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Report: Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson to start for Detroit Lions despite injuries

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:38:36 +0000

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will start Thursday against the Packers despite being listed as "doubtful" with a left shoulder injury, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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Lions QB Stafford starts despite injury (AP)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:25:50 +0000

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was in the starting lineup Thursday against Green Bay, less than a week after separating his non-throwing shoulder. The rookie passer and receiver Calvin Johnson (knee) each missed three days of practice after suffering injuries in Sunday's dramatic win over Cleveland.

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Countdown: Lions aim to protect Thanksgiving slot

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:04:43 +0000

The table's set for Daunte Culpepper to start for the Lions, but will Calvin Johnson play? Our NFL Czar previews Thanksgiving's games.

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Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson of Detroit Lions sit out practice

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:08:05 +0000

The Detroit Lions practiced Tuesday without quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

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Lions' Stafford (shoulder) may sit Thanksgiving

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:35:35 +0000

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson played the game Sunday that Detroit Lions fans had been waiting all season to see.

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In Battle of the Bottom, Lions Beat Browns In a Barn-Burner.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:35 +0000

They say to not be the worst, you've got to beat the worst. They say that offense loses games but defense prevents even a sniff of the championship. They say you've just gotta take it fifty years at a time. Wait. They don't say these things? Well they do in Detroit. Though sports cliches are generally formatted around the premise of winning, the Detroit Lions may now be a cliche all unto themselves, reframing futility to the point of definition. But maybe, just maybe, there's another team that's willing to rip that crown away. In the ultimate NFL toilet bowl pitting the 1-8 Lions versus the 1-8 Browns, it was unclear whether either team had what it took to win, though somewhere in the midst of the madness, an NFL game broke out. And at least one thing became abundantly clear in what may have been the most enjoyable Lions game I've witnessed in years: Bad defense apparently trumps bad offense. Brady Quinn threw for three touchdowns in the first quarter even though the Browns had ...

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