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more about #detroitlions more comments → CurseOfBobbyLane: There are now AT LEAST two teams worse than the Lions. Life is good. more » NordoftheBlings: Stanford opens as a 10-pt favorite over ND. What a time to be alive. 4 MORE YEARS! Yes we can. more » Babcocksure: ...putting on a helmet would have ruined the whole LPGA golfer look that Drew Stanton had going on... he could never play a whole 18 on that knee though more » The Gigolo JDR: Is that Drew Stanton or Manny Pacquiao congratulating Stafford on the win? more » norbizness: So the third-string QB for the Lions is a boy-band refugee? more » SignGuyDino: Mangini should be the biggest loser for calling timeouts just to dispute a call, giving Stafford the chance to be the hero. He has to be fired today.... more » Pete Gaines: It's the best there is. more » CumaeanSibyl: Thank God we live on the other side of the state. No blackout for us! Just a lot of cursing and screaming and prayers for death, and then, at the end,... more » MarkKelsosMigraine: And who is the Weekend Loser? I'm pretty sure her real name is Ameila, but she goes by "Crow", lives in suburban Indianapolis, paints her fingernails... more » Phintastic: It's going to be awkward in Cleveland when they release Derek Anderson and then draft Jimmy Clausen. Just sayin. more » MattinglysSideburns: It was famously said of Layne Staley that "he lost a couple of fingers and he never ran out of heroin." more » David Hume: Right now, in hell, some recently deceased Detroiter is being tormented by some dreadful satanic beast and thinking to himself: "Geez, I think I got ... more » Richard Starkey: Why does a team from Utah have a Spanish name? First things first: why does Salt Lake City have a soccer team? more » twoeightnine: *Came against the Browns. more » P. Escobar, Jets Fan: Weis's opponents will consider it quite a feather in their cap when he's fired. more » -
#weekendwinner
Matthew Stafford Wins The Weekend
In sports, everybody is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Matthew Stafford, who won the weekend by suddenly turning into Bobby Layne, minus the crippling hangovers. More » -
#nfl
You Can Have Your Own Temple Of Failure
Since no one wanted to buy it, the Pontiac Silverdome is going up for auction. There's no minimum bid, so there's a very strong chance Wayne Fontes will buy it and move in. [Williams & Williams] -
#deadspiniteam
Ford Field Pants Dropper Can Totally Explain This
As you would probably expect, when one dude is caught on camera choking out another dude who isn't wearing pants the natural response is usually, "It's not what you think!" Well, the gentleman on top has finally spoken up.
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#fin
September: Fin.
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from September, ranked low to high. More » -
#duan
Lions Fan Enjoys Historic Victory Sans Pants
Detroit fans have suffered through eons of metaphorical de-pantsings, so it's understandable that a few dudes attending Sunday's monumental victory would look to continue the tradition by literally dropping trou during a drunken game of grab-ass. More » -
#weekendwinner
The Detroit Lions Win The Weekend
In sports, everybody is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the Detroit Lions, who won the weekend by not being friends with Tom Cruise. Detroit City is fixed! More » -
#blackouts
Detroit Can Finally Watch Some Decent Football This Sunday
Because the Lions are blacked out! For some inexplicable reason, the Lions failed to sell out Sunday's Matt Stafford vs. Jason Campbell showdown by today's 1 p.m. deadline, so lucky fans get to enjoy Niners-Vikings instead. [Detroit News] -
#nfl
The Lion Fan's Lament
After years of losing, what's the only thing that gives Lions fans joy? Taunting angry drunk women as they're hauled out of Ford Field in handcuffs. Still so cold in The D.... [World Of Issac] -
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#nfl
The Charles Rogers Comeback Hits Another Snag
The former Spartan/Lion was found slumped over in his Mercedes—which was running and still in gear—and was arrested for DUI last night. Or DU Parking. Clearly, he was too drunk to be drunk driving. [Fox] -
#ballsdeep
Why Your Team Sucks: Detroit Lions
Some people are fans of the Detroit Lions. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Detroit Lions. This 2009 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. More » -
#ballsdeep
Charles Rogers Blew Ay-Day. AY-DAY
If you ever wondered how former Lions #2 overall pick Charles Rogers turned out to be such a bust, Jemele Hill of ESPN got the answer from him: Construda. Construda AY-DAY. More » -
#funtimes
Lions Coach Mocks Matthew Stafford
Jim Schwartz had a bit of fun at the expense of the future of the Lions. He showed the whole team some vacation pictures, and then he said: "I thought I had a fun vacation - until I saw this.'' More » -
#deadspiniteam
Where In The World Was Matthew Stafford?
We asked where these photos of Matthew Stafford's summer vacation were taken, and boy, did we get some answers. It's just too bad they all contradicted each other. More » -
#fin
July: Fin.
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts fromJuneJuly, starting with No. 10. More » -
#duan
How Matthew Stafford Is Spending His Summer Vacation
Clearly, these photos were taken far from Detroit. If you have any more information — where Stafford is, or why he's not surrounded by the Detroit Lions — let us know. That's all for now. Petchesky Fantastico is here tonight. More » -
#highschoolfootball
Barry Sanders Jr. Would Prefer Not To Wear Honolulu Blue
How does the son of the Greatest Lion Ever feel about pop's old squad? "I wouldn't say a big Lions fan, but I support them." Support them? Kid, you're the biggest Detroit Lion fan there is! [NewsOn6] -
#nfl
Is That A Threat, Detroit?
The Lions ill-advisedly offer to let their fans relive 0-16, anytime they want. Gee, thanks. [H/T: Reader Tim] -
#calebcampbell
Caleb Campbell Gives Bobsledding A Shot
Remember Caleb Campbell—the former Army Cadet who was drafted by, but not allowed to play for, the Detroit Lions? Boy, did that guy dodge a bullet! Okay, maybe that was a bad metaphor. More » -
#mediameltdowns
Matt Millen Is The New Richard Nixon
Sports Illustrated has just published—courtesy of writer Don Banks—one of the most head-scratchingly bonkers essays of all-time, wherein Banks compares Matt Millen to Richard Nixon ... and somehow thinks that a compliment. More » -
#nfldraft
Your 2009 Detroit Lions Are Matthew Stafford And Ten Other Guys
The tension building around the first overall pick has been punctured with anonymous sources for, I think, the 312th straight year. We know that Matthew "Matt" Stafford will be the Lions' guy. More »
