Morning Lions Links for Monday 11-18-13

Lions Articles:

Notebook - Reggie Bush has a hard time getting started, Stafford sets mark and more:   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/NOTEBOOK-Reggie-Bush-has-hard-time-getting-started-Stafford-sets-mark-and-more/4c111334-accd-40d8-9e2e-ab515b133eb6

O'Hara - The Lions did not play well enough to beat a subpar Steeler's team:    http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHARA-The-Lions-did-not-play-well-enough-to-beat-a-subpar-Steelers-team/84636300-b1c8-4b45-8ec6-7dd46febb899

Shawn Windsor - Lions fake FG wasn't worth the gamble:    http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180036/detroit-lions-pittsburgh-steelers-fake-field-goal-shawn-windsor

Lions notes - Schwartz laments non-TD at end of first half:   http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180039/detroit-lions-jim-schwartz-laments-first-half-no-td

Overheard from Lions loss - Poor play from secondary:   http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180047/detroit-lions-pittsburgh-steelers-overheard

Lions talking points - CJ's brilliance, Bush's fumbles and more:    http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180035/detroit-lions-talking-points-pittsburgh-steelers

A scout's take - Stafford's fastball, Bell's usage and more:    http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180038/detroit-lions-pittsburgh-steelers-scout-take

Lions star watch - How Stafford, CJ and Suh fared on Sunday:    http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180041/detroit-lions-calvin-johnson-matthew-stafford-ndamukong-suh

Barry Sanders sees talented Lions winning the division:    http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180031/barry-sanders-detroit-lions-nfc-north

Three questions with Shawn Windsor:    http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180033/detroit-lions-three-questions-shawn-windsor

On fake FG, Schwartz praised for aggressive, but ripped for timing:    http://www.freep.com/article/20131118/SPORTS01/311180034/1049/sports01/Lions-ticker-fake-field-goal-Jim-Schwartz-praised-aggressive-ripped-timing

Lions' aggressiveness is admirable in spirit but self-destructive in application:    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131118/SPORTS0101/311180027/1126/sports0101/Lions-aggressiveness-admirable-spirit-self-destructive-application

McCosky's four downs - Players defend logic behind failed fake FG try:    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131117/SPORTS0101/311170046/1126/sports0101/Chris-McCosky-s-Four-Downs-Players-defend-logic-behind-failed-fake-FG-try

Lions go silent in second half, Steelers capitalize on big mistake:    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131117/SPORTS0101/311170041/1126/sports0101/Lions-go-silent-second-half-Steelers-capitalize-big-mistake

Stafford breaks Bobby Layne's record, becomes Lions all-time passing leader:    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131117/SPORTS0101/311170035/1126/sports0101/Matthew-Stafford-breaks-Bobby-Layne-s-record-becomes-Lions-all-time-passing-leader

Levy on loss - We sort of put it on cruise control:    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131117/SPORTS0101/311170048/1126/sports0101/Lions-DeAndre-Levy-loss-We-sort-put-cruise-control-

By the numbers - Lions offense runs out of gas in the second half:    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131117/SPORTS0101/311170049/1126/sports0101/By-numbers-Lions-offense-runs-out-gas-second-half

Lions were reckless, and wrong, to dial up fake FG:   http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/11/column_detroit_lions.html

Steelers didn't alter coverage looks on CJ:    http://mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2013/11/pittsburgh_steelers_didnt_alte.html

A look at the numbers in loss to Steelers:    http://oplions.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-look-at-numbers-in-detroit-lions-loss.html

Lions struggle on defense in loss to Steelers:    http://www.examiner.com/detroit-lions-in-detroit/chris-morgan

Clayton's last call (#5 is on the fake FG attempt):    http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/page/lastcall1311/nfl-john-clayton-last-call-week-11

Don Banks Snap Judgements (he discusses the Lions at the top of page 2):    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20131117/philadelphia-eagles-nfl-week-11-snaps/

5 up, 5 down for Sunday (The Lions are one of the 5 losers):    http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/5-up-5-down-for-Sunday-7538.html

USA Today's Best and Worst (CJ is picked as one of the good):    http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/11/nfl-calvin-johnson-ej-manuel-geno-smith-bobby-rainey/

Foxsports Best and Worst Awards (Lions got worst job of attempting to pull off a fake FG and best TD catch by a guy named CJ):     http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/week-11-nfl-awards-best-worst-from-sunday-s-action-111713

What we learned in Week 11:    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000283607/article/what-we-learned-buffalo-bills-still-in-afc-playoff-race

Resilient Steelers rally past erratic Lions 37-27:    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/resilient-steelers-rally-past-erratic-083129590--nfl.html

Yahoo's winners and losers (Schwartz's fake FG and the Lions in general are picked as losers):    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-week-11-winners-losers-nobody-wants-final-033510273--nfl.html

NFL Today, Week 11 (Stafford and CJ were picked as stars):    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-today-week-11-034031937--nfl.html

Lions Team Report:    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-detroit-lions-211200693--nfl.html

Articles from Opposing Team's Media:

DeCastro's domination of Suh was epic:    http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/11/17/colin-dunlap-decastros-domination-of-suh-was-epic/

Labriola on win over Lions:     http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Labriola-on-win-over-Lions/a1e1f701-4f65-4301-a71e-bdf89c87f288

Steelers notebook:    http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2013/11/18/Steelers-notebook-Johnson-helps-spur-success-in-red-zone/stories/201311180077

Steelers defense transfroms:    http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2013/11/18/Gene-Collier-Steelers-defense-transforms/stories/201311180069

Steelers find way to silence Megatron in second half:    http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/5085558-74/johnson-half-game

Grades:

Free Press Grades for the Lions:     http://www.freep.com/article/20131117/SPORTS01/311170173/1049/sports01/Grading-Lions-today-s-loss-Schwartz-gets-F-fake

Video:

Game 10 Highlights, Recaps and Interviews:    http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2013/11/video-highlights-and-interviews-game-10.html

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Don't forget to read the links from Sunday Evening.

Sunday Evening Lions Links:    http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.com/2013/11/evening-lions-links-for-sunday-11-17-13.html