DETROIT, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Jason Hanson kicked a 47-yard field goal in the closing seconds Saturday to give the Detroit Lions a 27-26 pre-season win over the Atlanta Falcons.
ALLEN PARK, Mich., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Longtime Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz is the new head coach of the Detroit Lions, taking over the first team in NFL history to go 0-16.
DETROIT, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Drew Brees passed for 351 yards and two scores Sunday, helping New Orleans romp to a 42-7 win over Detroit -- the first NFL team to start a season 0-15.
DETROIT, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Maurice Jones-Drew scored three touchdowns Sunday, pacing a Jacksonville attack that buried the winless Detroit Lions 38-14.
DETROIT, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Matt Millen, whose team is an NFL-worst 31-84 since he took over the Lions, is reportedly out as president and general manager of the Detroit Lions.
DETROIT, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The Detroit Lions Friday signed Drew Henson as a backup quarterback.
DETROIT, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Detroit Lions placed linebackers Boss Bailey and Earl Holmes on injured reserve Friday.
ALLEN PARK, Mich., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A memorial service is scheduled in Dallas Friday for Robert L. "Texas Bob" Smith, a former Detroit Lions fullback who died at the age of 74.
ALLEN PARK, Mich., March 10 (UPI) -- Free agent wide receiver Tai Streets signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Detroit Lions.
ALLEN PARK, Mich., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The Detroit Lions on Monday signed starting fullback Cory Schlesinger to a two-year contract extension.
