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Archive for October, 2008

Key Fantasy Matchups for Sunday’s Lions-Vikings Matchup

From: KFFL.com
Lions quarterback vs. Vikings SS Darren Sharper
Sharper has intercepted 11 passes against the Lions and returned two of them for touchdowns. Quarterback Jon Kitna (back) has thrown three picks to Sharper. From Scott Mitchell to Charlie Batch to Joey Harrington to Kitna to J.T. O’Sullivan, Lions quarterbacks have struggled against Sharper. No matter who [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 10 2008

Week 6 Preview: Lions Travel to Minnesota

Coming off a whirlwind win over the Saints on Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings are back at home Sunday as they play host to the awful 0-4 Detroit Lions in a NFC North battle. The Lions are coming off a 34-7 loss at home to the Bears, and the questions in the post game [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 09 2008

Kitna’s Playing Streak Could be Over Sunday vs Vikings

The Lions could be without starting QB Jon Kitna Sunday when the team travels to Minnesota to play the Vikings. The QB missed practice today and had an MRI on his injured back that cost him the second half vs the Bears in Sunday’s 34-7 loss. Coach Rod Marinelli said he doesn’t know [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 08 2008

Rod Marinelli Won’t Quit On The Lions


Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 06 2008

Marinelli and the Rest of the Lions - Dead Men Walking

Being at Ford Field on Sunday and in the media room for coach Rod Marinelli was quite an experience. The Lions media, all very nice men just trying to do their jobs, were out on a mission to find out just how and why this team, that started last season so well, has totally [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 06 2008

Mowed Down in Motown - Lions Have No Answers in 34-7 Loss

It was as if the ghost of Matt Millen was lurking around Ford Field Sunday. That’s at least how the Lions played. Like has been the case all season, the Lions dug a hole for themselves, and this time were not even able to make it a game, falling 34-7 to the Chicago [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 05 2008

Halftime Thoughts from the Bears-Lions Game

Today the Gab is at Ford Field, where the Bears are taking on the Lions. Here are some halftime thoughts from this game.
* The Lions are a team that just loves to shoot itself in the foot. Here in Detroit, there are plenty of empty seats, and the fans are clearly 50-50 on Lions [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 05 2008

WR Williams Seems to Indicate He Won’t Be a Lion in 09

Roy Williams will be a free agent at the end of the season, and from the sounds of it, he won’t be in Motown in 2009. Williams was quoted in the Chicago Tribune as saying the following about his feelings of coming back to Detroit in 09: “My plans are to finish out this [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 02 2008

Previewing the Bears vs Lions NFC North Showdown

The Matt Millen era in Detroit is over, and with it the Lions are hoping that a change in fortune is headed for the 0-3 club this week that takes on the Chicago Bears in the Motor City. The NFC North battle will go down at 1pm on Sunday, and while the Bears come [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 01 2008

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Posted by CJ on Oct 01 2008