Stafford Leads Lions Past Saints, 35-27
Matthew Stafford passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions held off a late surge by New Orleans to defeat the Saints 35-27 on Monday night.
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Matthew Stafford passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and the Detroit Lions held off a late surge by New Orleans to defeat the Saints 35-27 on Monday night.
Lions defensive Devin Taylor pulled his best holiday-themed suit out of his closet for Monday Night Football, which created a stir on social media and among his teammates.
Kellen Moore will be the fourth starting quarterback for Dallas this season after replacing Matt Cassel and sparking the offense in a loss to the New York Jets.
"I need you to give me permission to throw the ball down the field." I'd never felt so down. At that point, I was just searching — grasping — for some kind of support."
The Lions are already guaranteed their third losing season in four, although they did win 11 games just one season ago.
The Detroit Lions are looking to get off their second skid of the season, and they are heading into New Orleans to face a Saints team that is still alive for the playoffs. There aren't a lot of injuries to list for the Lions, but each name on the report is a big one.
Saints first-year receiver Willie Snead is flattered by comparisons to Lance Moore, even if they start with both players were undrafted, started out on practice squads and aren't known for their size or their speed.
The Detroit Lions have had a very tumultuous season, but injuries have played a very big role in the problems that have come about. Now, injuries are going to open doors for a few others while one former starter has seen his time with the Lions come to an end.
Would this be a good move?
The Detroit Lions have seen their season up and down this season, and right now, they are on the lower ends of things. Unfortunately, they are heading into a game with a New Orleans Saints' team that still has a long shot at the playoffs and needs to win.
"I get paid to pay these three games, and I'm going to go out there and try to earn every penny I get," Ebron said.
Johnson, in his ninth pro season, ranks first in Lions history with 11,386 yards receiving and 81 touchdowns.
The Detroit Lions looked like they were beginning to come around in the past month, but then they lost last week on the final play to the Green Bay Packers. That loss must have done something as the St. Louis Rams made them look like the Lions of old.
What do you think, are the refs against the Lions?
Todd Gurley ran for 140 yards and two second-half touchdowns, and the St. Louis Rams ended a five-game losing streak with a 21-14 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
The St. Louis Rams could have a makeshift secondary this week with top cornerback Janoris Jenkins still in concussion protocol and safety T.J. McDonald out for the year.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford has thrown for seven TDs with no interceptions last two games and passed for 355 yards in last series meeting.
With four games still to play, Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford was asked if this is his most frustrating season.
Rob Boras will be calling plays for the first time in a dozen years on Sunday.
The Detroit Lions have had a number of issues throughout this long 2015 NFL regular season, but some have been more obvious than others.
"Some of you will ask me questions about last Thursday," Caldwell said Monday, the first time he faced reporters since his postgame news conference. "I'm not going back there."
The Detroit Lions are coming off of a heartbreaking loss to the Green Bay Packers which ended their three-game win streak and pretty much knocked them out of the playoffs. Now, they hope to get back on track against the St. Louis Rams who have lost five in a row.
The St. Louis Rams, next to last in offense in the NFL, have fired offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti.
With the ball at the Green Bay 39, Detroit rushed only three players, leaving the other eight to cover the expansive territory between the line of scrimmage and the end zone.
As Michigan approaches the coldest day of the year, some of the most vulnerable residents in Detroit face a difficult reality: staying safe and warm while dealing with homelessness.
A group of protesters is calling on DTE for a more transparent contract process between developers of a major data center project in Saline Township and the utility.
A suggestion on how the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office can save money in its new budget is stirring up controversy.
The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are the top two teams in the hunt for an NFC wild card and are still holding on to hopes to compete for division championships.
The Trump administration proposed rules that would weaken fuel economy standards for vehicles set under President Biden in 2024.
A Pontiac man is charged with murder after his stepfather was found shot to death in his salt truck over the weekend.
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.
As Michigan approaches the coldest day of the year, some of the most vulnerable residents in Detroit face a difficult reality: staying safe and warm while dealing with homelessness.
A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department alleges that a landlord in Westland, Michigan, sexually harassed female tenants, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
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.
The Trump administration proposed rules that would weaken fuel economy standards for vehicles set under President Biden in 2024.
Weakening job growth could lock in an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, according to economists.
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.
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 Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are the top two teams in the hunt for an NFC wild card and are still holding on to hopes to compete for division championships.
It was an ultimate shopping spree at Shed 5 at Eastern Market for 750 families who were preselected by the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.
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.
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.
This week's roundtable discusses the economic outlook as the critical fourth quarter of 2025 plays out.
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.
The Trump administration is proposing a significant rollback of fuel economy standards for U.S. cars and trucks. The president says he is moving away from mandates for electric vehicles that he says it hurting the auto industry.
Royal Oak Township, Michigan, cut the ribbon on Wednesday on it first low-income housing project in nearly half a century.
As Michigan approaches the coldest day of the year, some of its community's most vulnerable residents face a difficult reality: staying safe and warm while dealing with homelessness.
Roads are slick tonight from light snowfall while temperatures plummet through Friday.
Residents in Saline, Michigan, protested outside of DTE headquarters on Wednesday. The group is calling on DTE for a more transparent contract process between developers of a major data center project and the utility company.