
13 things to watch in 2009: Part 2
This is Part 2 of a four-part series detailing 13 things to watch during the 2009 NFL season.[READ FULL STORY]

Dennis Northcutt
Jun 29th, 2009
Donte Stallworth
Jun 18th, 2009
Cleo Lemon
Jun 17th, 2009
Brandon Lloyd
Jun 16th, 2009
Ben Patrick
Jun 15th, 2009
James Thrash
Jun 12th, 2009
Brett Favre
Jun 8th, 2009
Mike Hart
Jun 8th, 2009
Anthony Gonzalez
Jun 8th, 2009
Joseph Addai
Jun 8th, 2009
Adam Vinatieri
Jun 5th, 2009
Brian Westbrook
Jun 4th, 2009
Extra Points: Part 4
Jun 26th, 2009
In the final piece of a four-part series, Extra Points provides a brief respite from the X's and O's of football with a look back at the 2008 season in its signature Calendar of the Weird.
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Extra Points: Part 3
Jun 25th, 2009
In the third of a four-part series, Extra Points provides a brief respite from the X's and O's of football with some off-field humor and on-field oddities.
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Recruiting the NFL Draft
Apr 29th, 2009
Every year hundreds of new athletes sign NFL contracts. But every year thousands of new athletes sign scholarship papers. How accurate are these recruiting rankings? The numbers might surprise you.
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NFL Draft recap
Apr 27th, 2009
The 2009 NFL Draft has come and gone, with several teams acing the test and nearly as many failing to improve. Athlon Sports grades each team's draft with a pick-by-pick recap.
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NFL Draft: Round 1
Apr 25th, 2009
The Lions have hitched their wagon to Matthew Stafford. The Jets to Mark Sanchez and the Bucs to Josh Freeman. And the Raiders are the still the Raiders.
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NFL Draft preview
Apr 24th, 2009
The 2009 NFL Draft kicks off on Saturday afternoon, officially starting the Mark Sanchez derby and Percy Harvin free fall, along with the possibility of several trades and the end of the "Curse of Bobby Layne" in Detroit.
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NFL Draft: Who is No. 1?
Apr 22nd, 2009
With the franchise's future riding on the first pick of the NFL Draft this Saturday, we thought we could help the Detroit Lions by taking an in-depth look at some quarterback numbers.
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Iron Man: Connor Barwin
Mar 20th, 2009
Cincinnati’s Connor Barwin has seen his stock rise as much as any prospect in this year's NFL Draft following a standout career with the Bearcats, a solid Senior Bowl and dominant performance at the Combine.
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| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 09/07 | SEATTLE | W, 34-10 |
| 09/14 | @ JACKSONVILLE | W, 20-16 |
| 09/21 | OAKLAND | W, 24-23 |
| 09/28 | @ ST LOUIS | W, 31-14 |
| 10/05 | @ ARIZONA | L, 17-41 |
| 10/19 | SAN DIEGO | W, 23-14 |
| 10/26 | @ MIAMI | L, 16-25 |
| 11/02 | NY JETS | L, 17-26 |
| 11/09 | @ NEW ENGLAND | L, 10-20 |
| 11/17 | CLEVELAND | L, 27-29 |
| 11/23 | @ KANSAS CITY | W, 54-31 |
| 11/30 | SAN FRANCISCO | L, 3-10 |
| 12/07 | MIAMI | L, 3-16 |
| 12/14 | @ NY JETS | L, 27-31 |
| 12/21 | @ DENVER | W, 30-23 |
| 12/28 | NEW ENGLAND | L, 0-13 |


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