Lions Have Plenty To Correct After Second Half Collapse
Matthew Stafford was intercepted twice, and the Lions bogged down offensively in the second half.
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Matthew Stafford was intercepted twice, and the Lions bogged down offensively in the second half.
One of the positives to Detroit's meltdown on Sunday, where the Lions blew a 21-3 lead on the Chargers but lost 33-28, was the return game.
Johnson was only targeted four times in Sunday's 33-28 loss to San Diego. He finished with two catches for 39 yards, a piddling line for a guy who led the NFL in receiving in 2012.
"He hit him pretty flush. He (Stafford) is a tough guy and he was able to bounce back and come back strong enough to lead us down the field and score and put us in position if we get an onside kick, to tie the thing up."
The Detroit Lions were really hoping to open the season in a big way, and they looked to be doing just that halfway through the second quarter. That was when the San Diego Chargers turned things around and absolutely obliterated anything the Lions were trying to do.
The first half belonged to Detroit with the Lions taking a 21-10 lead into the locker room at halftime.
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"Those guys haven't practiced. Their chances of playing are obviously limited."
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Under coach Dan Campbell, the Detroit Lions have become synonymous with fourth down success.
Jordan Love converted a pair of fourth downs with touchdown passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four touchdown throws, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday.
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Avancez said a change in customer orders will result in layoffs during December at its Hazel Park location.
More than 75 dazzling displays lined up to march down Woodward Avenue, led by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, who served as grand marshal for the parade.
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Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
A former Michigan pharmacist will spend nearly four years in prison in connection with a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme at a pharmacy he owned.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
Commonly called the "stomach flu," norovirus is a contagious infection that can cause inflammation of the stomach.
The Wyandotte Public Schools district says classes at Wilson Middle School will resume on Thursday after officials closed the school due to a "potential norovirus outbreak."
Under coach Dan Campbell, the Detroit Lions have become synonymous with fourth down success.
Jordan Love converted a pair of fourth downs with touchdown passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four touchdown throws, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 31-24 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday.
Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown limped off the field and toward the locker room with an ankle injury in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers after two Detroit lineman rolled into the receiver's legs while he was blocking.
The 2025 Michigan High School Athletic Association football state finals are set for this weekend at Ford Field in Detroit.
The Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys are two football teams that are synonymous with Thanksgiving.
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