Detroit Lions - Team Notes

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The 10 Most Underrated Detroit Athletes of All-Time.
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November 7, 1943: The Giants and Lions play to a 0-0 tie at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. The NFL hasn't had a scoreless tie since.
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November 17, 1957: Bobby Layne throws a touchdown pass and kicks four extra points in the Lions' 31-10 win over the 49ers before a record crowd at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium.
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Steve Yzerman, Joe Dumars, Cecil Fielder, & Barry Sanders at #TigerStadium, 1990 (Detroit News photo) #Legends
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November 22, 1950: Doak Walker rushes for a 30-yard touchdown and kicks 7 extra points in the Lions' 49-14 win on Thanksgiving Day at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. Bob Hoernschemeyer sets a franchise record with a 96-yard touchdown run.
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November 22, 1962: The Lions sack Bart Starr 11 times, once for a safety & once for a fumble recovered for a touchdown, and beat the undefeated Packers on Thanksgiving Day at Tiger Stadium.
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November 25, 1954: The Lions beat the Packers 28-24 on Thanksgiving Day at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium to improve to 8-1.
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November 26, 1953: Bobby Layne sets a Lions record with a 97-yard touchdown pass to Cloyce Box vs Packers on #Thanksgiving Day at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium.
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November 26, 1970: Mel Farr rushes for 121 yards & scores a touchdown in the Lions' 28-14 comeback win over the Raiders on Thanksgiving Day at Tiger Stadium.
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November 27, 1952: Bobby Layne throws 3 touchdown passes in the Lions' 48-24 win over the Packers on Thanksgiving Day at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium).
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November 28, 1968: The Lions lose to the Eagles 12-0 in a controversial "Mud Bowl" on Thanksgiving Day at Tiger Stadium.
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November 28, 1974: The Lions play their last game at Tiger Stadium.
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1917: The Detroit Heralds lose to Jim Thorpe and the Canton Bulldogs 7-0 in an Ohio League football game on Thanskgiving Day in front of 8,000 fans at Navin Field (Tiger Stadium).
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December 3, 1962: Dick "Night Train" Lane intercepts Johnny Unitas at the goal line to seal a 21-14 win over the Colts at Tiger Stadium.
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December 4, 1949: Wally Triplett scores a 62-yard punt return touchdown in the Lions' 28-27 win over the New York Bulldogs at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. Triplett was the first African American to be drafted and play in the NFL.
He died in 2018 at age 92.
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December 18, 1960: The Lions shut out the Bears 36-0 at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. The Lions' defense shines under rookie defensive coordinator & future HOFer Don Shula.
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December 21, 1952: The Lions beat the Rams 31-21 at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium to advance to the NFL championship game.
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December 27, 1953: The Lions beat the Browns 17-16 at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium to win their second straight NFL championship.
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December 29, 1957: The Lions beat the Browns 59-14 at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium to win the NFL championship: their most recent title.
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...ewell-sports-figures-we-lost-2021/9017689002/
In memoriam: A final farewell to the sports figures we lost in 2021.
Detnews

 

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https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-quarterback-need-all-32-nfl-teams-2022-offseason-free-agency-nfl-draft
Ranking all 32 teams' need at Quarterback entering the 2022 NFL offseason.
PFF

 

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Back at the scene of some of his hardest hits as a Lion! NFL Hall of Fame player Dick "Night Train" Lane poses in front of Tiger Stadium in 1983. Perhaps the odd angle of the photo is supposed to convey how an opponent felt after a Night Train clothes line tackle!
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/feature...itle-the-rams-gave-stafford-a-shot-at-canton/
Matthew Stafford Gave The Rams A Shot At A Title. The Rams Gave Stafford A Shot At Canton.
FiveThirtyEight