1. Brutal Turnovers Continue as Lions End Season with 8th Straight Loss

    Matthew Stafford fumbled two balls away and lost another on an interception, while Mikel Leshoure coughed the ball up on a short play, with all four turnovers contributing to another in a long line of losses to end the season...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,951 reads 33 comments

  2. Chicago Defense Hangs on to Beat Detroit, Keeps Playoff Flame Lit

    The Bears defense once again stepped up and carried the team to a critical win. While the offense also looked pretty good most of the day, it squandered the four turnovers the defense provided for it...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,195 reads 12 comments

  3. Lions Have to Go After Cutler, Feed Johnson to Beat the Bears

    This Sunday, the Detroit Lions will have one last chance to show up and play like they still have pride...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,017 reads 17 comments

  4. Bears Can't Let Up Against the Woeful Lions or They'll Miss the Playoffs

    The Bears finally ended their three-game losing streak when they beat the woeful Arizona Cardinals last week, and now, they will be facing the equally poor Detroit Lions to close out the season on Sunday...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,780 reads 8 comments

  5. Vikings May Have to Choose Between Peterson and Playoffs on Sunday

    The Minnesota Vikings may have to choose on Sunday. Do they focus on getting Adrian Peterson enough yards to break Eric Dickerson’s record or do they open things up ...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 4,501 reads 47 comments

  6. Packers Have to Slow Peterson, Create Pressure and Make "Bad Ponder" Reappear

    It’s deceptively simple, beating the Vikings . Really, you want to do one thing—stop Adrian Peterson ...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 3,267 reads 24 comments

  7. Calvin Johnson Honored, Ndamukong Suh Snubbed by Pro Bowl Selections

    It's not surprising that Calvin Johnson was given a slot in the Pro Bowl. He's proven to be unstoppable since about the midpoint of the season, broke Jerry Rice's record for receiving ...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,382 reads 3 comments

  8. Randall Cobb, Josh Sitton Head List of Surprising Packers Omissions

    There were three Packers on the Pro Bowl roster released Wednesday night. There was at least one surprise player who made it. What's more surprising are the players left off...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 3,969 reads 28 comments

  9. Bears Defense Dominates Chicago's List of Pro Bowlers

    There are few shocks in terms of the Bears who made the Pro Bowl roster, especially that the bulk of the list is on the defensive side of the ball...

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  10. Adrian Peterson, Jared Allen Head a List of Vikings Pro Bowlers

    The Pro Bowl starters were announced Wednesday night, and the Minnesota Vikings were well represented this year on both offense and defense. Let's take a look at who is slated to go to Hawaii...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 2,129 reads 8 comments

  11. Detroit Lions: Time for Warren Sapp to Put Up or Shut Up About Ndamukong Suh

    NFLN analyst Warren Sapp has spent most of the past year criticizing Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh . Now, Suh has certainly earned some criticism through his actions on the field this season...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 2,679 reads 10 comments

  12. Bears Weekly Progress Report: Late-Season Roster Moves Raise Questions

    With Michael Bush on injured reserve and Matt Forte hurt ( though expecting to play , via Michael C Wright, ESPN Chicago) the Bears are in exactly the situation they were trying to avoid when they signed Bush last offseason...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,181 reads 14 comments

  13. Lions Weekly Progress Report: Looking at Where Detroit Might Draft in 2013

    With just one game left in the 2012 season, the Lions can now start to get a sense of where they're picking in the upcoming NFL draft. It appears that Detroit is going to be picking somewhere between the third and ninth picks in April...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,849 reads 5 comments

  14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons: Game Previews & Predictions for Week 17

    The Atlanta Falcons have locked down a bye week and home-field advantage, so it remains to be seen what they do to rest up for the playoffs. It's a divisional battle, so they may not take their foot off the gas at all...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 879 reads 2 comments

  15. Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions: Game Preview & Predictions

    The Bears avoided all the various traps that took the Detroit Lions down against the Cardinals, destroying Arizona and keeping their playoff hopes alive...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 6,676 reads 29 comments

  16. Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: Game Previews & Predictions

    This is the sort of game which proves that adding more divisional games at the end of the season has tremendous benefits After a huge win in Houston over the Texans, the Minnesota ...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 18,081 reads 160 comments

  17. Bears vs. Cardinals: Chicago Takes Arizona Behind the Woodshed

    If Chicago fans were worried about repeating the Lions ' disaster against the Cardinals this week, they needn't have been concerned...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,452 reads 5 comments

  18. Vikings vs. Texans: Defense, Ponder Step Up as the Vikings Shock the Texans

    The script was for Adrian Peterson to run the ball all day and hopefully lead the Minnesota Vikings to a win to keep their playoff hopes alive...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 6,095 reads 27 comments

  19. Packers vs. Titans: Rodgers, Jones Decimate Titans in Blowout

    There's not too much to say about the 55-7 drubbing the Green Bay Packers administered to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, other than it wasn't very much in the Christmas spirit...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 4,115 reads 16 comments

  20. Lions vs. Falcons: Calvin Johnson Shatters Single-Season Yardage Record in Loss

    In a season in which few things seemed to go according to plan, the Detroit Lions were able to at least celebrate Calvin Johnson breaking Jerry Rice's single-season yardage record...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 5,273 reads 30 comments

  21. Lions vs. Falcons: Defense Needs to Step Up to Overcome Potent Offense

    After being embarrassed by the Arizona Cardinals , having to welcome the Atlanta Falcons to Ford Field seems wrong. This is a huge uphill climb for a team which looks like it's quit, especially last week...

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  22. Bears vs Cardinals: Chicago Can Learn from Lions' Mistakes, Avoid the Same Fate

    The Chicago Bears sit on the edge of playoff elimination and cannot find themselves in the position Detroit did last week, which is on the wrong end of the win-loss ratio...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 2,030 reads 1 comments

  23. Packers vs. Titans: 5 Things to Watch for from the Green Bay Packers

    Any gambler will tell you there's no such thing as a sure thing. This might be as close to one as you can get, though. There are a few things we can watch going into this game, one of which emerged on Friday...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 4,364 reads 4 comments

  24. Vikings vs. Texans: Minnesota Has to Reach Back If It's Going to Move Forward

    This week the odds are stacked against the Minnesota Vikings , as they face a team which features a very good running game and an outstanding defense. The vast majority of the people in the NFL expect them to lose...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 1,480 reads 15 comments

  25. Lions Weekly Progress Report: How Far Do You Go to Get Johnson His Record?

    There isn't much for the Detroit Lions to crow about this season, but the possibility that Calvin Johnson could break Jerry Rice's record for receiving yards in a single season is the one thing they can hang their hat on...

    Andrew Garda Written by Andrew Garda about 5 months ago 769 reads 7 comments