The Lions play on the road for three of their final four games and are on the outside looking in on the NFC playoff battle.

Game-planning in the NFL is all about matchups. It is like playing chess -- only in this case, the chess pieces are football players. How does Detroit match up against San Francisco? Detroit is seven-point underdogs: Will the Lions be able to cover ...

With playoff hopes still up in the air, the Lions are up against one of the largest favorites against them in years.

Is it the time change? Back when I was in college, I was living in California, and my now wife and then girlfriend was going to college in Michigan. We'd stay up all night and talk on the phone with those free nights and weekends minutes.