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Detroit Lions 2013 Schedule Analysis
Detroit Lions Jim Schwartz is entering a critical season in Detroit. A good season is likely needed to keep his job as the Lions' head coach. And since scheduling plays a huge role in the outcome of every NFL se...
6 hours ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Detroit Lions, NFC North

Early 2014 NFL Draft Rankings
Detroit Lions The 2013 NFL Draft is in the books. Some fans, in Minnesota and St. Louis for example, should be ecstatic about their new toys (Sharrif Floyd, Tavon Austin) while others, in Cleveland, Dallas o...
7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinals, USC Trojans, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Day Two's Best Prospects
Detroit Lions The beauty of the NFL Draft lies in its unpredictability. Teams move up in the draft to nab a player they particularly covet. Others move back in the process because the guy they have targeted ...
7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trjans, West Virginia Mountaineers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Grading the First Round
Detroit Lions The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft is complete and 32 new faces have joined the ranks of professional football. Some will play right away and become instant Pro Bowlers like first-rounders Matt ...
7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

Ranking the NFL's Toughest Schedules of 2013
Detroit Lions The NFL has got it all figured out. The most powerful, popular and lucrative sport in the history of sports has turned its annual schedule release into saliva-inducing, must-see TV for football-sta...
8 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Mock Draft: First-Round Picks
Detroit Lions The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...
10 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

2013 NFL Mock Draft
Detroit Lions The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...
15 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

2013 NFL Mock Draft
Detroit Lions The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...
18 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles

Very Early 2013 NFL Power Ranking Predictions
Detroit Lions Baltimore won the Super Bowl, but as it relates to Athlon Sports’ early ranking of NFL teams for next season, not ALL of the spoils go to the victor. San Francisco, who came up short against the ...
19 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

10 Best NFL Comeback Stories of the Season
Detroit Lions None other than the great Dr. James Andrews has decided that Robert Griffin III will require total reconstructive surgery to repair the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and LCL (lateral collateral ...
23 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Adrian Peterson, Baltimore Ravens, Calvin Johnson, Chris Johnson, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Janoris Jenkins, Jonathan Vilma, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning, Randy Moss, Ray Lewis, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Terrell Suggs

25 Amazing NFL Stats from the 2012 Regular Season
Detroit Lions Another stellar NFL season is in the books. And unlike any year in the past, rookie quarterbacks, single-season records, franchise records and all-time greats produced at unprecedented levels. The ...
23 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins

8 Amazing Stats from NFL Sunday: Week 17
Detroit Lions NFL football is the greatest reality TV program of all time. The Giants and Colts made sure of that back in 1958. Each NFL fall weekend is a completely new and original experience for every player,...
24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 17
Detroit Lions NFL Week 17 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule, broken down into tiers in regards to what they’re playing for (in order of likelihood) on the last Sunday of the regular seaso...
24 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins

Calvin Johnson Breaks Jerry Rice's Single-Season Receiving Yards Record
Detroit Lions Seemingly half-man, half-machine, Detroit Lions wideout Calvin Johnson — the All-Pro wideout known simply as “Megatron,” a nickname inspired by the Transformers character, broke the sing...
24 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Eric Dickerson, Jerry Rice, Jim Schwartz, Matt Ryan

7 Amazing Stats from NFL Sunday: Week 16
Detroit Lions NFL football is the greatest reality TV program of all time. The Giants and Colts made sure of that back in 1958. Each NFL fall weekend is a completely new and original experience for every player,...
25 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 16
Detroit Lions A betting preview of every game (against the spread) in Week 16. Locks of the Week Two divisional rivalry showdowns plus another two matchups of the haves and have nots look like good pi...
25 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 16
Detroit Lions NFL Week 16 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Falcons (12-2) at Lions (4-10) Atlanta is one win away from locking up home-field in the NFC Playoffs, which should ...
26 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

Top 10 Individual Performances in the NFL in 2012
Detroit Lions As 2012 comes to a close, Athlon will count down the top individual performances in each major sport from the year, culminating with a full list of the top 50 performances of the year. It is im...
26 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Aldon Smith, Andre Johnson, Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, David Wilson, Detroit Lions, Doug Martin, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Matt Flynn, Matt Schaub, Matthew Stafford, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Rob Gronkowski, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady, Washington Redskins

8 Amazing Stats from NFL Sunday: Week 15
Detroit Lions NFL football is the greatest reality TV program of all time. The Giants and Colts made sure of that back in 1958. Each NFL fall weekend is a completely new and original experience for every player,...
26 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams

Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers Preview and Prediction
Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions will try and play spoiler when they take on the Green Bay Packers tonight at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. The Lions (4-8) are looking to end a four-game losing streak and do something the...
27 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, Aaron Rodgers, Alex Green, Calvin Johnson, Cedric Benson, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, James Jones, James Starks, Jordy Nelson, Matthew Stafford, Mikel LeShoure, NFC North, Randall Cobb

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 14
Detroit Lions A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 14. Locks of the Week Three of the worst teams in the league will be flown over by the sputtering J-E-T-S...
27 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins

5 Biggest NFL Underachievers in 2012
Detroit Lions There are 22 teams in the NFL that can make at least a decent case to their fans that they’re still somehow in the playoff hunt, and maybe another handful that can at least stretch the definition...
27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 14
Detroit Lions NFL Week 14 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Broncos (9-3) at Raiders (3-9) Denver MVP candidate Peyton Manning had his best game of the season against Oakland i...
28 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins

Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson Avoid Rookie Wall
Detroit Lions Apparently no one told this year’s rookie class of quarterbacks about the proverbial “rookie wall,” which, for years, has stood as an obstacle to stardom for even the best and brightest....
28 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Andrew Luck, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

Week 13 Injury Updates: Brandon Weeden, Titus Young, Ryan Broyles, Cecil Shorts, Justin Blackmon
Detroit Lions Depending upon your fantasy league setup, this is likely the last week of the regular season for you. If not, then you have a two-week push left to get into the postseason. Here are some updates on...
28 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Brandon Weeden, Cecil Shorts, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Justin Blackmon, Ryan Broyles, Titus Young

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