Lions Team Grades: Detroit Does It Again With Comeback Win Over Minnesota On Thanksgiving
Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford is rewriting the script for Lions football this season after a Thanksgiving comeback win.
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Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford is rewriting the script for Lions football this season after a Thanksgiving comeback win.
The Detroit Lions have gone down to the wire in every game this season, so their kicker has been even more important than usual.
Matthew Stafford led another crucial drive late in the fourth quarter, and Matt Prater's kicking again helped Detroit to a tight victory over Minnesota.
The Lions (7-4) have won six of seven, including two against Minnesota this month, despite trailing in the fourth quarter of every game this season.
Minnesota center Joe Berger was evaluated for a concussion, leaving the Vikings without the dependable lineman late in the first half of Thursday's game at Detroit.
Minnesota Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs is inactive for Thursday's game against the Detroit Lions.
Minnesota blew three-point lead with 23 seconds left last game against Lions, allowing them to set up Matt Prater's 58-yard FG as time expired in regulation.
The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed QB Jake Rudock to the active roster from the practice squad.
Live stream the Thanksgiving Day matchup between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
Vikings and Lions play on Thanksgiving Day, in an NFC North game with division and playoff implications.
This year's annual Thanksgiving game finds a lot at stake for the Detroit as they host Minnesota.
"He really stepped up huge," teammate Eric Ebron said Sunday. "We all make mistakes. We're all human and he knew what he did."
A fourth quarter comeback paired with excellent special teams play propelled the Lions to a 26-19 win over the Jaguars.
Despite practicing for the third day in a row on Friday, Levy was listed as doubtful for the Detroit Lions' game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Steve Beuerlein, CBS Sports analyst, looks at the Jaguars-Lions, Titans-Colts and Patriots-49ers matchups in Week 11.
DeAndre Levy returned to the practice field for the Detroit Lions Wednesday afternoon for the first time since week 1.
Given how the season has played out for the Jacksonville Jaguars, it's probably fitting they are on the verge of making NFL history for futility.
It would exceed the contract of Aaron Rodgers, who is making $25 million a year.
During the bye, Detroit vaulted into first place and looks to hold that spot with a win over Jacksonville.
The Detroit Lions didn't even play last weekend and still made progress.
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Expect the Detroit Lions to get a much-needed boost back to their defense during a bye week focused on health.
Kelly announced on Instagram that the couple will, in fact, be expecting two children because she's pregnant with twins.
Campbell played for the Lakers from 1990 to 1997 and won a title with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
Bitterly cold wind chills will get even colder as morning lows over the next seven days will feel like the single digits.
A Utica man has been charged with assault with intent to murder after allegedly stabbing someone multiple times in his apartment.
Police responded to a home in the 27000 block of Berkshire Drive around 9:09 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a shooting.
The alleged loot was a limited-edition, Fabergé egg pendant inspired by the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.
Authorities charged a woman and her husband with murder Tuesday in the death of her pregnant biological daughter, whose body was found in a Michigan forest three weeks after she disappeared.
Bitterly cold wind chills will get even colder as morning lows over the next seven days will feel like the single digits.
Campbell played for the Lakers from 1990 to 1997 and won a title with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
A former Rochester Hills, Michigan, doctor who was facing 31 charges of sexual misconduct was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison, according to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.
An Ecorse Public Schools student was expelled on Monday after officials said authorities found a firearm in the student's backpack.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
Yanfeng will close its Romulus production facility, located at 9800 Inkster Road.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $3.06 per gallon, which is 1 cent more than last week but 3 cents less than at the same time a year ago.
Most of the intersections and roundabouts that made the 2024 list are in Southeast Michigan.
Avancez said a change in customer orders will result in layoffs during December at its Hazel Park location.
Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation.
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.
The culinary team at Ford Field has planned a special menu for Thursday's game when the Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers.
Downtown Rochester, Michigan, is now fully into the holiday spirit as it held its annual Big, Bright Light Show and Lagniappe celebration Monday evening.
America's Thanksgiving Parade takes place on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, in downtown Detroit.
A new report from Realtor.com projects that the housing market will shift in a more buyer-friendly direction in 2026.
Moritz Seider had a goal and two assists, and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Boston Bruins for a 5-4 victory.
An employee at the Ashland, Virginia, area liquor store on Saturday found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.
Women who have a doula are 47% less likely to have a cesarean delivery and a 29% lower chance of having a preterm delivery, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine.
Authorities charged a woman and her husband with murder Tuesday in the death of her pregnant biological daughter, whose body was found in a Michigan forest three weeks after she disappeared.
Women who have a doula are 47% less likely to have a cesarean delivery and a 29% lower chance of having a preterm delivery, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine.
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.
Campbell played for the Lakers from 1990 to 1997 and won a title with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
Moritz Seider had a goal and two assists, and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Boston Bruins for a 5-4 victory.
Michigan State University has announced a philanthropic campaign intended to support its student-athletes and the college athletic experience.
Cade Cunningham scored eight of his 18 points in the final 3:21, and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-98.
Fitzgerald, 50, replaces Jonathan Smith, who was fired by the university Sunday after less than two years in East Lansing.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
Hundreds of thousands will line up along Woodward Avenue for America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield was overwhelmingly elected as mayor.
Eric Poe, CEO of CURE Auto Insurance, a New Jersey–based car insurer that entered the Michigan market four years ago and now has over 100,000 customers here, appears on Michigan Matters to discuss insurance rates.
Cold and cloudy again today with another chance of snow showers to move in this afternoon and evening. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Karen Carter breaks down when you can expect to see snow.
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An Ecorse Public Schools student was expelled on Monday after officials said authorities found a firearm in the student's backpack.
A former Rochester Hills, Michigan, doctor who was facing 31 charges of sexual misconduct was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison, according to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.
Oakland University says it will make several courses remote or hybrid this week as the college is awaiting repairs on its hot water system to be completed.