"Pride of Detroit" - A Detroit Lions dynasty (M25 CFM)

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2013 NFL Season: Detroit Lions Looking for More Balance

Detroit, MI -- Preseason success doesn't always translate to the regular season—especially in the case of the Detroit Lions.

In 2008, Detroit finished 4-0 in the preseason, but during the regular season—when the games mattered—the hearts of the Lions skipped a few beats…about 16 to be exact.

However, this 2013 Detroit team is completely different from the Lions that held their heads low every Sunday in 2008. The offense is very potent with Calvin Johnson coming off a record-setting season. The addition of running back Reggie Bush provides quarterback Matthew Stafford with a dependable option in the backfield and an additional offensive play besides of a heave to a receiver.

According to profootballreference.com, Stafford threw the ball an NFL-record 727 times last season—a number that will greatly decrease in 2013. With that decrease in quantity, an increase in quality should follow.

But the main issues come on the opposite side of the ball.

The Lions re-signed many key defensive players, such as safety Louis Delmas and cornerback Chris Houston, and much of this squad is similar to that of 2012, which continually gave up big plays.

Back then, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch broke a 77-yard touchdown run, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson burst out for a 61-yard TD run and former Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin and Marcus Sherels had a kickoff and punt return in the same game.

Big plays happen, but this is excessive.

Detroit’s defensive unit cannot allow multiple big plays such as those listed above in 2013. Their 4-3 defense is going to have to put more pressure on offenses and learn to stop the chains from moving down the field so easily.

Defensive tackle and often-misbehaved Ndamukong Suh managed to behave (for the most part) last season, which may have been the D-line’s problem. Perhaps Suh should put his name in more headlines this season, so the Lions defense will play with the heart of their mascot and stop the highlight plays.

Regardless of the route the defense goes, Detroit needs to get on the same page on both sides of the ball. Green Bay has already perfected the art of killer-offense, absent-defense style football, so Detroit needs to make the proper adjustments to not play a similar style.

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Schedule | Standings
Current Status: 2013 Regular Season

Detroit Lions Preseason 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 9	vs New York Jets	Lost, 30-13
Aug 15	at Cleveland Browns	Won, 27-10
Aug 22	vs New England Patriots	Lost, 38-28
Aug 29	at Buffalo Bills	Won, 17-6

Detroit Lions Regular Season 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 8	vs Minnesota Vikings	Lost, 23-20
Sep 15	at Arizona Cardinals	Lost, 20-17
Sep 22	at Washington Redskins	Won, 31-9
Sep 29	vs Chicago Bears	Won, 36-14
Oct 6	at Green Bay Packers	Lost, 33-20
Oct 13	at Cleveland Browns	Lost, 28-21
Oct 20	vs Cincinnati Bengals	Lost, 24-13
Oct 27	vs Dallas Cowboys	Won, 34-10
Nov 10	at Chicago Bears	Won, 33-20
Nov 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Lost, 20-17 (OT)
Nov 24	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Won, 41-16
Nov 28	vs Green Bay Packers	Won, 31-28
Dec 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	Won, 13-10
Dec 16	vs Baltimore Ravens	Won, 26-16
Dec 22	vs New York Giants	Lost, 35-17
Dec 29	at Minnesota Vikings	Won, 20-16

NFC North Standings - Updated: Dec 30, 2013
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PCT	DIV
Green Bay Packers	10	6	0	0.620	5-1
Detroit Lions	9	7	0	0.560	4-2
Minnesota Vikings	8	7	0	0.500	2-4
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	0.430	1-5

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Lions Season Stats
Current Status: 2013 - End of Season

Detroit Lions Stats - 2013
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Matthew Stafford	343/534	3,656	6.8	261.1	64	20	22	79.4
Shaun Hill	48/76	524	6.9	58.2	54	4	2	90.0
Kellen Moore	19/28	145	5.2	48.3	19	1	1	77.2
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Mikel Leshoure	206	818	4.0	37	3	4	51.1	3
Joique Bell	29	92	3.2	10	0	0	5.8	0
Brandon Bolden	20	58	2.9	19	0	2	7.3	1
Matthew Stafford	20	25	1.3	12	0	1	1.8	7
Montell Owens	15	36	2.4	9	0	0	2.3	0
Calvin Johnson Jr.	4	18	4.5	7	0	1	1.3	0
Shaun Hill	4	6	1.5	6	0	0	0.7	2
Theo Riddick	1	1	1.0	1	0	0	0.1	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
Calvin Johnson Jr.	95	1,435	15.1	10	64	-	102.5	465
Brandon Pettigrew	74	646	8.7	3	27	-	43.1	296
Ryan Broyles	43	400	9.3	2	28	-	44.4	129
Joseph Fauria	36	216	6.0	2	18	-	13.5	101
Nate Burleson	31	394	12.7	3	54	-	26.3	113
Mikel Leshoure	26	152	5.8	0	19	-	9.5	103
Jeremy Ross	25	209	12.4	1	50	-	19.3	155
Kris Durham	23	358	15.6	2	60	-	29.8	116
Joique Bell	21	136	6.5	1	17	-	8.5	165
Corey Fuller	12	84	7.0	0	19	-	6.0	25
Montell Owens	4	16	4.0	0	5	-	1.0	17
Michael Williams	2	10	5.0	1	6	-	0.6	0
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
Riley Reiff					15		4
Rob Sims					3		6
Dominic Raiola					10		3
Larry Warford					10		5
LaAdrian Waddle					5		15
Leroy Harris					3		2
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Stephen Tulloch	-	-	105	4.0	10	3	0	1
DeAndre Levy	-	-	80	5.0	19	3	0	0
Louis Delmas	-	-	79	2.0	4	3	5	0
Glover Quin	-	-	74	0.0	3	6	4	1
Bill Bentley	-	-	54	0.0	4	12	4	1
Chris Houston	-	-	52	0.0	4	10	3	0
Ezekiel Ansah	-	-	43	14.0	17	1	0	0
Willie Young	-	-	43	16.0	21	0	0	0
Ndamukong Suh	-	-	40	16.0	26	0	0	1
Darius Slay	-	-	38	0.0	1	3	6	1
Nick Fairley	-	-	35	11.0	18	0	0	0
Ashlee Palmer	-	-	30	1.0	7	0	1	0
Rashean Mathis	-	-	24	0.0	1	1	0	0
Don Carey	-	-	16	0.0	0	1	2	1
D.J. Smith	-	-	11	0.0	0	0	0	0
Rocky McIntosh	-	-	10	0.0	0	0	0	0
Tahir Whitehead	-	-	10	0.0	2	0	0	0
DeJon Gomes	-	-	6	0.0	0	0	0	0
Julian Stanford	-	-	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
C.J. Mosley	-	-	1	0.0	0	0	0	1
Jason Jones	-	-	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	YDS	TD
Jeremy Ross	30	763	25.4	72	0	-	-	-
Theo Riddick	30	708	23.6	30	0	71	519	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Dustin Hopkins	34	38	89%	61	38	38	100%	140
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Sam Martin	79	3,492	56	44.2	3,050	0	18	12

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Detroit Lions Depth Chart
Current Status: 2013 - End Of Season

Detroit Lions Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Nate Burleson	Ryan Broyles	Jeremy Ross
TE	Brandon Pettigrew	Joseph Fauria (R)	Michael Williams (R)
LT	Riley Reiff	Jason Fox
LG	Rob Sims	Leroy Harris
C	Dominic Raiola	Eugene Amano
RG	Larry Warford (R)	Rodney Austin
RT	LaAdrian Waddle (R)	Corey Hilliard
WR	Calvin Johnson	Kris Durham	Corey Fuller (R)
QB	Matthew Stafford	Shaun Hill	Kellen Moore
FB	Montell Owens
HB	Mikel Leshoure	Brandon Bolden	Joique Bell	Theo Riddick (R)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Willie Young	Jason Jones
LDT	Ndamukong Suh	C.J. Mosley
RDT	Nick Fairley	Andre Fluellen
RDE	Ezekiel Ansah (R)	Devin Taylor (R)
WLB	Ashlee Palmer	Tahir Whitehead
MLB	Stephen Tulloch	D.J. Smith	Julian Stanford
SLB	DeAndre Levy	Rocky McIntosh
CB	Chris Houston	Rashean Mathis
SS	Glover Quin	DeJon Gomes
FS	Louis Delmas	Don Carey
CB	Bill Bentley	Darius Slay (R)	Chris Greenwood
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Dustin Hopkins (R)
P	Sam Martin (R)
H	Sam Martin (R)
PR	Theo Riddick (R)
KR	Jeremy Ross
LS	Rodney Austin

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Contracts Ending In Off-season
Current Status: 2013 NFL season

***BOLD denotes priority signing***
($$/yr) = Signed for

Detroit Lions' Expiring Contracts
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
90	Willie Young	DE	28	6'5"	251	1yr/$1.50M. (5yr/$45.00M.)
88	Dustin Hopkins	K	23	6'2"	193	1yr/$400K. (Tagged)
86	Dominic Raiola	C	35	6'1"	295	4yr/$16.00M. (Retired)
85	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	26	6'5"	265	5yr/$12.50M. (Released)
78	Joique Bell	HB	28	5'11"	220	1yr/$630K. (1yr/$1.30M.)
76	Chris Greenwood	CB	25	6'1"	193	1yr/$460K. (Released)
73	Kris Durham	WR	26	6'6"	216	1yr/$550K. (Released)
73	Don Carey	FS	27	5'11"	192	3yr/$1.50M. (1yr/$850K.)
73	Jason Fox	LT	26	6'7"	303	1yr/$1.30M. (Released)
72	Brandon Bolden	HB	24	5'10"	222	1yr/$570K. (Released)
71	Rashean Mathis	CB	34	6'1"	193	1yr/$710K. (Released)
71	Rocky McIntosh	OLB	31	6'2"	242	1yr/540K. (Released)
70	Leroy Harris	LG	30	6'3"	303	1yr/$710K. (Released)
69	D.J. Smith	MLB	25	5'11"	239	1yr/$600K. (Released)
69	Eugene Amano	C	32	6'3"	300	1yr/$910K. (Released)
67	Andre Fluellen	DT	29	6'2"	302	1yr/$540K. (Released)
67	Justin Veltung	WR	23	5'11"	183	1yr/$500K. (Released)
66	Shaun Hill	QB	34	6'3"	220	2yr/$4.00M. (Released)

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Detroit Lions Draft Picks
Current Status: 2014 NFL Draft

Detroit Lions 2014 NFL Draft Recap
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
19	Leventrice Lampley	Houston	LG	6'2"	292
51	Karlos Sladek	Indiana	OLB	6'2"	237
73	Shane Hamilton	Louisville	TE	6'5"	266
83	Abraham McClure	Texas	WR	6'2"	206
115	Javonta Erick	S.D. State	LG	6'3"	298
179	Charlton Maddox	Georgia Tech	DT	6'2"	320
211	Ricky Aristotle	Iowa	FB	6'0"	251

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NFL Award Winners 2013
Current Status: Final Winners

NFL Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Drew Brees	QB	New Orleans Saints
Coach of the Year	Sean Payton	HC	New Orleans Saints

AFC Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Offensive Player of the Year	Jamaal Charles	HB	Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive Player of the Year	Derrick Johnson	MLB	Kansas City Chiefs
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Le'Veon Bell	HB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Kiko Alonso	MLB	Buffalo Bills
Best Quarterback	Peyton Manning	QB	Denver Broncos
Best Running Back	Jamaal Charles	HB	Kansas City Chiefs
Best Wide Receiver	Wes Welker	WR	Denver Broncos
Best Offensive Lineman	Nate Solder	LT	New England Patriots
Best Defensive Lineman	Cameron Wake	DE	Miami Dolphins
Best Linebacker	Paul Posluszny	MLB	Jacksonville Jaguars
Best Defensive Back	Troy Polamalu	SS	Pittsburgh Steelers
Best Kicker	Matt Prater	K	Denver Broncos

NFC Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Offensive Player of the Year	Drew Brees	QB	New Orleans Saints
Defensive Player of the Year	A.J. Hawk	MLB	Green Bay Packers
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Eddie Lacy	HB	Green Bay Packers
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Tyrann Mathieu	FS	Arizona Cardinals
Best Quarterback	Drew Brees	QB	New Orleans Saints
Best Running Back	Matt Forte	HB	Chicago Bears
Best Wide Receiver	Jordy Nelson	WR	Green Bay Packers
Best Offensive Lineman	Jordan Gross	LT	Carolina Panthers
Best Defensive Lineman	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Detroit Lions
Best Linebacker	Patrick Willis	MLB	San Francisco 49ers
Best Defensive Back	Stevie Brown	FS	New York Giants
Best Kicker	Dustin Hopkins	K	Detroit Lions

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Pro Bowl Rosters
Current Status: 2014 Pro Bowl

2014 NFL Pro Bowl Rosters
AFC Offense	Pos	Votes	NFC Offense	Pos	Votes
Peyton Manning (DEN)	QB	1,163,123	Drew Brees (NO)	QB	1,162,747
Tom Brady (NE)	QB	975,623	Aaron Rodgers (GB)	QB	1,112,979
Philip Rivers (SD)	QB	962,819	Colin Kaepernick (SF)	QB	1,025,735
Jamaal Charles (KC)	HB	1,013,171	Matt Forte (CHI)	HB	1,063,199
C.J. Spiller (BUF)	HB	937,883	Doug Martin (TB)	HB	1,013,361
Chris Johnson (TEN)	HB	863,491	Alfred Morris (WAS)	HB	826,023
Orson Charles (CIN)	FB	25,783	Mike Tolbert (CAR)	FB	50,439
Wes Welker (DEN)	WR	1,663,327	Jordy Nelson (GB)	WR	1,488,059
Julian Edelman (NE)	WR	1,588,491	Marques Colston (NO)	WR	1,337,627
Keenan Allen (SD)	WR	1,325,319	Dez Bryant (DAL)	WR	1,262,755
Reggie Wayne (IND)	WR	1,250,639	Larry Fitzgerald (ARI)	WR	1,225,347
A.J. Green (CIN)	WR	1,237,751	Robert Meachem (NO)	WR	1,213,339
Andre Johnson (HOU)	WR	1,125,635	Anquan Boldin (SF)	WR	1,188,177
Stevie Johnson (BUF)	WR	948,671	DeSean Jackson (PHI)	WR	950,851
Antonio Gates (SD)	TE	751,022	Brandon Pettigrew (DET)	TE	762,945
Julius Thomas (DEN)	TE	713,203	Vernon Davis (SF)	TE	737,947
Dennis Pitta (BAL)	TE	713,201	Jimmy Graham (NO)	TE	700,366
Duane Brown (HOU)	T	700,315	Riley Reiff (DET)	T	862,875
Nate Solder (NE)	T	625,891	Jordan Gross (CAR)	T	750,479
Sebastian Vollmer (NE)	T	600,751	Anthony Davis (SF)	T	600,159
Michael Oher (BAL)	T	575,431	Zach Strief (NO)	T	575,967
Marshal Yanda (BAL)	G	637,755	Larry Warford (DET)	G	700,303
Louis Vasquez (DEN)	G	625,639	Jahri Evans (NO)	G	688,379
Chad Rinehart (SD)	G	563,075	Mike Iupati (SF)	G	688,233
Logan Mankins (NE)	G	550,959	Ben Grubbs (NO)	G	600,879
Nick Hardwick (SD)	C	612,851	Dominic Raiola (DET)	C	750,381
Ryan Wendell (NE)	C	513,331	Brian De La Puente (NO)	C	588,091
AFC Defense	Pos	Votes	NFC Defense	Pos	Votes
Cameron Wake (MIA)	DE	2,037,863	Willie Young (DET)	DE	2,200,479
J.J. Watt (HOU)	DE	1,775,127	Ezekiel Ansah (DET)	DE	1,988,459
Mario Williams (BUF)	DE	1,213,011	Jason Pierre-Paul (NYG)	DE	1,950,367
Quanterus Smith (DEN)	DE	762,851	Calais Campbell (ARI)	DE	1,875,511
Geno Atkins (CIN)	DT	1,725,959	Ndamukong Suh (DET)	DT	2,350,511
Marcell Dareus (BUF)	DT	1,037,867	Nick Fairley (DET)	DT	1,575,511
Sen'Derrick Marks (JAX)	DT	975,813	Henry Melton (CHI)	DT	1,387,698
Melvin Ingram (SD)	OLB	2,762,755	Lavonte David (TB)	OLB	2,737,659
Justin Houston (KC)	OLB	2,713,457	Sean Weatherspoon (ATL)	OLB	2,225,383
Robert Mathis (IND)	OLB	2,175,879	Nick Perry (GB)	OLB	1,725,211
Manny Lawson (BUF)	OLB	1,388,103	Scott Shanle (NYG)	OLB	1,563,342
Derrick Johnson (KC)	MLB	2,838,003	A.J. Hawk (GB)	MLB	2,538,199
Lawrence Timmons (PIT)	MLB	2,812,683	Karlos Dansby (ARI)	MLB	2,462,881
Dee Milliner (NYJ)	CB	1,538,011	Trumaine Johnson (STL)	CB	1,401,021
Corey Graham (BAL)	CB	1,488,522	Casey Hayward (GB)	CB	1,388,395
Kyle Wilson (NYJ)	CB	1,462,987	Janoris Jenkins (STL)	CB	1,350,191
Sean Smith (KC)	CB	1,450,891	Asante Samuel (ATL)	CB	1,300,255
Jairus Byrd (BUF)	FS	2,063,011	Stevie Brown (NYG)	FS	2,513,098
Eric Weddle (SD)	FS	1,788,110	Barry Church (DAL)	FS	1,862,811
Troy Polamalu (PIT)	SS	1,900,221	William Moore (ATL)	SS	1,600,351
James Ihedigbo (BAL)	SS	1,437,723	Quintin Mikell (CAR)	SS	1,475,493
AFC Special Teams	Pos	Votes	NFC Special Teams	Pos	Votes
Justin Tucker (BAL)	K	1,050,710	Steven Hauschka (SEA)	K	1,050,895
Robert Malone (BUF)	P	812,915	Sam Martin (DET)	P	775,823
Josh Cribbs (NYJ)	KR	638,331	Tavon Austin (STL)	KR	575,955

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Super Bowl Winners



DENVER BRONCOS ARE YOUR SUPER BOWL XLVIII CHAMPIONS

New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos
Feb 3, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans Saints (13-5-1)	0	0	3	10	13
Denver Broncos (13-6)	10	3	3	10	26

Team Stats Comparison
	NO	DEN
Total Offense	307	303
Rushing Yards	67	97
Passing Yards	240	206
First Downs	14	18
Punt Return Yards	9	9
Kick Return Yards	118	69
Total Yards	434	381
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversions	8	8
4th Down Conversions	1	0
2-Point Conversions	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	1/1
Penalty Yards	45	36
Possession Time	23:35	36:25

New Orleans Saints PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Drew Brees 28/46 240 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darren Sproles 14 42 3.0 0 Pierre Thomas 6 24 4.0 0 Marques Colston 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Lance Moore 6 78 13.0 0 Robert Meachem 6 66 11.0 1 Jimmy Graham 4 25 6.3 0 Jed Collins 4 10 2.5 0 Darren Sproles 3 35 11.7 0 Marques Colston 2 18 9.0 0 Pierre Thomas 2 2 1.0 0 Benjamin Watson 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Curtis Lofton 11 0.0 0 0 Keenan Lewis 6 0.0 0 0 Malcolm Jenkins 6 0.0 0 0 Will Smith 6 0.0 0 0 Kenny Vaccaro 5 0.0 0 0 Junior Galette 5 0.0 0 0 Corey White 5 0.0 0 0 Jabari Greer 5 0.0 0 0 Brodrick Bunkley 4 0.0 0 0 Rufus Johnson 2 0.0 0 0 Colin Cole 2 0.0 0 0 Cameron Jordan 2 0.0 0 0 Akiem Hicks 2 0.0 0 0 Torell Troup 2 0.0 0 0 Kenyon Coleman 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Shayne Graham 2/2 1/1 6 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Thomas Morstead 6 274 45.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lance Moore 3 66 22.0 0 Darren Sproles 2 52 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Darren Sproles 4 9 2.3 0

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Peyton Manning 30/38 206 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Knowshon Moreno 22 62 2.8 0 Montee Ball 7 21 3.0 0 Virgil Green 2 14 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Demaryius Thomas 7 58 8.3 1 Eric Decker 6 40 6.7 0 Knowshon Moreno 6 36 6.0 0 Julius Thomas 5 15 3.0 0 Montee Ball 3 29 9.7 0 Wes Welker 3 28 9.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Champ Bailey 10 0.0 1 1 Wesley Woodyard 10 0.0 0 0 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 6 0.0 1 0 Danny Trevathan 5 0.0 0 0 Rahim Moore 4 0.0 0 0 Quentin Jammer 4 0.0 0 0 Terrance Knighton 3 0.0 0 0 Tony Carter 2 0.0 0 0 Quinton Carter 2 0.0 0 0 Steven Johnson 2 0.0 0 0 Duke Ihenacho 2 0.0 0 0 David Bruton 1 0.0 0 0 Shaun Phillips 1 0.0 0 0 Quanterus Smith 1 0.0 0 0 Derek Wolfe 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Prater 4/4 2/2 14 44 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Britton Colquitt 5 233 46.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Trindon Holliday 2 47 23.5 0 Wes Welker 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Trindon Holliday 2 9 4.5 0

YOUR SUPER BOWL MVP IS...

PEYTON MANNING --30/38, 206 YDS, 1 TD

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DETROIT LIONS PRESEASON ROSTER

Detroit Lions Preseason Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
9	Matthew Stafford	QB	25	6'3"	232	Georgia
14	Shaun Hill	QB	33	6'3"	220	Maryland
17	Kellen Moore	QB	24	6'0"	197	Boise State
21	Reggie Bush	HB	28	6'0"	203	USC
35	Joique Bell	HB	27	5'11"	220	Wayne State
25	Mikel Leshoure	HB	23	6'0"	227	Illinois
41	Theo Riddick (R)	HB	23	5'10"	201	Notre Dame
34	Montell Owens	FB	29	5'10"	225	Maine
82	Dorin Dickerson	FB	25	6'2"	227	Pittsburgh
81	Calvin Johnson Jr.	WR	27	6'5"	236	Georgia Tech
13	Nate Burleson	WR	32	6'0"	198	Nevada
12	Jeremy Ross	WR	25	5'11"	222	California
11	Kevin Ogletree	WR	26	6'1"	190	Virginia
10	Corey Fuller (R)	WR	23	6'2"	204	Virginia Tech
18	Kris Durham	WR	25	6'6"	216	Georgia
15	Michael Spurlock	WR	30	5'11"	200	Ole Miss
84	Ryan Broyles	WR	25	5'10"	188	Oklahoma
83	Pat Edwards	WR	24	5'9"	175	Houston
87	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	28	6'5"	265	Oklahoma State
80	Joseph Fauria (R)	TE	23	6'7"	259	UCLA
89	Michael Williams (R)	TE	22	6'5"	278	Alabama
48	Don Muhlbach	TE	32	6'4"	265	Texas A&M
71	Riley Reiff	T	24	6'5"	313	Iowa
66	LaAdrian Waddle (R)	T	22	6'6"	321	Texas Tech
70	Jason Fox	T	25	6'7"	303	Miami
78	Corey Hilliard	T	28	6'6"	300	Oklahoma State
67	Rob Sims	G	29	6'3"	312	Ohio State
75	Larry Warford (R)	G	22	6'3"	332	Kentucky
74	Rodney Austin	G	24	6'4"	311	Elon
64	Leroy Harris	G	29	6'3"	303	N.C. State
65	Dylan Gandy	G	31	6'3"	295	Texas Tech
51	Dominic Raiola	C	34	6'1"	295	Nebraska
53	Eugene Amano	C	31	6'3"	300	SE Missouri State
#	DEFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
94	Ezekiel Ansah (R)	DE	24	6'5"	271	BYU
79	Willie Young	DE	27	6'5"	251	N.C. State
91	Jason Jones	DE	27	6'5"	276	Eastern Michigan
92	Devin Taylor (R)	DE	23	6'7"	266	South Carolina
77	Israel Idonije	DE	32	6'6"	275	Manitoba
90	Ndamukong Suh	DT	26	6'4"	307	Nebraska
98	Nick Fairley	DT	25	6'3"	291	Auburn
99	C.J. Mosley	DT	30	6'3"	305	Missouri
96	Andre Fluellen	DT	28	6'2"	302	Florida State
63	Jimmy Saddler-McQueen	DT	26	6'3"	298	Texas A&M Kingsville
54	DeAndre Levy	OLB	26	6'1"	238	Wisconsin
52	Rocky McIntosh	OLB	30	6'2"	242	Miami
58	Ashlee Palmer	OLB	27	6'1"	236	Ole Miss
59	Tahir Whitehead	OLB	23	6'2"	233	Temple
55	Stephen Tulloch	MLB	28	5'11"	240	N.C. State
56	D.J. Smith	MLB	24	5'11"	239	Appalachian State
49	Julian Stanford	MLB	22	6'1"	230	Wagner
50	Travis Lewis	MLB	25	6'2"	227	Oklahoma
23	Chris Houston	CB	28	5'11"	178	Arkansas
31	Rashean Mathis	CB	33	6'1"	193	Bethune-Cookman
30	Darius Slay (R)	CB	23	5'11"	192	Mississippi State
33	Chris Greenwood	CB	24	6'1"	193	Albion College
28	Bill Bentley	CB	24	5'10"	182	UL Lafayette
36	Jonte Green	CB	24	6'0"	184	New Mexico State
26	Louis Delmas	FS	26	5'11"	202	Western Michigan
32	Don Carey	FS	26	5'11"	192	Norfolk State
27	Glover Quin	SS	27	6'0"	209	New Mexico
24	DeJon Gomes	SS	23	5'11"	200	Nebraska
29	John Wendling	SS	30	6'1"	222	Wyoming
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
2	David Akers	K	38	5'10"	200	Louisville
5	Garrett Hartley	K	27	5'8"	195	Oklahoma
6	Sam Martin (R)	P	23	6'1"	205	Appalachian State

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Pre-season Game #1
New York Jets @ Detroit Lions

No Player stats for Preseason Games

New York Jets at Detroit Lions
Aug 9, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Jets (1-0)	3	10	7	10	30
Detroit Lions (0-1)	0	10	0	3	13

Team Stats Comparison
	NYJ	DET
Total Offense	313	238
Rushing Yards	137	46
Passing Yards	176	192
First Downs	16	10
Punt Return Yards	41	25
Kick Return Yards	101	141
Total Yards	455	404
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversions	11	5
4th Down Conversions	0	0
2-Point Conversions	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/2	1/0
Penalty Yards	35	95
Possession Time	34:16	24:56

Pre-season Game #2
Detroit Lions @ Cleveland Browns

No Player stats for Preseason Games

Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns
Aug 15, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Lions (1-1)	0	14	10	3	27
Cleveland Browns (0-2)	3	0	0	7	10

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	CLE
Total Offense	293	279
Rushing Yards	93	68
Passing Yards	200	211
First Downs	14	15
Punt Return Yards	36	21
Kick Return Yards	61	140
Total Yards	390	440
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Conversions	5	3
4th Down Conversions	0	1
2-Point Conversions	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	1/1
Penalty Yards	85	85
Possession Time	34:44	24:16

Pre-season Game #3
New England Patriots @ Detroit Lions

No Player stats for Preseason Games

New England Patriots at Detroit Lions
Aug 22, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New England Patriots (3-0)	3	17	8	10	38
Detroit Lions (1-2)	14	7	0	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	NWE	DET
Total Offense	371	433
Rushing Yards	127	43
Passing Yards	244	390
First Downs	19	21
Punt Return Yards	6	7
Kick Return Yards	52	165
Total Yards	429	605
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversions	7	5
4th Down Conversions	0	2
2-Point Conversions	1	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	2/0
Penalty Yards	84	75
Possession Time	31:19	28:41

Cut Day #1

FB - Dorin Dickerson
WR - Pat Edwards
WR - Kevin Ogletree
TE - Don Muhlbach
DT - Jimmy Saddler-McQueen
SS - John Wendling

Pre-season Game #4
Detroit Lions @ Buffalo Bills

No Player stats for Preseason Games

Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
Aug 29, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Lions (2-2)	3	7	0	7	17
Buffalo Bills (2-2)	3	0	0	3	6

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	BUF
Total Offense	262	149
Rushing Yards	149	70
Passing Yards	113	79
First Downs	16	6
Punt Return Yards	31	10
Kick Return Yards	33	109
Total Yards	326	268
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversions	5	2
4th Down Conversions	1	0
2-Point Conversions	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	0/0
Penalty Yards	25	88
Possession Time	34:24	21:36

Final Cut Day

WR - Michael Spurlock
OG - Dylan Gandy
DE - Israel Idonije
MLB - Travis Lewis
CB - Jonte Green
K - David Akers
K - Garrett Hartley

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2013 - Preseason Finale

Will It Matter - The Patriots don't get to keep all these wins once the regular season begins, but they shouldn't be lacking confidence after a perfect preseason.

Baby Steps - The Bengals finished up the preseason 4-0, but they won't get to keep those wins once the regular season starts in earnest next week.

Meaningless - The Packers finished up a perfect preseason by beating the Raiders today. Now they will try to go 4-0 all over again to open up the regular season.

Robert Flores @RoFloEA: Eagles finish up the preseason undefeated. Will they come flying out of the chute once the regular season starts?

Matt Miller @MattMillerEA: The Cowboys wrapped up a 4-0 preseason today against the Texans. #momentum? #doesitmatter?

Trey Wingo @WingozEA: Saints going 4-0 maybe doesn't do a ton for them, but as a team you like seeing results now rather than later.

AFC Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
HB	Knowshon Moreno (DEN)	Dislocated Elbow - 3 Weeks
RT	D.J. Fluker (SD)	Fractured Knee Cap - Out For Season
HB	Ryan Mathews (SD)	Dislocated Ankle - 3 Weeks
LT	Anthony Castanzo (IND)	Hamstring Tear - 5 Weeks
OLB	Robert Mathis (IND)	Quad Tear - 2 Weeks
FS	Kenny Phillips (JAX)	Broken Thumb - 2 Weeks
DE	Sheldon Richardson (NYJ)	Broken Thumb - 3 Weeks
OLB	Dont'a Hightower (NE)	Dislocated Ankle - 5 Weeks
WR	Antonio Brown (PIT)	Achilles Tear - Out For Season
OLB	Brooks Reed (HOU)	Partial ACL Tear - 2 Weeks

NFC Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
LG	Matt Slauson (CHI)	Partial PCL Tear - 4 Weeks
DE	Adrian Clayborn (TB)	Groin Tear - 14 Weeks
HB	Rashard Mendenhall (ARI)	Foot Fracture - 3 Weeks
LT	Tyron Smith (DAL)	Torn Bicep - 4 Weeks
WR	Harry Douglas (ATL)	Fractured Shoulder Blade - 14 Weeks
DE	Ray McDonald (SF)	Broken Tailbone - 11 Weeks
DE	Justin Tuck (NYG)	Upper Arm Fracture - 5 Weeks
DE	Chris Long (STL)	Shoulder Tear - 3 Weeks
OLB	Ryan Kerrigan (WAS)	Broken Thumb - 2 Weeks
RT	Phil Loadholt (MIN)	Broken Ribs - 3 Weeks

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DUSTIN HOPKINS SIGNS WITH LIONS



LIONS FILL THEIR KICKER VACANCY BY SIGNING THE ROOKIE

Detroit, MI -- The Detroit Lions filled their vacancy at kicker Tuesday by signing rookie Dustin Hopkins, the team announced on its official Twitter feed.

The Lions had been in the market for a kicker after making the surprising decision over the weekend to terminate the contract of veterans David Akers and Garrett Hartley ahead of Sunday's opener against Miami. Dependable veteran Jason Hanson retired after last season.

Hopkins, 22, was drafted out of Florida State in the 6th round of April's draft by the Buffalo Bills before being cut in the preseason after losing the starting job to veteran Dan Carpenter.

Detroit have been looking for a kicker since the retirement of Hanson, who left after his 21st season in the league, with its entirety spent in the Motor City.

The Lions also released their opening day depth chart on Wednesday Morning. It follows in its entirety below.

Detroit Lions Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Nate Burleson	Corey Fuller (R)	Ryan Broyles
TE	Brandon Pettigrew	Joseph Fauria (R)	Michael Williams (R)
LT	Riley Reiff	Jason Fox
LG	Rob Sims	Leroy Harris
C	Dominic Raiola	Eugene Amano
RG	Larry Warford (R)	Rodney Austin
RT	LaAdrian Waddle (R)	Corey Hilliard
WR	Calvin Johnson	Jeremy Ross	Kris Durham
QB	Matthew Stafford	Shaun Hill	Kellen Moore
FB	Montell Owens
HB	Reggie Bush	Joique Bell	Mikel Leshoure	Theo Riddick (R)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Willie Young	Jason Jones
LDT	Ndamukong Suh	C.J. Mosley
RDT	Nick Fairley	Andre Fluellen
RDE	Ezekiel Ansah (R)	Devin Taylor (R)
WLB	Ashlee Palmer	Tahir Whitehead
MLB	Stephen Tulloch	D.J. Smith	Julian Stanford
SLB	DeAndre Levy	Rocky McIntosh
CB	Chris Houston	Rashean Mathis
SS	Glover Quin	DeJon Gomes
FS	Louis Delmas	Don Carey
CB	Bill Bentley	Darius Slay (R)	Chris Greenwood
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Dustin Hopkins (R)
P	Sam Martin (R)
H	Sam Martin (R)
PR	Theo Riddick (R)
KR	Jeremy Ross
LS	Rodney Austin

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NFL Power Rankings: Where Does Every Team Stand Heading into Week 1?

NFL Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (--)	San Francisco 49ers	0-0	vs. Green Bay Packers (FOX)
2 (--)	Seattle Seahawks	0-0	at Carolina Panthers (FOX)
3 (--)	New England Patriots	0-0	at Buffalo Bills (CBS)
4 (--)	Denver Broncos	0-0	vs. Baltimore Ravens (NBC)
5 (--)	Green Bay Packers	0-0	at San Francisco 49ers (FOX)
6 (--)	Pittsburgh Steelers	0-0	vs. Tennessee Titans (CBS)
7 (--)	Atlanta Falcons	0-0	at New Orleans Saints (FOX)
8 (--)	New Orleans Saints	0-0	vs. Atlanta Falcons (FOX)
9 (--)	Cincinnati Bengals	0-0	at Chicago Bears (CBS)
10 (--)	Baltimore Ravens	0-0	at Denver Broncos (NBC)
11 (--)	Indianapolis Colts	0-0	vs. Oakland Raiders (CBS)
12 (--)	Chicago Bears	0-0	vs. Cincinnati Bengals (CBS)
13 (--)	Houston Texans	0-0	at San Diego Chargers (ESPN)
14 (--)	St. Louis Rams	0-0	vs. Arizona Cardinals (FOX)
15 (--)	New York Giants	0-0	at Dallas Cowboys (NBC)
16 (--)	Washington Redskins	0-0	vs. Philadelphia Eagles (ESPN)
17 (--)	Miami Dolphins	0-0	at Cleveland Browns (CBS)
18 (--)	Dallas Cowboys	0-0	vs. New York Giants (NBC)
19 (--)	Kansas City Chiefs	0-0	at Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS)
20 (--)	Philadelphia Eagles	0-0	at Washington Redskins (ESPN)
21 (--)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0-0	at New York Jets (FOX)
22 (--)	Carolina Panthers	0-0	vs. Seattle Seahawks (FOX)
23 (--)	Minnesota Vikings	0-0	at Detroit Lions (FOX)
24 (--)	Cleveland Browns	0-0	vs. Miami Dolphins (CBS)
25 (--)	Arizona Cardinals	0-0	at St. Louis Rams (FOX)
26 (--)	Detroit Lions	0-0	vs. Minnesota Vikings (FOX)
27 (--)	San Diego Chargers	0-0	vs. Houston Texans (ESPN)
28 (--)	Buffalo Bills	0-0	vs. New England Patriots (CBS)
29 (--)	New York Jets	0-0	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (FOX)
30 (--)	Tennessee Titans	0-0	at Pittsburgh Steelers (CBS)
31 (--)	Jacksonville Jaguars	0-0	vs. Kansas City Chiefs (CBS)
32 (--)	Oakland Raiders	0-0	at Indianapolis Colts (CBS)

Game To Watch: Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos
Game To Avoid: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns
Projected Blowout: New England Patriots over Buffalo Bills
Nail-Biter: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints