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8 Memorable Thanksgiving Moments for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions Just like the crazy uncle with the nonstop inappropriate jokes or the aunt with the barely edible green bean casserole, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are welcome additions to the holiday fam...

26 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Monthly, Barry Sanders, Brett Favre, Clint Longley, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Jason Garrett, Jerome Bettis, Leon Lett, Ndamukong Suh, O.J. Simpson, Phil Luckett, Randy Moss, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman

8 Amazing Stats from NFL Sunday: Week 11

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, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 11

Detroit Lions A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 11. Locks of the Week Some fans in Kansas City plan on wearing funeral black to Arrowhead on Sunday, whil...

27 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 11

Detroit Lions NFL Week 11 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Dolphins (4-5) at Bills (3-6) The home team is 7–3 on Thursday night this year, so there is a chance that Buffalo fans ...

27 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

2012 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Week 10

Detroit Lions Week 10 marks the unofficial start to the second half of the NFL regular season. Eight games remain until the NFL’s postseason, but it’s fewer than that when you take into consideration the sta...

NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 10

Detroit Lions NFL Week 10 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Colts (5-3) at Jaguars (1-7) Indianapolis has been playing “Chuck Strong” — in honor of coach Chuck Pagano’s...

28 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Calvin Johnson, Hakeem Nicks, Jimmy Graham: Injury Updates Week 9

Detroit Lions The fantasy season is nearing its postseason. The weeks are winding down; the injuries are piling up. You need to stay ahead of everything in order to make that playoff push. Here’s some informat...

28 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, News, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Hakeem Nicks, Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints

Injury Updates Week 9: Trent Richardson, Titus Young, Brandon Pettigrew

28 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, News, Brandon Pettigrew, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Titus Young, Trent Richardson

Week 8 Injury Updates: Rashard Mendenhall, Jonathan Dwyer, Titus Young, Brandon Myers

Detroit Lions Here we are — the halfway point of the NFL season and six weeks away from the start of the fantasy postseason for many. Injuries are making lineup decisions harder — sometimes easier in th...

29 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, News, Brandon Myers, Detroit Lions, Isaac Redman, Jonathan Dwyer, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rashard Mendenhall, Titus Young

Week 8 Fantasy Injury Updates: Peyton Hillis, Doug Baldwin, Calvin Johnson

29 weeks ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Doug Baldwin, Peyton Hillis, Seattle Seahawks

Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears Monday Night Preview and Prediction

Detroit Lions Two divisional foes with drastically different 2012 results will meet on Monday Night Football, when the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions at 8:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. Lovie Smith’s Chicago crew ...

30 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Brandon Marshall, Calvin Johnson, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jay Cutler, Matt Forte, Matthew Stafford, Mikel LeShoure, NFC North

20 scariest players, physical freaks and real-life monsters in the NFL

Detroit Lions We watch the NFL for fantasy numbers, civic pride, the strategy and maybe for a few friendly wagers. Oh, and we watch the NFL for freakish displays of athleticism. Athlon Sports has assem...

31 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: NFL, Overtime, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 7

Detroit Lions NFL Week 7 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Seahawks (4-2) at 49ers (4-2) Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh are old Pac-12 rivals from their days at USC and Stanford, res...

31 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Osi Umenyiora, Pittsburgh Steelers, Robert Griffin III, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 6

Detroit Lions A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 6. Locks of the Week Take the birds in a pair of blowouts over a couple of teams who have made a trend of ge...

32 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 6

Detroit Lions NFL Week 6 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Steelers (2-2) at Titans (1-4) The last time the Titans defeated the Steelers was Chris Johnson’s rookie season in 2008,...

32 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

Top 10 NFL Coaches on the Hot Seat: Week 5

Detroit Lions Week 5 of the 2012 NFL season will kick off on Thursday night, which means we’ve reached the quarter-mark of the regular season. Teams across the league are evaluating where things stand right no...

33 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 3

Detroit Lions NFL Week 3 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Giants (1-1) at Panthers (1-1) Carolina’s Cam Newton steps into the spotlight on Thursday night, taking on a Big Blue de...

35 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans

Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers Preview and Prediction

Detroit Lions Some of the national attention will be on the two coaches when the San Francisco 49ers host the Detroit Lions Sunday night at 8:20pm EST on NBC, but the real story is a solid NFC matchup between tw...

35 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Ahmad Brooks, Aldon Smith, Alex Smith, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Frank Gore, Kevin Smith, Matthew Stafford, NaVorro Bowman, NFC, Patrick Willis, Randy Moss and Mario Manningham joining Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 2

Detroit Lions A game-by-game betting preview (against the spread) for each of the 15 games on Sunday and Monday in Week 2. Here are the teams to pick and the ones to stay away from. Locks of the Week Ride...

36 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 2

Detroit Lions NFL Week 2 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Bears (1-0) at Packers (0-1) Titletown was stunned by the 49ers in the opener. The Packers must regroup in a hurry, with t...

36 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

NFL Picks to Gamble On: Week 1

Detroit Lions A game-by-game betting preview (against the spread) for each of the 15 NFL games on Sunday and Monday in Week 1. Here are the teams to pick and the ones to stay away from. Locks of the Week T...

Detroit Lions 2012 NFL Team Preview

Detroit Lions Athlon Sports is counting down its 2012 NFL preseason Power Rankings with in-depth team previews, schedule analysis and more as the start of the NFL season draws near. The Detroit Lions check i...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Detroit Lions, NFC North

Detroit Lions or Chicago Bears: Who can beat the Packers?

Detroit Lions Athlon Sports will preview the upcoming 2012 NFL season with in-depth roundtable debates with our editors and other experts from around the world of football. Q: Who is more likely to knoc...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, NFC North

Fantasy Football 2012: Breaking Down the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions What can the Detroit Lions do for you this fantasy season? Check out Athlon Sports' team report as we break down the rookies, veteran players to watch and avoid, fantasy playoff schedule and more t...

39 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit Lions, Fantasy Football, Jahvid Best, Kevin Smith, Mikel LeShoure, Nate Burleson, Ryan Broyles, Titus Young

Ranking the NFL's Top 10 Head Coaches in 2012

Detroit Lions Championships. Leadership. Awards. Longevity. Statistical records. Likeability. Talent development. An NFL head coach can be evaluated with many criteria. Generally, winning champions...

45 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans

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