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Ah, for the Lions, it's only a matter of time, always. It's only a matter of time before they find another inventive way to lose.

Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez looks at five moves the Lions made before this season and how they've worked out.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. a ' A jury convicted an ex-con Thursday of attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of former Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier in 2008.

The ex-girlfriend of Detroit Lions wide receiver Dennis Northcutt has dropped a lawsuit claiming he arranged his cousin to beat her up at a Hollywood restaurant while she was pregnant.

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What now? Until this, the Lions were on schedule. They were where they were supposed to be at 1-5, rebuilding after the NFL's first 0-16 season.

Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was active and receiver Calvin Johnson was out against the St.

Allen Park -- Calvin Johnson is one of the most physically gifted athletes in the NFL, a guy that completely changes the complexion of a game -- even if he doesn't catch a single pass.

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Still struggling: Coach Jim Schwartz said the Lions were lucky when a holding penalty nullified a 99-yard touchdown return by the Packers' Jordy Nelson on the opening kickoff.

The trade deadline is Tuesday, and while the Lions may not make the kind of splash they did a year ago -- dealing Roy Williams to Dallas for a haul of draft picks -- GM Martin Mayhew's definitely making and taking phone calls.

The Lions will practice for the next two days, then take the weekend off for the bye week.

The franchise-record number of receiving yards WR Miles Austin had in his first start in the Cowboys' thrilling 26-20 overtime win against Kansas City last Sunday.

Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers continued their home field dominance of the Detroit Lions with a 26-0 rout at Lambeau Field.

Posted by John Paulsen Calvin Johnson misses practice, "hobbling" on sideline. The Packers are mediocre against the pass and are likely to jump out on the Lions so Dennis Northcutt, Bryant Johnson and Brandon Pettigrew could all see a lot of work on Sunday.

One is a rookie playing in only his second professional game. The other is a veteran in his 10th NFL season.

Detroit -- Change now seems inevitable for the Lions. And if there's a silver lining in Sunday's 28-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field -- you won't catch coach Jim Schwartz trying to find one, by the way -- that's probably it: There's no standing pat.

It's better late than never for the 10-year veteran. He finally showed up against the Steelers as both a receiver and a punt returner after not having doing much either on offense or special teams in the first four games of the season.

Detroit The Lions kept scrapping and Daunte Culpepper kept throwing and the crowd kept cheering pretty much on every play.

Ben Roethlisberger had a season-high three touchdowns passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers held on to beat the Detroit Lions 28-20 Sunday, winning two straight for the first time this season.