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| Largest home-road win differential since 1950 |
NFL Football |
09/10/2011 |
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The largest home/road win percentages for teams since 1950: Year Team Home Pct. Road Diff 1982 San Francisco 49ers 0-5-0 .000 3-1-0 .750 .750 1961 Detroit Lions 2-5-0 .286 6-0-1 1.000 .714 2010 Miami Dolphins 1-7-0 .125 6-2-0 .750 .625 1960 New York Giants 1-3-2 .250 5-1-0 .833 .583 1962 San Francisco 49ers 1-6-0 .143 5-2-0 .714 .571 Note: Pre-1971 ties didn't count toward win percentage. Source: STATS LLCCopyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information cont |
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| Rising teams square off as Bucs host Lions |
NFL Football |
09/09/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions were publicly- traded stocks instead of privately-owned football franchises, they'd both be the talk of CNBC, not ESPN. And the smart-money advice for both teams, which will face one another at Raymond James Stadium on the eve of the 2011 season -- Buy. Prediction shares of the Bucs and Lions were available for mere pennies following a 2009 season in which they combined for just five wins, but forecasts for both shot up prodigiously over 16 ga |
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| Appalachian State's LeGree among cut FCS players |
Division I-AA College Football |
09/05/2011 |
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| ers (5th, 163) - Daniel Kilgore, C, Appalachian State Green Bay Packers (6th, 186) - D.J. Smith, ILB, Appalachian State Buffalo Bills (7th, 206) - Justin Rogers, CB, Richmond Cincinnati Bengals (7th, 207) - Korey Lindsey-Woods, CB, Southern Illinois Detroit Lions (7th, 209) - Johnny Culbreath, OT, South Carolina State St. Louis Rams (7th, 228) - Jabara Williams, OLB, Stephen F. Austin Miami Dolphins (7th, 235) - Jimmy Wilson, SS, Montana San Francisco 49ers (7th, 239) - Mike Person, OG, Montana State San Fra |
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| Lions activate CB Smith, release P Harris |
NFL Football |
09/03/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions activated cornerback Alphonso Smith off the injury list and released punter Nick Harris on Saturday, trimming their roster to the NFL regular-season limit of 53 players. Smith recorded 39 tackles and five interceptions in 12 games (10 starts) last season, his first with the Lions after they acquired him from Denver. He has been sidelined with a broken foot. Harris has been the Lions' regular punter since 2003, but was released with 23-year-old rookie Ryan |
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| Lions complete unbeaten preseason with win over Bills |
NFL Football |
09/01/2011 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - Backup quarterback Shaun Hill completed four of his five passes for 34 yards and one touchdown to help the Detroit Lions down the Buffalo Bills, 16-6, and complete a perfect preseason. Starter Matthew Stafford completed one pass, a 39-yard bomb to Calvin Johnson before leaving the game, and former Michigan State standout Drew Stanton completed three-of-seven passes for 37 yards. Former Philadelphia Eagle and Cleveland Brown Jerome Harrison led the rushing attack for the L |
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| Indianapolis Colts 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/31/2011 |
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| dwindle to five in 2008 and a combined four over the past two seasons. Fourth-year man Eric Foster (33 tackles, 3.5 sacks) and Jerry Hughes, the Colts' 2010 first-round pick, provide depth. LB: Free-agent signee Ernie Sims, a former starter with the Detroit Lions (2006-09) and Philadelphia Eagles (2010), comes to the Colts this season to compete for an outside job after making 55 tackles in 15 starts with the Eagles. He had three straight seasons of 100-plus tackles with the Lions, peaking at 134 in his seco |
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| Bills not taking last preseason tuneup for granted |
Headlines |
08/31/2011 |
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| d. It's not as if he was canceling practice, he says jokingly. To make clear how much more work needs to be done, Gailey intends to have his starters play a series or two on Thursday, when the Bills (1-2) close their preseason schedule hosting the Detroit Lions (3-0). With the regular-season opener at Kansas City some 10 days away, Gailey's taking nothing for granted despite a feel-good 35-32 overtime win over Jacksonville. The Ryan Fitzpatrick-led offense scored 17 points, and the starting defense allow |
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| Lions release Rayner, Bell |
NFL Football |
08/29/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions have released eight players, including kicker Dave Rayner, running back Mike Bell and defensive back Michael Johnson. Rayner was in a battle with veteran Jason Hanson for the kicking duties, but the longtime Lion apparently won out and reportedly received a new contract. Hanson, who will enter his 20th season with the Lions, was hurt last year in a November game against the Jets and Rayner was signed as his replacement. Bell was signed by the Lions earlier |
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| Buffalo Bills 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/27/2011 |
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| 's dynasty, but it's now been nearly two decades since the glory days of Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith and four straight Super Bowl appearances. And it's been 12 years since the franchise last reached the playoffs, tied with the Detroit Lions for the longest current drought in the NFL. The times have changed following Buffalo's once iron-clad rule of the conference, and so has the landscape of the league. The advent of the salary cap era has been a long-standing impediment for the Bills, |
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| Detroit Lions 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/27/2011 |
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| ttleness is now a thing of the past -- just like the Lions' losing ways. "We look forward to putting all that missed time behind [Stafford]," said Schwartz. "That's key for this football team." Below we take a capsule look at the 2011 edition of the Detroit Lions, with a personnel evaluation and prognosis included therein: 2009 RECORD: 6-10 (tied 3rd, NFC North) LAST PLAYOFF APPEARANCE: 1999, lost to Washington in NFC Wild Card COACH (RECORD): Jim Schwartz (8-24 in two seasons) OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Scott L |
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