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The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without two defensive starters at Indianapolis on Sunday.Coach Jack Del Rio ruled out linebacker Justin Durant and safety Courtney Greene on Friday, saying neither will make the trip.Durant, the team's third-leading tackler, injured his groin against Oakland and missed practice all week. Greene hurt his left shoulder at Tennessee, missed last week's game and hasn't fully recovered. Sean Considine will start in his place.Quarterback David Garrard and running back Maurice Jones-Drew are questionable, but both are expected to play in Jacksonville's biggest regular-season game in franchise history. The Jaguars (8-5) can clinch the AFC South with a victory.Garrard pulled a hamstring in practice Thursday, and Jones-Drew tweaked his right knee last week....
The Chicago Bears understand the math and don't need any tutorials.Beat Detroit and that gap with the Lions becomes a gulf. Lose and the division race becomes a litt...
After a lackluster start to the preseason, the Detroit Lions appear to have gotten their offense in working order.The Baltimore Ravens, on the other hand, still appa...
Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes, Calvin Johnson had five catches for 111 yards and a score, and the Detroit Lions beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-12 in a pr...
The winless Tennessee Titans are a class organization, but would like to treat an old friend rudely when Jim Schwartz and the Detroit Lions invade LP Field Sunday af...
Two of the NFC's premier teams from last season will be on display in front of a national audience when the NFL's Sunday Night Football series converges on San Franc...
Jim Schwartz has proven over his relatively short time as an NFL head coach that he can transform a team from the league's depths into a dangerous playoff contender....
Recessions are nothing new to the people of Detroit, which may explain the city's tolerance over the repeated failures of the hometown Lions.The franchise has been t...
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are pouring on the points, racking up the wins and rewriting the record books nearly every time they play.Things sure are rolli...
For an added bonus, here's a quick mock draft for Friday's second round of the 2012 NFL Draft:33) St. Louis Rams: Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama -- Numerous off-...
A capsule look of the major needs and a possible course of action for the NFC teams in the 2012 NFL Draft, which will take place at New York's Radio City Music Hall ...
A series of outstanding drafts has built the up-and-coming Lions to the point where the 2011 playoff participants can now use the early rounds to focus on fixing spe...
There goes Albert Haynesworth, heading from Mike Shanahan's Redskins to Bill Belichick's Patriots — where he'll be joined by New England's other big pickup Thursday:...
The Dallas Cowboys signed linebacker Justin Durant to a two-year contract on Wednesday.The Cowboys restructured the contract of quarterback Kyle Orton to create some...
They're honoring many of the best of the best in the NFL with a free trip to Paradise this week.Oh, yes, while they're out in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Pro Bowl selectio...
Justin Durant and the rest of Detroit's defense had to wait a little while before finally taking the field in the first preseason game.The Lions had the ball first, ...
No longer the laughing stock of the NFL, the Detroit Lions come into the 2012 season hungry for further success.Last season saw the team go 10-6 and post its first w...
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is listed as questionable for Sunday's contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars.Johnson, who has been bothered by a linger...
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was a full participant in Friday's practice and is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Vikings.Stafford injur...
Jason Hanson has almost seen it all in his 21 seasons with the Detroit Lions.Strong starts. Flat finishes.A winless season. Three straight postseasons and five in a ...