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Raiders look to recover from late-game collapse (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 2011-12-20 13:08
ALAMEDA, Calif. - A late-game collapse has essentially left the Oakland Raiders' hopes of ending an eight-year playoff drought to this formula: Win their final two games and hope.

Week 16 power rankings (ProFootballWeekly.com)

Tue, 2011-12-20 07:57
1. Green Bay Packers : We'll see if this team needed a little humbling. 2. New Orleans Saints : Brees closer to...

Buccaneers place CB Aqib Talib on injured reserve (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 2011-12-20 00:48
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib has been placed on injured reserve with a sore right hamstring that sidelined him much of the past three games.

Bolts need to win out, have Denver lose out (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 2011-12-20 00:36
SAN DIEGO - The best scenario for suddenly resurgent Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers to reach the playoffs is to win their final two games — both on the road — and have Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos follow their loss to New England with two more defeats.

Another rally leaves Lions 1 win from playoffs (AP)

Tue, 2011-12-20 00:23
After yet another thrilling comeback, Detroit coach Jim Schwartz kept an even keel during his Monday news conference. Turns out there was a reason for his detached demeanor. "I'm just tired as hell," he said. Schwartz and the Lions have a big week coming up after Sunday's 28-27 victory at Oakland.

Fan Take: Detroit Lions Win Huge Game at Oakland (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Mon, 2011-12-19 23:43
It seemed like it was the same old Detroit Lions once again. With the team down 27-14 to the Oakland Raiders in a road game they needed have, many Michiganders got the feeling that it wasn't the Lions' day and maybe changed the channel or stopped watching in disgust...

Former Lions OL Sewell dies at age 80 (AP)

Mon, 2011-12-19 21:44
Harley Sewell, a Detroit Lions offensive lineman during the championship seasons in the 1950s, has died. He was 80. The team said Monday that Sewell died Saturday after an extended illness. He played 10 seasons with the Lions, one with the Los Angeles Rams and was a scout for the Rams for 37 seasons. Detroit drafted Sewell in the first round out of Texas in 1953.

Former Lions lineman Sewell dies at age 80 (The Canadian Press)

Mon, 2011-12-19 21:43
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Harley Sewell, a Detroit Lions offensive lineman during the team's championship seasons in the 1950s, has died. He was 80.

Steelers-49ers Monday night betting primer (The National Football Post)

Mon, 2011-12-19 20:25
The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to San Francisco Monday night for a date with the 49ers and a chance to assume...

Win Saves Detroit Lions' Season, but Questions Remain: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Mon, 2011-12-19 20:11
At the beginning of the season, it seemed as if the Detroit Lions were going to make second half comebacks a staple of their offense. Back-to-back rallies against the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys, plus a convincing win against the Chicago Bears, had many convinced the 5-0...

Louis Delmas on the mend following arthroscopic knee surgery (The National Football Post)

Mon, 2011-12-19 20:09
The Detroit Lions were without their top safety Louis Delmas in Sunday’s comeback victory at Oakland as...

Suh blocks field goal, does better job of addressing stomping (The National Football Post)

Mon, 2011-12-19 15:32
Nothing during the game could overshadow the nine receptions and 214 yards Calvin Johnson had.

Lions rally to stun Raiders 28-27 (AP)

Mon, 2011-12-19 08:34
Calvin Johnson had been mostly taken out of the Detroit Lions' offense the past five weeks by opposing defenses. Ndamukong Suh took himself out of the past two games when he blew his cool and got a two-game suspension. Detroit's two brightest stars showed up in the biggest moments in a victory that put the Lions on the brink of their first playoff berth in more than a decade.

Brady, Pats slow down Tebow, Broncos 41-23 (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 2011-12-19 08:21
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer

Patriots win AFC East again, Packers fall (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 2011-12-19 08:11
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are kings of the AFC East - as usual.

Sunday’s five most valuable players, Week 15 (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 2011-12-19 06:26
See Sunday's five least valuable players here. Romeo Crennel, (Interim) Head Coach, Kansas City Chiefs. Nobody's going undefeated on Romeo Crennel's watch. Nobody. The Packers are pretty good, I guess, but what can any team be expected to do against … Continue reading →

NFL Today, Week 15 (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 2011-12-19 05:03
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Sunday's National Football League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 2011-12-19 04:57
The Green Bay Packers' perfect season came to a crashing halt on Sunday against the beleaguered Kansas City Chiefs, who rallied behind interim coach Romeo Crennel and new quarterback Kyle Orton to a shocking 19-14 victory.

Raiders collapse late, fall 28-27 to Lions (AP)

Mon, 2011-12-19 03:18
Aaron Curry scooped up the ball from Matthew Stafford and returned it 6 yards for a score, punching the goal post and encouraging a frantic Coliseum crowd so much that officials flagged him for excessive celebration. Call it premature, too. Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson led two late scoring drives, rallying the Detroit Lions to a stunning 28-27 victory Sunday that sent the Raiders stumbling...

Suh's FG block gives Lions needed win over Raiders (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 2011-12-19 02:55
By Eric Gilmore The Sports Xchange OAKLAND, Calif. - Facing a must-win game, the Detroit Lions did what they had to do Sunday, beating the Oakland Raiders 28-27 and giving their playoff hopes a huge boost. The Lions marched 98 yards for the winning touchdown, quarterback Matthew...