunday vs the Bears. The issues remain though that the team is 0-5, and that they still look more like a bad high school JV team on offense no [...]
