| |
| Panthers turn to Foster to break hex |
NFL Football |
12/07/2005 |
| |
| hroughout the afternoon to earn a decisive 24-6 win in front of a playoff-like atmosphere at Bank of America Stadium. The result wasn't overly surprising, considering Atlanta's lone win over the last four weeks came at the hands of the dysfunctional Detroit Lions, but the way the Panthers did it was somewhat of a shock. Atlanta entered the game with the NFL's top ground attack, while Carolina ranked just 26th overall running the ball and were averaging a league-worst 3.0 yards per carry. But when the final w |
|
| |
| Packers Drop to 2-10 |
NFL Football |
12/07/2005 |
| |
| sten, you're trying to overpunt and compensate for the wind. You can't do that,'" Sherman said. "You're not going to get long punts today. It's just not going to happen. You can't try to beat the wind. You're not going to beat the wind." Sander was able to bounce back and boot a pair of 50-yarders in the second half. UP NEXT The Packers return to Lambeau Field for a Sunday night game against the 4-8 Detroit Lions. --- Andy Benoit is the author of the NFL annual Touchdown 2005, published by Ballantine Books. |
|
| |
| Vikings Officially Join the Mix |
NFL Football |
12/07/2005 |
| |
| d when their head coach, not entirely pleased with the way a game went, cancels a scheduled day off to make the players come in the next morning and watch film despite earning a win on the road. Mike Tice said after his team's 21-16 victory over the Detroit Lions that the players would be in at 10:30 the next day to look at film, assumedly with a focus on some of the mistakes that were made. However, the only black mark that noticeably stands out would be the 11 penalties the team accumulated. Other than tha |
|
| |
| NFL Briefs |
NFL Football |
12/05/2005 |
| |
| les and spent a night in a Philadelphia hospital.Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe will miss Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams with an injured right knee. Kluwe was carted off the field in the third quarter of the Vikings' 21-16 victory over the Detroit Lions after spraining his left ankle when Lions' safety Vernon Fox ran into him while trying to block a punt. But coach Mike Tice said Monday that Kluwe injured the knee on his kicking leg in the second quarter, and that would keep him out against the R |
|
| |
| Lions sit a healthy Rogers |
NFL Football |
12/04/2005 |
| |
DETROIT (AP) - Charles Rogers was healthy and ready to play after what he thought was a good week of practice. Before the Detroit Lions lost to Minnesota 21-16 on Sunday, interim coach Dick Jauron chose to deactivate Rogers. Jauron said the move was made because other players were needed to play special teams. ``I was a little shocked,'' Rogers said. Rogers, the second pick overall in 2003, refused to speculate on his future with the Lions. Clearly, it doesn't look good. Rogers was suspended f |
|
| |
| Lions Begin Jauron Era Against Rival Vikes |
NFL Football |
12/02/2005 |
| |
| (MySportsbook) - Two NFC North Division ships passing in the night. Not exactly the way things were the first time the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions hooked up this season. Or, actually, maybe it is. Only now, they're headed in opposite directions than they were leading up to the Week 9 rendezvous in Minnesota - won by the host Vikings, 27-14. Heading into that game, the Lions were still fearsome, hungry and spry, having won three of their first six games before dropping a looks-better-now-than-it- d |
|
| |
| Lions are a mess, like Vikings used to be |
NFL Football |
12/01/2005 |
| |
DETROIT (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings were a mess about a month ago and the Detroit Lions were atop the NFC North. Dramatically, their roles have changed. The Vikings (6-5) have won four straight to salvage their season, perhaps saving Mike Tice's coaching job. ``Confidence is the biggest thing we have now as a football team,'' Tice said. Meanwhile, the Lions (4-7) have struggled so much - losing four of five - coach Steve Mariucci was fired after an awful performance on Thanksgiving. If Detroit |
|
| |
| One more time: Brown returns to where he once coached |
NBA Basketball |
12/01/2005 |
| |
| to be kind of weird,'' Detroit guard Richard Hamilton said. A mix of cheers and boos is expected when Brown is introduced at The Palace, where Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders was once jeered while attending a game after he retired from the Detroit Lions. ``We got a tough crowd,'' guard Lindsey Hunter said. Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars is rooting for a positive reception when Brown is introduced. ``I would hope our fans would stand up and applaud Larry,'' Dumars told T |
|
| |
| Garcia will start at QB for Lions against Vikings |
NFL Football |
11/30/2005 |
| |
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Jeff Garcia will start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions on Sunday against Minnesota. Dick Jauron made the announcement Wednesday, two days after taking over as Lions coach on an interim basis in place of the fired Steve Mariucci. Jauron also said cornerback Dre' Bly apologized to his teammates at a meeting Wednesday morning. Bly was harshly critical of quarterback Joey Harrington and the team's management during media interviews Monday and Tuesday.Copyright © 2005 The |
|
| |
| Lions' Millen remains to fix own mess |
NFL Football |
11/30/2005 |
| |
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Matt Millen told a joke because the truth probably would've hurt too much. After Millen fired his second coach in 34 months, and third in five years, the Detroit Lions president was asked whether he had evaluated his own mistakes. ``How long is this press conference supposed to last?'' Millen quipped Monday. ``I could stand up here and beat myself up all night.'' He certainly could. The Lions are an NFL-worst 20-55 - defying the league's trademark parity - since the Ford f |
|
| |
