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Coming out of the NFL's Wild Card playoff round, all anyone could talk about was the picked up flag in the Cowboys-Lions game - the pass interference call that wasn't. Well, the pass interference call that was, then wasn't. Here's the play:

When the Buffalo Bills got snowed out of their own stadium in November, the Detroit Lions organization helped out in a big way. The Lions opened up Detroit's Ford Field and practice facilities for the Bills staff and organization for three days...

DETROIT (AP) — Dan Carpenter hit a 58-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining to cap the Buffalo Bills come-from-behind 17-14 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Kyle Orton, making his debut as the Bills starter, set up the decisive kick by completing a 20-yard pass over the middle to Sammy Watkins as Buffalo (3-2) overcame a 14-0 deficit...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and the Detroit Lions overcame Calvin Johnson being limited by an ankle injury to beat the New York Jets 24-17 on Sunday. Jerem...

DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford improvised brilliantly on two early touchdown passes to Calvin Johnson, and Detroit beat the New York Giants 35-14 on Monday night in Jim Caldwell's first game as Lions coach. Stafford also ran for a TD for Detroit, which intercepted Eli Manning twice in the Lions' first Monday night opener since 1971...

It took only 4 plays for Mark Sanchez to remind Jet fans why he has become the target of their ire. On that 4th play, a screen pass by Sanchez was thrown right to Detroit Lions rookie defensive lineman Ziggy Ansah, the 5th overall pick in the 1st round, and returned for a touchdown from 14 yards out...

The Packers look for a return to glory in 2013 with one of the best quarterbacks in the business in Aaron Rodgers.  The Bears have a new head coach in Marc Trestman.  The Lions will ride Matt Stafford to Calvin Johnson on offense and the Vikings will do the same with Adrian Peterson...

Free agent linebacker Justin Durant played for the Detroit Lions for the past two seasons. Durant hopes the team will re-sign him, but he's not taking any chances just in case. On Thursday, Durant jokingly filled out an employment application at Chick-fil-A and tweeted that, you know, it's rough out there for an NFL free agent these days: Rough outchea bruh twitpic...

If you're a Detroit Lions fan who is still desperately trying to forget about the team's dismal 2012 season, you should probably avoid the squad's official calender.

Matt Ryan threw for 279 yards and four touchdown passes, and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Detroit Lions, 31-18, on Saturday night in Detroit to clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

Earlier today, former NFL player Alex Karras passed away at the age of 77 from kidney failure and complications from cancer. He was one of the original "crossover stars" in the Sports and Entertainment worlds, becoming a successful full-time actor after his playing career for the Detroit Lions...

In a day where it has become common-place for athletes to crossover between the Sports and Entertainment worlds, one of the true original crossover talents has left us. Alex Karras, a former NFL player who eventually gained popularity as an actor, has passed away at the age of 77.