Calvin Johnson

...things would be much different this time. Sure, it's in Detroit and on Thanksgiving, but I think it would take a miracle for the Lions to even make this competitive without Stafford and Calvin. I hope I'm wrong, but like I said, we saw what...

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Lions coach hoping Johnson, Smith can play Sunday ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says he's optimistic that wide receiver Calvin Johnson and running back Kevin Smith will play Sunday at Seattle. Johnson has missed...

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...record) for 422 yards against twointerceptions. The Lions had two 100-yard receivers in Calvin Johnson and Kevin Smith, and traded punches with Brady Quinn and the Browns all night. In a void, and separated from the history of the...

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...said. "It's clear. There were more flags thrown than officials, I think. They didn't only interfere with Bryant (Johnson), they were interfering with Calvin as well." Lions linebackers Larry Foote and Julian Peterson both joked that the...

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...and Josh Cribbs (4 yards) for touchdown passes. The Lions responded to tie the game at 24 with touchdown receptions by Aaron Brown (26 yards), Kevin Smith (25) and Calvin Johnson (75). Cleveland led, 27-24, at halftime after a Phil...

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...QB Stafford, WR Johnson on Thanksgiving ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson played the game that Detroit Lions fans had waited all season to see. Stafford set an NFL rookie passing record with 422 yards in...

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...and the Lions started to get it going. Stafford threw a touchdown pass on three consecutive drives to bring the Lions back and tie the game at 24, with the last TD being a 75-yard pass to Calvin Johnson. Cleveland did add a late field goal to...

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"He's the complete package." Sapp, who started in place of Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield at left cornerback Sunday, often was lined up opposite Johnson, the second overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft. A Pro Bowl alternate last season...

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