Marquand Manuel News

Arriving this week at Ford Field? An opportunity for a measured degree of progress for the Detroit Lions.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has completed 54 percent of his passes and has thrown six touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Will James is starting to play like Will Peterson again. That was the gist of what Gunther Cunningham was trying to tell the Lions' rejuvenated starting cornerback after the Lions' 27-10 loss at Minnesota last week.

The Lions now have added eight defensive backs since Sept. 4. 'I thought it was 800,' defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham joked Wednesday.

The Detroit Lions placed safety Marquand Manuel on injured reserve due to a shoulder problem, meaning he will miss the remainder of the season.

Add another former starter to the Lions' injured reserve list. The team placed safety Marquand Manuel on IR on Wednesday, replacing him on the roster with safety DeAngelo Smith, a rookie fifth-round pick who was signed off the Chicago Bears' practice squad.

Detroit's youth movement spent much of Sunday's 27-10 loss at Minnesota spinning its wheels.

Barring overtime, there are only 420 minutes left of Lions football this year. That's all I got for you.

The Minnesota Vikings got 133 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Adrian Peterson -- not to mention 201 receiving yards from Sidney Rice -- as the Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 27-10 today at the Metrodome.

The Lions actually got a head start on their lengthy postgame injury report Sunday.

Detroit Lions starting free safety Louis Delmas has an infected tooth and jaw, holding him out of the lineup.

The drought is over for James Jones. It had been 13 months and four days since Jones had last caught a touchdown pass in a National Football League regular-season game.

Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham loves the potential of Sammie Hill.

One of these days, Detroit Lions receiver Dennis Northcutt might reveal his secret, but not just yet.

The Detroit Lions have benched at least one defensive back in each of the past three weeks.

When the Lions made their final cuts Sept. 5, nine of the 10 members of their secondary were new.

One of the most successful kickers ever to play at Lambeau Field is not a Packer.

Following is a scouting report on the Detroit Lions, based on interviews with several coaches and scouts whose teams have played them recently: The big news as the week goes on is whether the No.

Allen Park -- Lions coach Jim Schwartz was asked on the eve of training camp what position group he was most interested to watch and see what he had in terms of personnel.

Detroit's Jason Hanson missed a 49-yard field goal in the third quarter. DETROIT -- The raw numbers were pretty impressive.