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Live game chat: Talk about the Lions beginning at 1 p.m.

Hang out here and be your own color commentator during the Lions-Browns game. Tim Twentyman is your host. - 11/22/2009

Lions' Sims, White, Williams inactive vs. Browns

Detroit -- The Lions will be without starting defensive end Dewayne White and rookie receiver Derrick Williams, the team's primary kick returner, for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field. - 11/22/2009

Resurgence of CB Will James a welcome sight for Lions

Jim Schwartz on Will James, pictured, and Phillip Buchanon: "Those guys have played steady football. They've tackled well also."

Will James is starting to play like Will Peterson again. That was the gist of what Gunther Cunningham was trying to tell the Lions' rejuvenated cornerback. - 11/21/2009

Inconsistent Lions TE Brandon Pettigrew experiences 'life of a rookie'

Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan on Brandon Pettigrew: "We've gotta have more stepping forward and less stepping back."

While his numbers through nine games -- 23 receptions, 262 yards and a touchdown -- put him on a more-than-respectable pace as a pass-catcher, he's struggled at times with dropped passes and penalties. - 11/21/2009

Lions: Notebook

Lions starting guard Stephen Peterman out for season

Lions offensive lineman Stephen Peterman injured his ankle against the Vikings in the third quarter.

Allen Park -- The Lions put starting right guard Stephen Peterman on injured reserve Friday, ending his season, and he's expected to undergo ankle surgery next week. - 11/21/2009

Mike O'Hara: Week 11 NFL Picks

Lions must beat Browns to salvage any credibility

Jim Schwartz's team hasn't won since Week 3 -- 19-14 over Washington.

The Lions have lost big for a decade, but this is a time for them to think big. Big, for the Lions, is the potential to win two straight games and what that would mean to this struggling franchise. - 11/21/2009

Lions Julian Peterson, Brandon Pettigrew fined for hits

Julian Peterson is third on the Lions in tackles with 42.

Peterson, a linebacker, was fined $7,500 for a hit on Vikings backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. Pettigrew, a tight end was fined $5,000 for a late hit on linebacker Chad Greenway. - 11/20/2009

Lions' Cliff Avril gets message after benching

Cliff Avril, center, was a healthy inactive for the first time in his career last week at Minnesota.

The coach yells because he cares. Avril has to remind himself of that every so often when he hears it from Gunther Cunningham, the Lions' volatile defensive coordinator. - 11/20/2009

John Niyo: Lions Insider

Coaches Jim Schwartz, Eric Mangini took similar paths to top job

When Schwartz stops to share a laugh before Sunday's game with his Cleveland counterpart, it'll be easy to say it was worth it. - 11/20/2009

No local TV for Lions-Browns

Jim Schwartz's Lions are 26th in the NFL in total offense at 292.9 yards per game. The Browns are last at 214.3.

It's the third blackout in five home games for the Lions this season -- Washington and St. Louis were the others -- and the eighth in the last 11 games dating to last season. - 11/20/2009

Wife of former Lion Chris Spielman dies at 42 after lengthy cancer battle

Stefanie Spielman was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998.

Stefanie Spielman worked to raise breast cancer awareness after being diagnosed with the disease. Her husband gave up football for a year to stay home and support her. - 11/20/2009

Browns' Josh Cribbs expected to play against Lions

Josh Cribbs was injured Monday against Baltimore on the game's final play -- a play coach Eric Mangini later apologized for calling.

The Browns' receiver and return man, who was carted off the field Monday night, is expected to play Sunday when Cleveland visits the Lions at Ford Field. - 11/20/2009

Dolphins 24, Panthers 17

Ricky Williams carries Dolphins to victory

Ricky Williams rushed for two touchdowns and caught another.

With Ronnie Brown lost for the season, the Miami Dolphins turned to their aging running back. Ricky Williams showed he's still got it. - 11/20/2009

John Niyo: NFL Insider

Bills a mess even without Dick Jauron

The Bills thought they could do better without Dick Jauron as coach. But after three straight 7-9 seasons, they're 3-6 in 2009.

You knew Jauron was cooked as Bills coach in September when he fired his offensive coordinator the day after losing to the Lions in the exhibition finale. - 11/19/2009

Lions: Notebook

Louis Delmas cured from not-so-sweet tooth

Louis Delmas, second from left, missed last week's game because of root canal.

Delmas, the Lions rookie starting safety, was a late scratch against the Vikings with an infected tooth that flared up and required a root canal and dental surgery. - 11/19/2009

Shaun Rogers: Lions' collapse wasn't my fault

Former Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, right, had a Pro Bowl season last year with the Browns.

The problem child nicknamed "Big Baby" was a big scapegoat at the end of the 2007 season. A 6-2 start and talk of the playoffs disintegrated as the Lions lost seven of their last eight games. - 11/19/2009

NFL picks: Week 11

Detroit News writers Terry Foster, John Niyo, Bob Wojnowski and Tim Twentyman give their predictions and best bets for Week 8 of the NFL - 11/19/2009

Roundup

Browns QB Brady Quinn fined for low block

Brady Quinn will start at quarterback for the Browns against the Lions Sunday at Ford Field.

Berea, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn has been fined by the NFL for his low hit on Baltimore's Terrell Suggs. - 11/19/2009

Lions 7,000 tickets short of sellout to lift TV blackout

Browns quarterback Brady Quinn is coming off a forgettable performance against Baltimore on Monday Night Football. He completed 13 of 31 passes for 99 yards, no TDs and two interceptions.

The Lions have until 1 p.m. Thursday to reach a sellout to avoid a local television blackout for Sunday's game at Ford Field. Like the Lions, the Browns also are 1-8. - 11/18/2009

Drops piling up for Lions

Quarterback Matthew Stafford, left, throws "a very catchable ball," according to Lions receivers coach Shawn Jefferson.

It's not hard to see Matthew Stafford's receivers have dropped the ball -- literally and figuratively -- the last few weeks. Who's to blame? - 11/18/2009

Lions safety Marquand Manuel put on injured reserve

Marquand Manuel had 36 tackles, one forced fumble and two pass deflections this season.

Manuel was replaced on the roster by safety DeAngelo Smith, a rookie fifth-round pick who was signed off the Chicago Bears' practice squad. - 11/18/2009

Lions-Browns: It's a bye week for many fans in Cleveland

Coach Eric Mangini: Not a popular man in Cleveland these days.

Twenty-four percent of fans who responded to a poll question said there was nothing that could convince them to watch Sunday's Lions-Browns game. - 11/17/2009

Lions' Calvin Johnson is NFL's best receiver, Vikings CB says

Calvin Johnson had eight catches for 84 yards against the Vikings.

Benny Sapp: "Calvin Johnson is the best receiver in the league, hands down. He's the complete package." - 11/17/2009

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Coaches Jim Schwartz, Eric Mangini took similar paths to top job

When Schwartz stops to share a laugh before Sunday's game with his Cleveland counterpart, it'll be easy to say it was worth it. - 11/20/2009

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