Lions 2013 Season Previews and Predictions

Season Previews:

Foxsports Lions Preview:   http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/detroit-lions-2013-team-preview-matthew-stafford-calvin-johnson-reggie-bush-072613

SI's Lions Preview:   http://mmqb.si.com/2013/07/28/detroit-lions-preview-2013/

NFC North Preview (they discuss the Lions starting at 3:40):    http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/58508/video-nfl-live-projects-the-nfc-north

Grantland's Lions Preview - The Lions share:   http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9566213/bill-barnwell-puts-2013-detroit-lions-numbers-test

PFF's Lions Preview:    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/08/08/32-teams-in-32-days-detroit-lions-2/

TSN's Lions Preview:   http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4618573

NFC North 2013 Previews - Detroit Lions: http://www.cbs58.com/sports/local-sports/2013-NFC-North-Division-Preview-Detroit-Lions-220501571.html?

ESPN's Lions Preview (3 experts pick the Lions to finish 3rd in the NFC North, 2 pick them to finish 4th): http://espn.go.com/nfl/preview13/team/_/name/det

Athlon's Lions Preview (He picks the Lions to finish 4th in the North):    http://athlonsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-2013-nfl-team-preview

NFC North Podcast Preview (Rosenthal picks the Lions to finish 9-7, Chris Wessling picks the Lions to finish 8-8, Dan Hanzus picks the Lions to finish 7-9, Marc Sessler picks the Lions to finish 4-12):   http://www.nfl.com/podcast/aroundtheleague-podcast

2013 Lions preview (he predicts the Lions to finish 8-8 and 3rd in the North):    http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/15019177-2013-nfl-season-previews-detroit-lions

 NFL RealGM's Preview (He predicts the Lions will finish 6-10 and 3rd in the North):    http://football.realgm.com/src_article/2295/20130808/detroit_lions_2013_season_preview/

CBS Eye of Football Blog Lions Preview (he picks the Lions to go 6-10 and 4th in the North):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23269367/nfl-season-preview-detroit-lions

Walterfootball's Lions Preview (he picks the Lions to go 6-10 and 4th in the North):    http://walterfootball.com/offseason2013det.php

NFC North Preview (he predicts the Lions to finish 6-10 and 4th in the North): http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/09/06/preview-nfc-north-outlook-predictions-bang-buck/2770739/

Predictions:

Lions game by game prediction (he has them going 11-5): http://www.thetimesherald.com/videonetwork/2620746934001?odyssey=mod|tvideo2|article

Leach's list (his prediction for the Lions is 11-5):   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/09/07/leachs-lists-detroit-lions-2013-game-by-game-predictions/

O'Hara's Monday Countdown - What should be expected from the Lions in 2013 (He predicts the Lions to finish 9-7): http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHaras-Monday-Countdown-What-should-be-expected-from-the-Lions-in-2013/5d2ce66a-02fa-423f-a101-7f39bfe8de7d

Tim and Mike - A look at the 53 man roster and what to expect from the Lions in 2013 (Twentyman picks the Lions to go 9-7):   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Tim-and-Mike-A-look-at-the-53-man-roster-and-whats-to-be-expected-in-2013/af03e374-e5d1-46a7-a5e8-c67715956eff

Seifert predicts the Lions to go 9-7 and 3rd in the North:   http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/60141/lions-season-prediction-9-7?ex_cid=espnapi_public

Lions Gab game by game prediction for the Lions (he has the Lions going 9-7) : http://www.freep.com/article/20130828/SPORTS01/308280073/detroit-lions-gab-game-by-game-prediction

Oakland Press' Paula Pasche's predictions (she picks the Lions to win 35-24 and for the Lions to finish 9-7): http://oplions.blogspot.com/?m=1

Detroit News Staff Ptedictions (2 writers pick the Lions to finish 9-7, one picks 8-8 and one picks 6-10): http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130904/SPORTS0101/309040005/1126/sports0101/Detroit-News-predictions-2013-Detroit-Lions

Kirwan's predictions (He picks the Lions to go 8-8 and finish 4th in the NFC North):    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pat-kirwan/23268807/nfl-teambyteam-record-predictions

Rant sports' Eric Beuning's Lions Predictions (He picks the Lions to go 8-8 and finish 4th in the NFC North):   http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/08/23/detroit-lions-predicting-their-final-2013-record/

Birkett's game by game prediction (he picks the Lions to go 8-8): http://www.freep.com/article/20130901/SPORTS01/309010057/

Freep Writers Predictions Monarrez has the Lions going 7-9, Seidel and Sharp have the Lions going 8-8): http://www.freep.com/article/20130901/SPORTS01/309010071/

Video - Sundays with Stoney (he picks the Lions to go 7-9): http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/sports/91-sundays-with-stoney

MLive Writers' Season Predictions (Both Rogers and Meinke both pick the Lions to finish with a record of 7-9 and 3rd in NFC North): http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/mlivecom_staff_nfl_predictions_1.html

Examiner's Chris Morgan's Lions game by game predictions (he picks the Lions to finish 7-9): http://www.examiner.com/article/predicting-the-detroit-lions-record-2013

Rant sports Lions preview and prediction (he picks the Lions to finish 6-10 and 3rd in the North): http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/08/30/detroit-lions-2013-nfl-season-preview-and-predictions/

SN has Lions predicted to finish 6-10 and 4th in the North: http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2013-08-29/nfl-predictions-2013-nfc-seattle-seahawks-packers-falcons-projected-records

Detroit News Katzenstein's game by game predictions (he has the Lions going 6-10):    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130903/SPORTS0101/309030086/1004/

Lions predicted to finish 6-10 by SI"s Peter King, and 5-11 by ESPN magazine/PFF:  http://www.freep.com/article/20130829/SPORTS01/308290053/detroit-lions-predictions

Prisco's Predictions (He predicts the Lions to go 4-12 and finish 4th in the NFC North):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pete-prisco/23148716/predicting-every-nfl-game-no-perfect-records-but-a-few-surprises

SI division by division prediction (Lions are picked to finish 3rd by both experts): http://nfl.si.com/2013/09/03/nfl-division-by-division-predictions-2013/?sct=nfl_t1t_a2

Foxsports Schrager's prediction (he picks the Lions to finish 2nd in the North): http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/preseason-cheat-sheet-2013-predictions-houston-texans-will-win-super-bowl-083013

Rotoworld's 2013 winning solution (He thinks the Lions will win at least 8 games.   I'm not counting this one in the average):     http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/44022/278/2013s-winning-solution

MLive game by game predictions:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/09/game-by-game_predictions_for_d.html

Average Prediction (record - 261-299, 35 predictions) (order in division: 2nd - 1, 3rd - 10, and 4th - 10):   The average predicted record is 7-9 and to finish 3rd in the NFC North.