The Lions have sold out their season finale against the Chicago Bears, avoiding a local television blackout.
The team announced Thursday a few hundred tickets returned by the Bears are for sale.
Detroit sold out three of its first seven games at Ford Field this season. It also had some of the franchise’s smallest crowds in two [...]
The Lions say quarterback Matthew Stafford has undergone successful surgery on his right knee. Stafford had what the Lions called minor surgery on Tuesday. He was placed on injured reserve last week after a physical exam revealed he wouldn’t be ready to play in Sunday’s season finale against Chicago.
The San Francisco 49ers, during their game agaisnt the visiting Detroit Lions, began rather slowly – perhaps a result of the hangover from last week when they were eliminated from playoff contention. But they got their act together in the second half, as turnovers, along with two touchdowns scored about six minutes apart, helped San [...]
The season is over for Lions prized rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford. The team on Thursday decided to spare the final two games for Stafford, and decided to put him on injured reserve. Stafford has been sidelined for the last two weeks with a separated left shoulder, but it’s a knee injury that at [...]
Booth Newspapers talks today about the issues that kicker Jason Hanson has been having as of late:
Lions kicker Jason Hanson connected on his first nine field goal attempts this season -including four from 46 yards and longer. Since that time, though, Hanson has hit just 7-of-14. Five of those misses have come from 48 yards [...]
The Free Press reports that the Lions will go with Drew Stanton at QB on Sunday:
The Detroit Lions announced today that Drew Stanton will start at quarterback Sunday at San Francisco, getting the nod over Daunte Culpepper. Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (shoulder) did not participate in the portion of practice open to reporters today. Culpepper, [...]
I have wondered for years why the Lions always seem to have massive amounts of injuries and usually lead the league in players on injured reserve. In the Marinelli years I figured it was because he wanted lighter faster players and their bodies just couldn’t handle the abuse.
The issue goes deeper than [...]
The Detroit Lions, as those of you who follow the team, already know, have been offensively-challenged as late, as evidenced by being outscored 74-3 the past two games. The quarterback behind center during those two losses? Daunte Culpepper.
It sure sounds like team head coach Jim Schwartz still has confidence in Culpepper as despite the increased [...]
I will be the first to admit that I was a little more optimistic than I should have been at the beginning of the season. Thus, I am a little more disappointed in the 2009 campaign than most Lions fans right now. I will also point out that I refuse to join the [...]
PFT.com reports that the Lions today parted ways with fullback Terrelle Smith:
On Sunday, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs claims that, on the second play from scrimmage during Baltimore’s Week 14 game against the Lions, fullback Terrelle Smith targeted Suggs’ injured knee.
Per a league source, the Lions waived Smith on Wednesday.
It’s unknown whether there’s a connection between [...]
