Everyone knows the Lions will be without Ndamukong Suh against the Saints this weekend. That’s a huge blow to their defense. But the real story heading into Sunday’s contest will be the absence of wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who has been taken away by opposing defenses in the last three weeks.

We took a closer look at the coaching tape to catalog the events leading up to Ndamukong Suh’s infamous stomp.

Fantasy owners across the nation mourned Sunday, along with every Lions fan, because Calvin Johnson failed to score a touchdown or reach 100 yards receiving.

The Broncos could go option full-time to help Tim Tebow; Ahmad Bradshaw sits out practice again and no one knows when Jahvid Best will be back.

Rodney Harrison has been there before, and he doesn’t want Ndamukong Suh to travel the same road he did during a 15-year NFL career.

Daniel Thomas and Matthew Stafford are both back to work after being limited on Wednesday. But the Peyton Hillis will-he-or-won’t-he saga drags on.

Matthew Stafford was practicing on Wednesday, but he split reps with Shaun Hill — a red flag for fantasy owners.

You know what really grinds Heath Evans‘ gears? Whining! And the “sissification” of football.

With six minutes to go in the fourth quarter, his Chargers down by three, Phillip Rivers released what must have looked to him like an easy completion to his go-to-receiver on a pivotal 3rd-and-6.

After his second concussion of the season, Jahvid Best is being advised to sit out the rest of the season leaving a hole in both the Lions and fantasy owners’ rosters.

An injury to Jason Campbell has the Raiders searching for a new QB; the Cowboys could be shuffling their backfield in the wake of an injury to Felix Jones; and Jahvid Best could miss more time with another concussion.

The near-fight between 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Lions coach Jim Schwartz was the talk of the NFL on Sunday, overshadowing San Francisco’s 25-19 victory over previously undefeated Detroit.

Tune into NFL Network’s “Around the League” Friday at 5 p.m. ET to hear San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree talk about his team’s hot start and big game Sunday against the upstart Detroit Lions.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis joined this week’s Cover Two Podcast and said the team’s 4-1 start stems from a lack of individualism and an understanding that they’re far from a finished product.

We enjoyed bantering with you all with our LeBron James conversation. Now, we’ll return the favor by answering a few of your mailbag questions.