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Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Many of the greatest plays in NFL history have nicknames. Even casual fans know them well — The Catch, the Immaculate Reception and the Music City Miracle.  Sometimes, the infamous plays are also gifted a nickname. Who can ever forget the Butt Fumble? On Thanksgiving, eight years ago, New York

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions’ 20-0 loss to the Carolina Panthers. First down If you came here looking for another piece calling for the jobs of Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn, you’re going to be disappointed. That’s not because I believe there’s any

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — Justin Rogers grades the Detroit Lions’ performance in their 20-0 loss to the Carolina Panthers.  Quarterback It’s unquestionably difficult to assess how much of the blame pie Matthew Stafford deserves from this offensive debacle, but one thing is clear, he didn’t do anything to elevate the offense’s

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — With the Detroit Lions on the cusp of climbing back into the playoff picture ahead of the season’s stretch run — the key requirement to save the jobs of coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn — the team somehow managed to turn in its most-disappointing performance in a

Bob Wojnowski   | The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — This was everything wrong about the Lions, every reason this regime must be fired, all stuffed in one tidy package. No energy, no depth, no coaching creativity, no offensive line, no defensive line, no secondary. Did I miss anything? No shot. Dispirited, disorganized, disgusting. And also,

Bob Wojnowski   | The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — This was everything wrong about the Lions, every reason this regime must be fired, all stuffed in one tidy package. No energy, no depth, no coaching creativity, no offensive line, no defensive line, no secondary. Did I miss anything? No shot. Dispirited, disorganized, disgusting. And also,

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Charlotte, N.C. — Matthew Stafford has seen a lot of losing in his 12 years as the Detroit Lions quarterback, but this was a new one. For the first time in a game he started, the Lions finished with zero points. And the team’s 185 yards of offense in the

Nolan Bianchi   | The Detroit News Game summary Matthew Stafford was bullied by the Carolina Panthers defensive line on Sunday, taking five sacks as the Detroit Lions were shutout 20-0 and amassed just 185 yards of total offense. Former XFL star P.J. Walker started for Carolina and threw a touchdown pass in his first NFL

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Charlotte — With the Detroit Lions on the cusp of climbing back into the playoff picture ahead of the season’s stretch run — the key requirement to save the jobs of coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn — the team somehow managed to turn in its most-disappointing performance in a season

Nolan Bianchi   | The Detroit News Oruwariye comes up with huge interception in end zone Detroit takes over at the 25 after a touchback. Adrian Peterson rushes for 2 yards on first down and 3 on second down. The third-down snap is on the carpet, Matthew Stafford can’t corral it, and it’s picked up by

Matt Schoch  |  Special to The Detroit News Hard as it may be to believe, the Detroit Lions are a win away from the .500 mark. On Sunday in Carolina, they are favored to do just that. Playoff scenarios will be the talk of the week if the Lions are able to get a road

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News A day after the Detroit Lions ruled out three of their top offensive players for Sunday’s road game against the Carolina Panthers, it was the defense’s turn to absorb a pair of losses. The team announced both defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand and defensive end Austin Bryant have been downgraded

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News A day after the Detroit Lions ruled out three of their top offensive players for Sunday’s road game against the Carolina Panthers, it was the defense’s turn to absorb a pair of losses. The team announced both defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand and defensive end Austin Bryant have been downgraded

Associated Press  |  Associated Press New Orleans – The Saints placed quarterback Drew Brees on injured reserve Friday, meaning he’ll miss at least three games with rib injuries. Brees was unable to finish last Sunday’s game after absorbing a heavy hit on a sack attempt by 287-pound San Francisco defensive tackle Kentavius Street, who was

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News When you’re the No. 3 pick in the draft, particularly when you’re the highest-drafted player at your position in more than two decades, expectations are going to be sky high. Fair or unfair, it’s part of the deal.  Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah was touted as a Day 1 starter,

Matt Schoch  |  Special to The Detroit News Lions at Panthers Kickoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. TV/radio: Fox/760 Records: Lions 4-5, Panthers 3-7 Line: Lions by 2.5 Matt Schoch breaks down the Lions’ Week 11 matchup against the Carolina Panthers for The Detroit News: Key matchup LIONS PASSING ATTACK VS.

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News If the Detroit Lions are going to climb back to .500 this weekend in Carolina, they’re going to have to do it without three key pieces of their offense. The team officially ruled out running back D’Andre Swift, as well as wide receivers Kenny Golladay and Danny Amendola on

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News For as frustrating as Adrian Peterson’s performance has been the past two months, it’s difficult to not respect the Detroit Lions running back’s candor.  Talking for the first time since he lost his starting job to rookie D’Andre Swift, the veteran and future Hall of Famer only had one

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News One of the biggest questions the Detroit Lions faced this past offseason was: Who would the team bring in to help the pass rush opposite Trey Flowers? As it turns out, that guy was on the roster all along.  After a disappointing follow-up to his breakout 2018 season, defensive end

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News After popping up on the injury report with a concussion on Thursday, the Detroit Lions aren’t optimistic about D’Andre Swift’s chances of being cleared ahead of Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers.  “It makes it difficult,” Lions coach Matt Patricia said Friday morning. “We’ll see what the rest of today