New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions: End of 'defense wins championships' era?

Christian Sc

1, 2012, file photo, Detroit Lions' Calvin Johnson runs upfield during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis. Johnson and Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen are the leading vote getters for The NEW ORLEANS — Having shed their long-held reputation for losing with bumbling [...]

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New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions: End of 'defense wins championships' era?

Christian Sc

Detroit Lions David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints defensive tackle Shaun Rogers hits Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in the first meeting between the two teams earlier this season. Scouting the Detroit Lions in Detroit Lions David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints defensive tackle Shaun Rogers hits Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in the first meeting between [...]

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Detroit Lions' secondary torched in 45-28 NFC wild-card loss against New …

MLive.com

Well, here's something you haven't had a chance to buy for a while: an official Lions playoff T-shirt. If you look closely, that is a small NFL Playoffs logo above the "Detroit Lions Football." If you can't make it out, take our word for it. The Detroit Lions' return to the National Football League playoffs [...]

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New Orleans Saints roar past the Detroit Lions in record fashion

NOLA.com

As soon as the Tigers' interview period ended, preparations for the Saints-Lions playoff game Saturday night would begin. "Not only do we have the support of Louisiana but we have the New Orleans Saints, too," Montgomery said. The next step will come in San Francisco, and a crisper performance will be needed there. "We can't [...]

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New Orleans Saints roar past the Detroit Lions in record fashion

NOLA.com

New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints defensive tackle Shaun Rogers hits Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in the first meeting between the two teams earlier this season. SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are [...]

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New Orleans Saints roar past the Detroit Lions in record fashion

NOLA.com

When these two teams met in the regular season, the New Orleans Saints blew out the Detroit Lions as the game went on. Both offenses are explosive and I expect this to be a shootout game, as do most people. The Saints When these two teams met in the regular season, the New Orleans Saints [...]

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New Orleans Saints roar past the Detroit Lions in record fashion

NOLA.com

Both cities have endured callous dismissal by outsiders. SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are passionate about their favorite teams, leagues or sports. By empowering fans Your best source for quality New York Jets news, rumors, analysis, stats and [...]

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New Orleans 45, Detroit Lions 28: One and done after loss in New Orleans

Detroit Free

The only Detroit Lions player nominated is defensive end Cliff Avril, for his interception of a Philip Rivers screen pass in Week 16. On the play, Avril made an excellent read, backed up into Rivers' passing lane, leaped up to deflect the pass to Jim Brandstatter, color analyst with the Detroit Lions joined The Scott [...]

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Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints – live!

The Guardian

The Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints feature two of the best passing QBs of all time (according to the stats). Mike Tanier at the NYT puts their regular season figures into context: From the birth of the NFL until 1960, no quarterback ever Entering the National Football League playoffs for the first time [...]

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Live: Texans lead Bengals 24-10 in historic wild card game

USA TODAY

The veteran Houston Texans receiver scored his first playoff touchdown, a 40-yard reception from TJ Yates, to give the Texans a 24-10 lead in the third quarter. Johnson beat Pacman Jones with a double move to get open down the left side. (Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle) Egypt Young shows her support for [...]

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