PACKERS ...34 LIONS ...12 Aaron Rodgers matched a career high with three touchdown passes as Green Bay won its third straight to improve its playoff prospects. Detroit lost its sixth straight game on Thanksgiving, setting a franchise record, and had an emotional setback after its biggest comeback win since 1957. Matthew Stafford, playing with a sore non-throwing shoulder, threw one touchdown pass and four interceptions in a rookie-like performance, after passing for five scores in Sunday's win against Cleveland. Detroit trailed the Browns by 21 before coming all the way back. The Lions (2-9) looked like they were building off that momentum by recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff and with Stafford's TD pass to Calvin Johnson. But the Packers (7-4) scored 27 consecutive points in the second and third quarters to turn the game into a familiar rout. Detroit lost its previous five games on Thanksgiving by an average of 23.4 points, and eight of nine in the showcase game. The Packers have won nine in a row against them overall. ...more

November 27, 2009

The way Frantz Joseph sees it, he has no reason to complain about anything. ...more

March 24, 2009

After a start to Sunday that may feel more familiar to fans from Pittsburgh than those from Phoenix, folks attending the Super Bowl will find the kind of weather the NFL likes to see for its showcase game. The National Weather Service says on Sunday it should be 60 degrees in Tampa with some clouds and a light breeze at 6 p.m., but no rain. ...more

January 28, 2009