Detroit lions wildcat

The Wolverines have won their last six matchups with the Wildcats and 11 of the last 12 but they were far from dominant in recent meetings. In four of the last five games, the margin of victory has been eight points or less, and two of those games were decided in overtime. The last time the teams met was , when Michigan rallied from a point deficit to pull out a victory.

It ranks No. Northwestern quarterback Ryan Hilinski appears to be settling in after opening the season in a backup role. The South Carolina transfer went from throwing for 88 yards in a win over Ohio to in a blowout loss at Nebraska to against Rutgers in his three starts.

He also matched a career high with two touchdown passes last week, including a yard touchdown to Malik Washington. The Wildcats went from getting steamrolled by Nebraska for yards to holding Rutgers to The yards by the Cornhuskers were the most against Northwestern since the team gave up a program-record to Arizona State.

Fitzgerald credited improved play by the defensive line as well as better tackling by the linebackers. All Rights Reserved. A lack of viable targets on the outside has forced Goff to rely mostly on tight end T.

Stafford insists his focus this week is on preparing to play, even with the Lions on the opposite sideline. That means recognizing some familiar faces when breaking down film. The young secondary that used to test Stafford in practice will now be trying to pick him off on Sunday. And now you see him on Sundays doing it for real and playing great.

All Rights Reserved. Spielman , a former Lions linebacker who currently serves as a special assistant in the team's front office, was reading his own accomplishments from a teleprompter when he finally realized that he had been tricked. During halftime of the Lions' October 31st game against the Philadelphia Eagles , Spielman will be honored in front of the home crowd at Ford Field.

He was pivotal to the success the team enjoyed during his time as a player and his induction into the Pride of the Lions cements his place in our history," team president Rod Wood said in a statement. Detroit Lions still remain as the only team in the NFL without a victory in