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Surgeon General Warning: Being a Detroit Lion May Be Hazardous to Health

Next year, any players drafted by the Detroit Lions might do well to take out a hefty insurance policy. The 14 players on the Lions’ injured reserve probably wish they had...

Written by Dean Holden about 4 days ago 154 reads 7 comments
Matthew Stafford's Thanksgiving Shows the Folly of the "Statement Game"

Matthew Stafford has arrived, and his legend has begun. As of Monday, Nov. 23, that legend depicted Stafford as a child of the football gods, a immortal savior delivered unto the wretch of the Detroit Lions...

Written by Dean Holden about 10 days ago 338 reads 6 comments
Detroit Lions Halftime Musings: How Will They Let Us Down This Week?

Despite effectively being dominated, the Detroit Lions are hanging in there against the Minnesota Vikings. But here comes the second half. You know what's coming, but you don't know how...

Written by Dean Holden about 22 days ago 95 reads 2 comments
Detroit Lions Running Out of Ways to Lose

What else could possibly happen? Last Sunday, the Detroit Lions jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks, and still managed to lose by 12 points. And the beatings go on...

Written by Dean Holden about 25 days ago 437 reads 15 comments
Detroit Lions Flashback: The 10 Biggest Wins in Lions History

Times are tough in Detroit sports right now. The Tigers choked out of a playoff berth, the Red Wings are starting slow, the Pistons have no defense, and the Lions are still the Lions after losing to the previously winless Rams...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 365 reads 4 comments
Detroit Lions-St. Louis Rams Matchup More About Losing Than One Win

Well, this is awkward. Barely a month after the Detroit Lions exorcised a 19-game losing streak, they now have the opportunity to give the St. Louis Rams their 18th...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 195 reads 0 comments
Jason Hanson: A Hall of Fame Talent Stunted by a Career in Detroit

Jason Hanson is a victim. He was blessed with a golden leg and the raw talent and ability to break every professional kicking record on the books. Then he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1992 and has been there ever since...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 232 reads 22 comments
Matthew Stafford's Knee: Drew Stanton's Last Chance at an NFL Career?

Drew Stanton has caught the brunt of the Detroit Lions’ recent woes. He was a second-round draft choice in 2007 to be to heir-apparent to Jon Kitna in a Mike Martz-led offensive system...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 699 reads 26 comments
Jim Schwartz's Coy Attitude on Injuries Creating a Motown Monster

Does anybody know how bad Matthew Stafford's knee injury is? Does anybody know when anybody on the Detroit Lions' injury list will be available to play? Yes. The players, the training staff, and head coach Jim Schwartz...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 466 reads 10 comments
Detroit Lions' Loss at Lambeau an Optimism-Shatterer

There's no good news this week. As Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said, "You'll have a hard time finding the silver lining in this one." Wait, check that. The only good news is that the Lions didn't play the New England Patriots this week...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 195 reads 5 comments
Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers: Five Big Questions

The last time the Detroit Lions won a game at Lambeau Field, Brett Favre was an Atlanta Falcon, Wayne Fontes was coaching, and Erik Kramer was starting for the Lions in place of the injured Rodney Peete...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 350 reads 4 comments
Detroit Lions Look For Redemption in Return to Lambeau Field

This Sunday, the Detroit Lions will suit up to play the Green Bay Packers on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. Lambeau Field is not a friend to the Lions...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 269 reads 2 comments
Lions-Steelers: The Good, The Bad, and The Unusual

Don’t worry; it’s not all bad. After shouting random profanities to an inanimate object (my TV screen) for about 15 minutes following the final tick of a Pittsburgh Steelers victory at Ford Field, my mind started functioning in a less primal way...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 503 reads 15 comments
Detroit-Pittsburgh: First Team to Overcome Second Half Stumbles Wins

The Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers had very different fortunes last season. The Lions reached a historic low. The Steelers, a historic high. The Lions finished out their season 0-16, the first team ever to do so...

Written by Dean Holden about about 1 month ago 273 reads 3 comments
The Detroit Lions' Lengthy Injury Report Could Be a Good Thing

The Detroit Lions' current injury report reads like a list of Lions impact starters. Matthew Stafford, Gosder Cherlius, Kevin Smith, Calvin Johnson, Grady Jackson, Sammie Lee Hill, Ernie Sims, ...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 579 reads 7 comments
Detroit Lions Beginning to Show Some Bad Habits in Loss to Bears

If you’re a Detroit Lions fan, Sunday’s game sure looked familiar. Just like the home opener against the Vikings, the Lions looked almost playoff-caliber in the first half. And then the second half rolled around, and they didn’t...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 532 reads 0 comments
Detroit Lions Math Class: Four Steps for Turning One Win Into Two

Alright, that’s enough. If you’re still hungover from the Detroit Lions’ victory over the Washington Redskins, grab some coffee. We’re getting back to business. There are 13 more weeks of football to be played, so pay attention...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 345 reads 8 comments
Chuck Darby, Adam Jennings Signings Take Detroit Lions Back in Time

Chuck Darby is once again a Detroit Lion. Is it 2008 again? No, can’t be, the Lions have a tally in the win column, and Rod Marinelli will be coaching on the opposite sideline this Sunday...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 248 reads 1 comments
Detroit Lions' First Win Brings Back Sunday Intrigue

Remember last week? Remember life before Sept. 27, 2009? It was a time fraught with anxiety, despair, hopelessness. It was a time where columnists like myself were predicting that last Sunday’s ...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 764 reads 17 comments
Detroit's Jeff Backus is Lion to Fans with His Sad Displays of Hustle

There are many reasons for Lions fans to dislike Jeff Backus. He seems like a nice enough guy, and I’m sure he is. You never see him get into trouble, and he has quietly been a Detroit Lions starter for almost a decade now...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 380 reads 8 comments
Detroit Lions Roundtable Week Two: Encouragement and Disappointment

Welcome to Week Two of the 2009 Detroit Lions Roundtable. This week, in addition to Keith Shelton and myself, we have Lions featured columnist Michael Schottey adding his insight on the team's collapse against the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 203 reads 2 comments
Detroit Lions Notch First Winnable Game, First Disappointing Loss

Now you can be disappointed. At the end of the first half against the Vikings, the Detroit Lions were in complete control of the football game. They were up 10-7, and the seven didn’t come until after the two-minute warning...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 517 reads 4 comments
Detroit Lions Sell Out Home Opener, Remain Luckiest Franchise in Sports

Like many of you reading this, I have been a Detroit Lions fan for my entire life. Unlike many of you, I have never bought a ticket to a Lions game. So the Lions avoiding having their home opener blacked-out is not something I had a hand in...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 756 reads 1 comments
Detroit Lions Notch a Good Loss in New Orleans

Everyone just calm down. I’ve heard a whole lot of comparisons to the 2008 Detroit Lions after Sunday’s 45-27 trampling at the hands of the New Orleans Saints...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 944 reads 17 comments
Detroit Lions' Cut List: Hits, Misses, and Surprises

Detroit now knows who will be taking the field against the New Orleans Saints this Sunday. After the Lions’ cuts, waiver wire acquisitions, and more cuts, the field of 53 is set… for now...

Written by Dean Holden about 2 months ago 789 reads 8 comments

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Dean Holden Article Archive

Surgeon General Warning: Being a Detroit Lion May Be Hazardous to Health

Matthew Stafford's Thanksgiving Shows the Folly of the "Statement Game"

Detroit Lions Halftime Musings: How Will They Let Us Down This Week?

Detroit Lions Running Out of Ways to Lose

Detroit Lions Flashback: The 10 Biggest Wins in Lions History

Detroit Lions-St. Louis Rams Matchup More About Losing Than One Win

Jason Hanson: A Hall of Fame Talent Stunted by a Career in Detroit

Matthew Stafford's Knee: Drew Stanton's Last Chance at an NFL Career?

Jim Schwartz's Coy Attitude on Injuries Creating a Motown Monster

Detroit Lions' Loss at Lambeau an Optimism-Shatterer

Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers: Five Big Questions

Detroit Lions Look For Redemption in Return to Lambeau Field

Lions-Steelers: The Good, The Bad, and The Unusual

Detroit-Pittsburgh: First Team to Overcome Second Half Stumbles Wins

The Detroit Lions' Lengthy Injury Report Could Be a Good Thing

Detroit Lions Beginning to Show Some Bad Habits in Loss to Bears

Detroit Lions Math Class: Four Steps for Turning One Win Into Two

Chuck Darby, Adam Jennings Signings Take Detroit Lions Back in Time

Detroit Lions' First Win Brings Back Sunday Intrigue

Detroit's Jeff Backus is Lion to Fans with His Sad Displays of Hustle

Detroit Lions Roundtable Week Two: Encouragement and Disappointment

Detroit Lions Notch First Winnable Game, First Disappointing Loss

Detroit Lions Sell Out Home Opener, Remain Luckiest Franchise in Sports

Detroit Lions Notch a Good Loss in New Orleans

Detroit Lions' Cut List: Hits, Misses, and Surprises

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