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NFL Rumors – Detroit Lions Might be Moving on From Matthew Stafford
The Detroit Lions are in the middle of another miserable seasons, that might result with a lot of people losing their jobs, and even Matthew Stafford leaving the team, as a new era, with a new quarterback, might be just around the corner for the Lions.
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NFL Rumors – Detroit Lions & Kansas City Chiefs Reaching the Point of No Return
Both the Kansas City Chiefs (1-4) and Detroit Lions (0-5) didn’t expect the season to start like this. But with nine consecutive losses between them, it’s no longer just a matter of making the playoffs or not. It’s now a case of two head coaches, Andy Reid and Jim Caldwell, possibly coaching for their jobs if things continue to deteriorate, while questions about quarterbacks Alex Smith and Matthew Stafford need to be asked.
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Longest Active Streaks of Starts for NFL Quarterbacks
There are currently eight quarterbacks in the NFL with streaks of 65 starts or more in the regular season: Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Andy Dalton, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford. Of the bunch, Dalton and Flacco are the only ones who have never actually missed a game since being drafted.
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NFL Playoffs – Dallas Cowboys Don’t Stumble, Detroit Lions Feel Robbed
The officials making this or that decision on the pass interference-face blocking call didn’t decide the game. The Dallas Cowboys figuring out how to pierce the defense of the Detroit Lions, big plays from DeMarcus Lawrence and Kyle Wilber on the defensive end and a great performance from Tony Romo made all the difference in a 24-20 win.
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New England Patriots – The Best Team in the NFL
Perfect at home and on a seven game winning streak, the New England Patriots beating the Detroit Lions 34-9 was an excellent example of their turnaround this season, once again looking like the best team in the NFL, something that hasn’t happened to the Pats in a very long time.
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18 Best Memes of Eli Manning & the New York Giants Losing to the Detroit Lions
As expected, after Eli Manning had another interception party as the New York Giants lost to the Detroit Lions, the memes and jokes focused on his link to Tony Romo while also mentioning how Calvin Johnson makes Matthew Stafford look like a superstar.
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Lions Over Giants – New Season, Same Problems
It seemed that everything the Detroit Lions were hoping to achieve heading into the new season came out working perfectly in the opener, beating the New York Giants 35-14 as Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson clicked brilliantly. On the other side, the same problems the Giants had last season haven’t gone away, with another abysmal performance from Eli Manning.
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Raiders Over Lions – Result is the Least Important Thing
Despite losing 27-26 to the Oakland Raiders, the Detroit Lions are probably quite pleased with what they saw early on from their starters and especially Matthew Stafford, throwing two touchdown passes before the hosts got on a roll which they rode until their narrow win.
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Detroit Lions – The Thanksgiving Curse is Over
Maybe the Detroit Lions should be thankful for Matt Flynn playing at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers instead of Aaron Rodgers, because they’re no way they’d be winning by 30 points if that was the case. However, it shouldn’t harm the feeling of elation for a franchise that’s seen so many rough seasons and Thanksgiving disappointments. They’re leading the NFC North, and seem to be in good hands with the trio of Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush leading the offense.
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Detroit Lions – Calvin Johnson Can’t Get Better Than This
It’s hard to tell what was the most impressive feat for the Detroit Lions as they picked up their fifth win of the season – Matthew Stafford fooling everyone and then lunging forward to score the game-winning touchdown, or Calvin Johnson catching 14 passes for 329 yards, nearly setting a new NFL record for receiving yards.