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Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Stafford has been listed as questionable due to a bruised right hand. Stafford, who is second in the NFL with 3,302 passing yards, was surprised X-rays did not show a break, the source said, as his hand is swollen and Stafford has said he is uncomfortable. But after practicing on a limited basis all week with tape on his hand, he is expected to play, and the warm weather in Tampa is expected to help with his injury.? Stafford has started 108 games for Detroit, including every game since the start of the 2011 season -- the third-longest starting streak among Continue to Article

December 10, 2017 12:19:am EST

The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren't wasting time wondering what might have been had they played better at times this season. The teams meet Sunday, with the Lions (6-6) focused on trying to break a two-game losing streak that has dampened their playoff hopes, and the Bucs (4-8) also desperately needing a win to begin feeling better about themselves. ''You guys are talking as if it's all is lost and that kind of thing,'' Lions coach Jim Caldwell told the media early in the week. Continue to Article

December 07, 2017 8:25:pm EST

For a short while, it seemed like the Pontiac Silverdome might outlive us all. On Sunday, there was an implosion attempt of the Detroit Lions’ longtime home (and, let’s not forget, the site of historic WrestleMania III).  But when the explosives went off, the Silverdome decided it wasn’t going anywhere. The vice president of the demolition company working on the Silverdome implosion told the Detroit Free Press that some charges didn’t go off on eight columns Sunday, which prevented the structure from falling. Continue to Article

December 04, 2017 6:45:pm EST

In the days leading up to their pivotal game against the Detroit Lions, Ravens safety Eric Weddle predicted there would come a time when Baltimore would have to rely on its offense to win. The oft-criticized Flacco threw for two touchdowns and led three scoring drives in the fourth quarter as Baltimore (7-5) held off a comeback bid by Matthew Stafford and Detroit (6-6). Continue to Article

December 04, 2017 2:49:am EST

A plan to demolish a derelict NFL stadium near Detroit went awry on Sunday when a deafening series of blasts failed to topple the Pontiac Silverdome, to the frustration of officials and the bemusement of a crowd gathered to watch the spectacle. Fans of the Detroit Lions, the team that called the Silverdome home until moving to a downtown stadium after the 2001 season, joked on social media that the failed implosion was by no means the first time they found themselves leaving the stadium parking lot disappointed. The Lions have not won a National Football League championship since 1957, the league's second longest title drought. Continue to Article

December 03, 2017 4:12:pm EST