Charlie Batch Used To Hand Off To Barry Sanders, That's How Damned Old He IsBarry Petchesky, deadspin.com Ed Reed threw some shade at Charlie Batch, who was far from elite but at least outplayed Joe Flacco in the Steelers' win in Baltimore. But no one was expecting greatness. Batch just gave more of what he's offered these past 10 years as Pittsburgh's back… |
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Packers don't expect Nelson to play vs. LionsDec 3, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Green Bay Packers are not optimistic that Jordy Nelson will be available for next Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions. |
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Lil Wayne helps Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko outfit children attending his basketball campDec 3, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Ball Don't Lie launched a little attack on rapper Lil Wayne last spring when he, like Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea, was denied the star treatment by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The recording artist didn't plan things out beforehand and expected to r… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Lions have lost two more receivers for the season. Rookie Ryan Broyles is done for the year after tearing the ACL in his right knee during Sunday’s loss to the Colts. The injury came early in the game, leaving the Lions short on active wide receiver… |
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Chris McCosky , detnews.com Colts right guard Mike McGlynn told the Indianapolis Star that Suh and other Lions were laughing and dancing over a fallen and concussed player (tackle Winston Justice). |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com One has been lost for the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, the other is physically healthy but barely clinging to a roster spot because of behavioral issues. |
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Josh Katzenstein, detnews.com There are certainly plenty of players who deserve blame for the Lions' last-second, 35-33, loss to the Colts Sunday, but some players didn't receive their due because of the final tally. |
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Colts tackle calls out Suh, Lions for anticsDec 3, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Ndamukong Suh maintains he's not a dirty player but his actions again have drawn the ire of another opposing player. |
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Free Head Exam: Detroit LionsDec 3, 2012
After the Detroit Lions' 35-33 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, here are three issues that merit further examination: We've had plenty of offseason discussions about the value of defensive backs relative to pass rush in the NFL's current passing era. A r… |
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MegatronWatch: 171 yards closer to recordDec 3, 2012
The Detroit Lions finished Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts without the players who opened the season as their No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 wide receivers. And still, receiver Calvin Johnson managed to catch 13 passes for 171 yards and a 46-yard t… |
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Jim Schwartz Ain't Even MadDec 3, 2012
Timothy Burke, deadspin.com The Colts topped Detroit yesterday thanks to some last-second Andrew Luck magic, and it's the sort of ending one might expect could launch notoriously-volatile Lions coach Jim Schwartz into orbit. Not so, it seems, as Schwartz simply brushed it off with… |
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John Niyo: Lions' defense drops the ball againDec 3, 2012
John Niyo, detnews.com A year after setting records for their late-game heroics, the Lions are back to setting records for futility. So what gives? "We're not making the plays when they count," Drayton Florence said. |
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Bob Wojnowski, detnews.com When it's time to be defined, the Lions still wither pitifully. This was among the all-time worst, and you can pin it on many players, as long as you also blame the coaches, who apparently have no idea how to seal a game. |
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Josh Katzenstein , detnews.com Luck, the No. 1 pick in the 2012 draft, marched the Colts 75 yards in 1:07 and threw the winning touchdown pass as time expired for a 35-33 victory over the Lions at Ford Field on Sunday. |
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