Fantasy Football: Top 10 NFL Quarterbacks
It seems that a new buzzword crops up every year around fantasy football time. Five years ago it was “X-Factor.” Then it became “explosive,” followed by “dual threat” and “football IQ.” So now, to...
View ArticleLions May Just Be Playing For Pride, Falcons Still Playing For Playoff Position
By Matthew Asher With the number one NFC Playoff seed nearly within the hands of the Falcons, the team needs to remember that there are still two regular season games left, which means they should not...
View ArticleFalcons Gameplan: Limit Megatron, Protect Ice From Suh
Matthew Asher With just two weeks before the regular season ends, the Atlanta Falcons take their 12-2 record to Ford Field this Saturday as they take on the 4-10 Lions. Despite the differences in...
View ArticleQB Matt Ryan, Falcons Agree To 5-year Extension
Matt Ryan is the latest young franchise quarterback to cash in. Ryan and the Falcons are finalizing a five-year contract extension that, a source tells CBSSports.com’s Mike Freeman, is worth $103...
View ArticleFantasy Football: Top 12 Quarterbacks To Draft
By Tony Meale By now, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “The NFL is a passing league.” This is not news. Having an elite signal-caller who can win you the game in crunch time is essential for any NFL...
View ArticleTop 10 NFL Comeback Player Candidates
By Andrew Kahn As far as the Comeback Player of the Year Award is concerned, it’s highly unlikely we’ll have another season like last, when winner Peyton Manning and runner-up Adrian Peterson put up...
View ArticleNFC Projections… Not Predictions
NFC Projections It’s a new day! This is a totally new year and most significantly, this is a new NFL season. Everything that happened last season is is history… old news. Sure, we can take some things...
View ArticleOpponent Profile: Lions Defense Is Scary Good
By Matthew Asher So much for Smitty’s “To Do List” that was unveiled last week that was supposed to stop Atlanta’s losing woes. The Falcons (2-5) have now lost their fourth straight game, this time a...
View ArticleLast Second Field Goal Lifts Lions Past Falcons 22-21
LONDON (AP) — Matt Prater kicked a 48-yard field goal on the last play of the game Sunday, lifting the Detroit Lions to a 22-21 comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons after trailing by 21 points. Prater...
View ArticleBears-Lions Fantasy Starters: Matt Forte, Matthew Stafford, And Calvin Johnson
By Steve Silverman The Chicago Bears are going to try to reach the .500 mark when they face the Lions in the opening game of the Thanksgiving Day triple header. The concept may seem laughable...
View ArticleCowboys Opponent Profile: Detroit Lions Head To Dallas For Wild Card
By Shawn Lealos The Dallas Cowboys are in the playoffs for the first time in five years and their opponents in the first round will be the Detroit Lions. As the NFC East winner, the Cowboys get home...
View ArticleCowboys Team Grades: Dallas Wins First Playoff Game Since 1999
By Shawn Lealos The Dallas Cowboys beat the Detroit Lions, but it didn’t come easy and it wasn’t without controversy. The Cowboys beat the Lions, 24-21, and did it thanks to two key plays. The first...
View ArticleDetroit Lions Impress While Coming Up Short In 2014
By Chris Morgan If not for one bad refereeing decision, or perhaps if not for one bad decision to punt, the Detroit Lions may still be playing. Of course, that’s not what happened, as the Lions lost to...
View ArticleFanDuel Weekly Roundup: Who To Play, Who To Pass For NFL Week 11
By Stephen Dolan There were no shortage of upsets this last weekend in the NFL and the emergence of some rising stars in fantasy football. Can the same thing happen this week? We have your plays and...
View ArticleThe NFL Hurry Up: “Better Off Without?”
The Cleveland Cavaliers will hold their parade today to celebrate their first NBA championship today, and they have asked former Browns QB Bernie Kosar to be apart of it. Kosar was the QB of the Browns...
View ArticleKeidel: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions’ Forgotten Star
By Jason Keidel When Calvin Johnson retired at the end of last season, it wasn’t seen as a simple transaction by some geriatric who can’t cut the muster. It was Barry Sanders redux — a giant stiff-arm...
View ArticleTop 5 Moments in Georgia-Georgia Tech Football Rivalry
They call it “clean, old-fashioned hate,” but in reality, there is nothing clean about it. When Georgia and Georgia Tech meet at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, there will still be a dispute between the...
View ArticleThursday Breakdown: Vikings, Lions Dig In On Thanksgiving Day
By Danny Cox It’s a tradition for the Detroit Lions (6-4) to play on Thanksgiving Day. But this year will differ from years past, because the Lions are contenders. Detroit currently sits on top of the...
View ArticleTexans-Lions Preview: Deshaun Watson ‘Playing As Well As He’s Played Over The...
(CBS Detroit) — The Houston Texans and Detroit Lions had both hoped for better results coming into the season. The 3-7 Texans opened things up against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City...
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