Detroit Lions Dynasty - Road to Glory (M10)

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Detroit Free Press -

Week 3

VS

Washington Redskins (1-1) Detroit Lions (0-2)

The Washington Redskins head to Ford Field as the Detroit Lions look to capture their first victory. Stafford and the Lions come off 2 straight blowout losses, one to the Vikings, the other to the Saints. Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz had this to say about their upcoming match-up with the Washington Redskins -

" I hope we can pull out a victory today, we need the W's and hopefully we can get something started and be able to force turnovers on defense and protect the ball on offense "

In other News -

- Detroit Lions WR Derrick Williams is back from an injury that put him out of the first two games of the regular season.

- Patriot's Superstar WR Randy Moss is on IR with a Herniated Disk, he is expected to miss 6-8 Weeks.

- Giants Rookie RT William Beatty suffered a Fractured Vertebrae, this injury is most likely going to END his Career.

- Bears new QB Jay Cutler is on IR with a Broken Collarbone, he is expected to miss 5-7 Weeks.

[LHSLax_D24]

Tough two losses to start out, maybe you'll have better luck soon.

[LHSLax_D24]

Quote: Originally Posted by CodeBlueDude

Kurt Warner retired a couple of weeks ago, it just hasn't updated yet. Give it time.

No, that's a bad thing. I want Warner in the game. It's just that the roster update said that it removed him (and others).

[Evan_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by LHSLax_D24

No, that's a bad thing. I want Warner in the game. It's just that the roster update said that it removed him (and others).

Oh, I see.

[LHSLax_D24]

I've played a few with Detroit. A quick tip:

Derrick Williams is a boss in the slot; he's so fast a elusive.

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Detroit Free Press -

Lions Lose in Shootout,
41-31

Stafford and Lions keep their losing streak alive, and once again their defense were unable to make stops, especially when they were needed. With under 1 minute left in the game the score was 34-31, Redskins on top, it was 3rd and 1 and Lions had 1 timeout left, if they made a stop they could've won their first game. But, instead of stopping them the Lions defense, knowing it would be a run, gave up a 60 yard Touchdown run by Quinton Ganther. The offense performed well and the defense performed well overall, only allowed 293 total yards, but 212 of those yards were on the ground. The Lions rush defense is the worst in the league and changes NEED to be made if they want to come on top victorious.

Game Stats -

Passing -
Lions -

Matthew Stafford - 276 Yards - 17/36 - 47% Comp - 2 TD - 4 INT - 52.3 Rating

Redskins -

Jason Campbell - 96 Yards - 10/18 - 55% Comp - 1 TD - 1 INT - 65.9 Rating

Rushing -
Lions -

Kevin Smith - 4 Att - 70 Yards - 17.5 Avg - 1 TD

Redskins -

Clinton Portis - 15 Att - 145 Yards - 9.6 Avg - 2 TD

Jason Campbell - 4 Att - 3 Yards - .7 Avg - 0 TD

Quinton Ganther - 2 Att - 64 Yards - 32 Avg - 1 TD

Receiving -
Lions -

Brandon Pettigrew - 8 Rec - 67 Yards - 1 TD

Derrick Williams - 7 Rec - 91 Yards - 0 TD

Calvin Johnson Jr. - 1 Rec - 91 Yards - 1 TD

Bryant Johnson - 1 Rec - 27 Yards - 0 TD

Redskins -

Devin Thomas - 3 Rec - 36 Yards - 0 TD

Santana Moss - 2 Rec - 21 Yards - 0 TD

Clinton Portis - 2 Rec - 4 Yards - 0 TD

Chris Cooley - 1 Rec - 32 Yards - 1 TD

Defensive -
Lions -

Larry Foote - 6 Tkls - 0 Sack - 0 Int

Ernie Sims - 4 Tkls - 1 Sack - 0 Int

Deandre Levy - 3 Tkls - 0 Sack - 0 Int

Phillip Buchanon - 1 Tkls - 0 Sack - 1 Int

Redskins -

Reed Doughty - 3 Tkls - 0 Sack - 1 Int

Fred Smoot - 2 Tkls - 0 Sack - 1 Int - 1 TD

Brian Orakpo - 2 Tkls - 0 Sack - 1 Int

Chris Horton - 3 Tkls - 0 Sack - 1 Int

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AROUND THE

Top Stories -

Disgruntled Veteran Pro-Bowl DT Pat Williams (#94) demanded a trade from the Viking's because they will not restructure his contract. He is currently on the trading block.

Detroit Lions sign WR Michael Ray Garvin to a 1 Year Deal worth 780K. After signing Garvin they moved him to CB, the position he played in college at Florida State.

Week 3 Injuries -

Asante Samuel (PHI) Injured
Ryan Cook (MIN) Injured
Damion Mcintosh (SEA) Injured
Branden Albert (KC) Injured
Rocky Mcintosh (WAS) Injured
Tyler Reed (CHI) Injured
Brodrick Bunkley (PHI) Injured
Jonathan Vilma (NO) Injured
Mario Haggan (DEN) Injured
Charles Tillman (CHI) Injured
T.J Houshmanzadeh (SEA) Injured
Derrick Martin (GB) Injured

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Detroit Free Press -

Week 4

VS

Detroit Lions (0-3) Chicago Bears (1-2)

The 0-3 Detroit Lions head to Chicago to take on the 1-2 Chicago Bears, who's offense is usually lead by Jay Cutler and Matt Forte, but Jay Cutler is out of this game with a Broken Collarbone. Other Bears who will not be playing are Johnny Knox (Herniated Disk), Devin Aromashodu (Broken Hand), and Charles Tillman (Fractured Elbow). The Lions have no injured players. Lions look to steal their first win in Soldier Field.


In other News -

- The Detroit Lions sign Michael Ray Garvin to a 1 year deal worth 780K, Garvin is a Rookie Undrafted Free agent. They moved him to starting Punt Returner because of lack of performance in that area.

- Chicago Bears sign Veteran Jeff Garcia to take the #1 Quarterback position while Jay Cutler is out with a Broken Collarbone. Cutler is expected to miss 5-7 Weeks.