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In this week's edition of "Field Pass," ESPN analyst Mark Schlereth introduces a solid question: Who from the Detroit Lions defense will cover New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles out of the backfield Saturday night at the Superdome? Sprole...

Matt Ryan has charged up the MVP Watch list after two sensational performances helped his Atlanta Falcons clinch home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs. Ryan's seven touchdown passes against the New York Giants and Detroit Lions earned him a mea...

DETROIT -- We all just saw the Green Bay Packers pass up a 49-yard field goal (indoors) in favor of going for it on fourth-and-4 at the Detroit Lions' 31-yard line. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers' pass to receiver Randall Cobb fell incomplete, but here...

CHICAGO -- Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson stumbled for an answer when asked why Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall performed and he didn't in the Bears' 13-7 win at Soldier Field on Monday. Marshall caught six of the 10 pass...

CHICAGO -- Chicago jumped out to a 10-0 lead over the Detroit Lions in the first quarter on the strength of Jay Cutler's 7-yard pass to Brandon Marshall on the club's opening drive and a 39-yard field goal from Robbie Gould, but just as quickly the B...

Already this week, we've heard several Detroit Lions players express optimism that the Philadelphia Eagles will ignore a season's worth of video evidence and use man-to-man coverage against their pass-catchers Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Most ...

As we move on from Monday night's fiasco at CenturyLink Field, we should note the outlying success of Hail Mary passes in recent NFC North games. (I realize many of you have other names for the play that ended in Golden Tate's game-winning recepti...

The facts: The St. Louis Rams fell to 0-1 with a 27-23 defeat to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. Janoris Jenkins, Jo-Lonn Dunbar and Cortland Finnegan picked off passes ...

Matt Stafford threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions went on to beat the Buffalo Bills 38-32 on Thursday night.

Backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw a touchdown pass to Jermichael Finley with 1:10 left, giving the Green Bay Packers a 45-41 victory over the Detroit Lions in a wild regular-season finale in cold and windy conditions at Lambeau Field on Sunday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Greetings from Lambeau Field, where the lights are on and night has already fallen. Before we get started on this game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, let's pass along some information on the Packers' Week 17 game....

DENVER -- The Detroit Lions are leading the Denver Broncos 10-3 early in the second quarter, thanks to a 41-yard touchdown pass to the most wide open receiver you'll ever see (Titus Young) and a 50-yard field goal by Jason Hanson. But I think I kn...

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will start Sunday in Denver despite a nagging ankle injury that could limit his mobility.

I'm sure the Detroit Lions have an on-field explanation for why they claimed former Chicago Bears safety Chris Harris on waivers Friday. Whatever it is, however, wouldn't seem as significant as the information Harris could pass along about his former...

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes to rally the Lions from a 20-0 halftime deficit, and Jason Hanson kicked a 32-yard field goal in overtime that lifted Detroit to a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Yes, I'm aware that Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford limped off the field a few moments ago after throwing his third touchdown pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hold your horses. All indications are that Stafford is suff...