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Seahawks rookie LB Aaron Curry gets his shot against Lions...Stafford might find himself in another awkward spot Sunday at Seattle: getting harassed by Seahawks rookie Aaron Curry, the linebacker Lions fans were clamoring for as the top pick before the draft in April. Stafford was the Lions' choice... In this article: Aaron Curry, Lions, Matthew Stafford, Seahawks, Jason Hunter, Seattle, Muhammad Ali, Allen Park, and New York |
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Centre Daily Times | 9 hours ago
Lions-Buckeyes rivalry runs deep
...times between 1956 and 1964, Penn State upset the Buckeyes in Columbus, shocking the college football world in the latter when the 3-4 Lions jolted No. 2 unbeaten Ohio State 27-0. That game remains one of the greatest upsets in the history...
In this article: Ohio State, Penn State, The Lions, Woody Hayes, Milt Plum, Ohio State, Matt Suhey, and Nittany Lions
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Bleacher Report | 10 hours ago
Seattle Seahawks-Detroit Lions Preview: Somebody Has to Win!
...is 79-for-139 for 894 yards. Look for those two to try and re-establish a connection to improve upon the Lions woeful passing numbers. Detroit is averaging just 189 yards through the air this year. With Stafford and Johnson playing...
In this article: Seattle Seahawks, Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, St. Louis Rams, Kevin Smith, Jacksonville, Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle, and Detroit
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Detroit News | 23 hours ago
Lions' coach 'optimistic' Johnson, Smith will play
Allen Park -- Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Friday he's "optimistic" that both receiver Calvin Johnson and running back Kevin Smith will play Sunday at Seattle. "As long as everything keeps going the way it is the next few days, I'll be...
In this article: Kevin Smith, Calvin Johnson, Jim Schwartz, Lions, Jason Hunter, Seattle, Matthew Stafford, and Seahawks
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Detroit News | 23 hours ago
Mike O'Hara: Lions are winners in Peterson trade, if not the game
...offseason trade with the Seahawks that brought strong-side linebacker Julian Peterson to Detroit was a clear-cut win for the Lions. The Lions gave up defensive tackle Cory Redding and a fifth-round draft pick for Peterson.
In this article: Lions, Julian Peterson, Seahawks, Steelers, Cory Redding, Patriots, Calvin Johnson, Broncos, and The Dolphins
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The Daily Collegian | 1 day ago
Lions hold Big Ten fate
Not since 2005, when the Penn State men's soccer team finished 6-0-0 in the regular season and 8-0-0 overall in the Big Ten, have the Lions captured the regular season title. But with a victory today at Indiana, Penn State wins the regular...
In this article: Big Ten, The Lions, Penn State, Nittany Lions, Michigan, Michigan State, and Lions
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Detroit News | 1 day ago
John Niyo: Trade for linebacker Julian Peterson pays off for Lions
...in NFL history. Free agency offered some quick fixes -- and those don't often work, as Lions fans know all too well. But Detroit wasn't exactly at the top of many wish lists, coming off a 0-16 season and another long, cold winter,...
In this article: Julian Peterson, Lions, Gunther Cunningham, Seattle, Jim Mora Jr., Seahawks, Michigan State, Robert Porcher, and Luther Elliss
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The Daily Collegian | 2 days ago
Lions look to avoid first-round exit
Posted on November 5, 2009 4:00 AM Lions look to avoid first-round exit History isn't on the Nittany Lions' side. The seventh-seeded Penn State field hockey team enters Thursday's opening round of the Big Ten Tournament carrying a...
In this article: Lions, Penn State, Buckeyes, Spartans, Lions, Big Ten, Nittany Lions, and Ohio State
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Bleacher Report | 4 days ago
Lions: Looking to 2010
In the 2009 NFL draft the Detroit Lions drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford as the cornerstone of the franchise. This season has been predictably difficult for the rookie QB whose team is painfully short on talent. Short of a sudden...
In this article: Ndamukong Suh, Eric Berry, Gerald McCoy, Mike Johnson, Carlos Dunlap, Joe Haden, and Louis Delmas
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Lions try to regroup after latest disaster
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Jim Schwartz doesn't want his Detroit Lions to play an overly conservative offense. Without Calvin Johnson, he doesn't think he has much of a choice. Even with a bye week to prepare and the return of rookie...
In this article: Calvin Johnson, Jim Schwartz, Kevin Smith, St. Louis Rams, Adrian Peterson, Detroit, Matt Stafford, Maurice Morris, and Brandon Pettigrew
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Detroit News | 5 days ago
Bob Wojnowski: Latest loss an embarrassment, even by Lions' standards
Latest loss an embarrassment, even by Lions' standards Even by the Lions' lowly standards, this was ridiculous. Apparently, anytime the Lions and Rams hook up, you throw out the record books and the playbooks, and hope they don't clunk...
In this article: Lions, Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, Rams, Jim Schwartz, NFL, Bob Seger, and Bob Wojnowski
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The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit.
Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans, the team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team, one of many such teams in the Ohio and Scioto River valleys. For the 1930 season, the Spartans formally joined the National Football League (NFL) as the other area independents folded because of the Great Depression. Despite success within the NFL, they could not survive in Portsmouth, then the NFL's smallest city. The team was purchased and moved to Detroit for the 1934 season.
The Lions have won four NFL Championships, the last in 1957, giving the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals, who last won in 1947 (as the Chicago Cardinals). The Lions have yet to qualify for the Super Bowl. The team has qualified for the playoffs only nine times in the more than 50 years since winning the 1957 championship and has won only one playoff game in that span.
The 2008 Detroit Lions became the only team in NFL history to lose all 16 regular-season games. They are only the second team to go winless without a tie (next to the 0-14 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers) since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970.
- Name:
- Detroit Lions
- Location City:
- Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1929
- Owned by:
- William Clay Ford, Sr.
- Coach:
- Jim Schwartz
- Mascot:
- Roary
- Colors:
- Honolulu Blue, Silver, Black, White
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