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If he doesn't play another down this season, Matthew Stafford has been through enough to have compiled a full body of work for his rookie season.

The Lions lost another game away from home Sunday, extending their road skid to 18 games with a 23-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.

Seventh-round pick Dan Gronkowski replaces tight end Brandon Pettigrew on the Detroit Lions' roster.

Nothing gets a player's attention like being sent to the bench. "I'm a much better player and teammate than I was a couple of weeks ago,'' said Detroit Lions rookie running back Aaron Brown, who was benched two weeks ago and responded with a big game last week against the Cleveland Browns.

The Lions will sign tight end Dan Gronkowski from their practice squad Monday when they put Brandon Pettigrew on the injured reserve list, s league source said.

Lions rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew has a "significant" left knee injury that will require season-ending surgery, the team said Friday.

The dramatic finish isn't the only thing NFL Films caught when it wired Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford during Sunday's 38-37 victory over Cleveland.

After building a 21-point lead in the first quarter, the Browns now must come from behind to get their second victory.

We have a barnburner here of sorts. Minnesota capitalized on an early second-half fumble to take a 14-point lead but hasn't been able to land a knockout punch on Detroit.

That's a final - Lions fall to the Vikings 27-10. Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez is live-blogging today's Lions-Vikings game.

Vikings coach Brad Childress looks for improvement every week when his team steps on the field.

The Lions could've had Adrian Peterson. All day, in fact. But that's the thing about game-breaking talent in the NFL: You can't have what you can't catch -- or tackle.

If it wasn't 1-7, it couldn't have been far off. The Lions are coming off the NFL's first 0-16 season.

It's not because the Lions have won one game this year that earned them a "D" for a midseason grade.

Heading into Sunday's game against Detroit, the Seahawks had a total of three interceptions, tied for worst in the NFL But the Seahawks' fortunes changed against the Lions.

The Seahawks have been on their fifth left tackle: Damion McIntosh. Pro Bowler Walter Jones is on injured reserve with a knee injury.

It has been many suns, moons, failed draft picks, dubious coaching hires, and at least one mustachioed general manager since the Detroit Lions have won a road game in the month of November.The last time the Lions flew home to the Motor City a winner during the 11th month was Nov.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando So, Julian Peterson , did having a couple other ex-Seahawks in Detroit help ease your transition to the Lions? "Come on, man," Peterson told reporters.

In recent games, the Lions have gone more to rookie TE Brandon Pettigrew in the passing game, seeing 10 passes thrown his way in Week Four.

Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith showed his durability against the Chicago Bears by playing with a bruised shoulder.