Discus the Lions and their game here!| Jon Kitna and Roy Williams Reunited in Big D | | The Cowboys have upgraded their back up QB position, by signing Jon Kitna. Brad Johnson proved last year, that his best football was behind him. When healthy Kitna has a good arm and is a good leader. Maybe Romo can learn some things from Jon.In a perfect world you will hear Romo to Williams and Kitna will be on the sideline doing clipboard duty. Contrary to most of the free agents the Cowboys bring in, I think Kitna is a good veteran player who will add and no distract from the team. | |
| | Miami at Detroit | | Joey Harrington never won three straight games in a single season with the Detroit Lions. He's already done it in just six starts for the Miami Dolphins. Harrington, a former first-round pick of the Lions, returns to Detroit on Thanksgiving as the Dolphins try to move within one game of .500. Harrington was traded to Miami (4-6) in May, just four years after the Lions (2-8) drafted him third overall. He became the scapegoat for Detroit's woes during his time there, as the team went 18-40 in games during which Harrington played. The quarterback's return to Ford Field -- where he was booed unmercifully -- will provide intrigue in what seems to be a lackluster matchup. "I know that stadium pretty well," said Harrington, who has led Miami to three straight wins and is 3-3 since taking over for Daunte Culpepper. "I know what section the boos come from." After losing to Atlanta last Thanksgiving, the Lions fired Steve Mariucci, and cornerback Dre' Bly later blamed Harrington for it. Bly is doing his best not to escalate the drama. "I ain't talking this week," Bly said. Harrington threw 60 touchdowns and 62 interceptions with the Lions, finishing... | |
| | Harrington's return makes Dolphins-Lions game interesting | | The Detroit Lions' tradition of playing on Thanksgiving dates to 1934. History goes only so far, though, making the matchup with the Miami Dolphins hardly seem like must-see TV. Joey Harrington, however, gives people outside of Detroit and Miami a reason to tune in. The quarterback's return Thursday to Ford Field, where he was booed last year at a practice, provides an intriguing story line for those searching for a reason to watch two teams that are eight games under .500 combined. "I would be lying if I said it was going to be just another game, because I'd be ignoring the obvious," Harrington said. "It's not going to be a sterile game where I walk into Jacksonville, or someplace that I had no connection." Detroit gave up on Harrington just four seasons after drafting him third overall, and had to settle for a conditional pick from Miami that might end up being a fifth-rounder. The Lions didn't want to give Harrington a $4 million bonus in June, especially when they signed free agents Jon Kitna and Josh McCown to replace him. Harrington wanted to leave, too. Lions cornerback Dre' Bly blamed him when coach Steve Mariucci was fired... | |
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MIAMI (4-6) At DETROIT (2-8)12:30 p.m., CBSOPENING LINE -- Dolphins by 3. RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Dolphins 3-7; Lions 3-7. SERIES RECORD -- Dolphins lead 6-2. LAST MEETING -- Dolphins 49, Lions 21 at Miami, Sept. 8, 2002. LAST WEEK -- Dolphins beat Vikings 24-20; Lions lost to Cardinals 17-10. DOLPHINS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (18), RUSH (29), PASS (10T) DOLPHINS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (5), RUSH (12), PASS (6) LIONS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (14), RUSH (31), PASS (5) LIONS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (25), RUSH (23), PASS (22) STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Miami is 4-1 on Thanksgiving. ... DE Jason Taylor leads AFC with nine sacks and is one of three active players with 100 or more (101 1/2 ). Last week, Taylor tied George Martin (7) for most career TDs by player whose primary position is defensive lineman. ... QB Joey Harrington, traded during the offseason after four seasons with Lions, has helped Miami win three straight games. He started 55 games (2002-05) for Lions. ... Miami's defense allows 285.4 yards per game. ... Detroit is 33-31-2 all-time on Thanksgiving dating back to 1934. ... QB Jon Kitna is fourth in NFC with 2,624 yards passing. ...... | |
| | Could the Detroit Lions be the worst team of all time? | | With only the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers left to play this season, if they fail to win a game could this Lions team be the worst of all time? This team has been a total disappointment to their fans, and have gotten so bad that they may even lose they're yearly Thanksgiving Day game. Personally, I don't know any Lions fans, and I am sure there are alot of them that wouldn't want too admit it right now, but for those of them out there it sure has been a rough season. The worst team of all time is probably the expansion Tampa Bay Bucs, who also went winless, and will likely remain the worst even if the Lions lose out, but this team should be nowhere near 0-14! Looking at this team in the pre-season you would have thought they at least could have made things interesting this year in a division that is one of the worst in football. Instead, they have become the joke of the league!Granted, QB Jon Kitna got hurt early on, but even that should not have made them as pathetic as they have turned out. The offensive line was supposed to be better,and tackle Jeff Backus is supposed to be one of the best offensive lineman in the league. Unfortunately they have been inconsistent... | |
| | Fox to stick with struggling Delhomme at quarterback | | Jake Delhomme is getting too much of the blame for Carolina's offensive woes and will remain the starter, coach John Fox said Monday. "When you drop back to pass the ball it's a team effort," Fox said a day after the Panthers mustered only 264 yards in a 17-13 loss to Washington, which has the 30th-ranked defense. "Whenever you don't play well enough to win I'm not sure it's one guy. It's definitely not just Jake." Delhomme was 23-of-38 for 168 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the Redskins. His second pick was costly. On first down from the Washington 41, Delhomme was pressured and his badly overthrown pass for Steve Smith into double coverage was caught by Washington safety Sean Taylor with 2:09 left. "I got hit and it obviously didn't go where I thought it was going to go," Delhomme said. "But they were playing coverage to him all day long, maybe once or twice they didn't. He was running and I was trying to throw it down the seam. I didn't anticipate it to go there. But I was giving him a chance on that play. "That's why that (throw) looked like a kickoff." The loss against the downtrodden Redskins dropped the Panthers (6-5) a... | |
| | Chiefs host Broncos in marquee Thanksgiving game | | BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - The Kansas City Chiefs will join the traditional Thanksgiving hosts. Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt lobbied for a long time to host a Thanksgiving game. He finally gets his wish Thursday night when the Chiefs (6-4) host the Denver Broncos (7-3) in a battle of AFC West rivals. It will be the first regular-season game on the NFL Network and begins a string of five Thursday night contests. The Dallas Cowboys (6-4) and Detroit Lions (2-8) continue their tradition of hosting the holiday afternoon games. With a chance to move into sole possession of first place in the NFC East, the Cowboys will face the last-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-7). The Lions (2-8), who are tied with Arizona for the worst record in the NFL, will play the Miami Dolphins (4-6) in an interconference contest. But the marquee game will take place at night. Denver is one game behind the first-place San Diego Chargers in the AFC West. The Chiefs can tie the Broncos for second place with a win on Thursday. In the first meeting on September 17, Jason Elam kicked a 39-yard field goal with 9:50 left in overtime to lift the Broncos to a 9-6 victory.... | |
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