Lions&#39; Williams, Jones hardly playing like rookies
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Like the Bears, the Detroit Lions are trying to improve through the draft, giving youngsters a chance to compete and develop. Unlike the Bears, the Lions are getting
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The upstart Detroit Lions, heady with the success of their 2-0 start, were hoping to make a statement about where they stand on their personal road to improvement from being a team that&#39;s
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The Redskins, struggling on offense but with no plans to change quarterbacks, and Lions are underway in Detroit. The Lions won the toss and took the ball, and quickly got a first down on a 17-yard reception
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First score: Lions, on an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joey Harrington to wide receiver Roy Williams in the first quarter.
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Don&#39;t ask; even the Detroit Lions can&#39;t figure themselves out. They&#39;re down one week, up the next. They&#39;re atrocious at home, unbeatable on the road.
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The Detroit Lions had everyone fooled -- except the Green Bay Packers. Brett Favre and Co, entering Ford Field with a 1-4 record, hammered the Lions 38-10 on Sunday, leaving little doubt that the Lions were, in fact, pretenders.
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They beat the Minnesota Vikings in the 13th game of the 2001 season, guaranteeing the Lions would not be the NFL&#39;s first 0-16 team.
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The Virginia Cavaliers were in the midst of what would become a blowout victory at Western Michigan last season when rookie wide receiver Deyon Williams came to the line of
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DETROIT - If this was a yardstick game, the kind a team measures itself by, then the Detroit Lions need some more of them. There were more than 36 inches of separation between the Lions and the Philadelphia
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David Carr was reminded of those painful afternoons during his rookie season, when the expansion Houston Texans were simply fodder for the NFL&#39;s heavyweights.
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Special teams have been a consistent area of concern for the Redskins in recent years and the kick and punt units have been less than spectacular this season.
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The Lions wore the wrong costumes to Texas Stadium to play the Dallas Cowboys on Halloween. The Lions showed up as contenders, but played like pretenders -- and didn&#39;t fool anybody.
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The Bears&#39; offense got a boost Thursday when quarterback Craig Krenzel made it through the entire practice without being hampered by his sore left side and running back Thomas Jones took another step toward returning.
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From a bird&#39;s eye view, the Detroit Lions 23-17 overtime loss on Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars wasn&#39;t so bad. But oh, it was bad.
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The Melee in Motown between the Pacers and Pistons didn&#39;t only shake up the NBA, it laid waste to many a fantasy team&#39;s chances this season.
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Kevin Jones ran for 196 yards and a touchdown to lead Detroit over the Arizona Cardinals 26-12 Sunday, ending the Lions' five-game losing streak and keeping their playoff hopes alive in the muddled and mediocre NFC.
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IRVING - They never trailed and had no turnovers. They had five sacks and strong play from a rookie cornerback forced into action when a starter was hurt.