- The Lions have released safety Vincent Fuller from injured reserve, as well as running back James Davis from the practice squad injured reserve.
- Jim Schwartz met with the Lions' captains while the team was flying back to Detroit from New Orleans, likely to talk about the penalty issues they have had in recent weeks.
- Earlier this week, Schwartz talked about the notion that the Lions lack discipline.
- The Portland police aren't planning on further investigating Ndamukong Suh's car accident, and although the NFL is reportedly "monitoring" the "fallout," it doesn't sound like the league has any plans to discipline Suh since the police department has essentially closed the door on this incident.
- In case you missed it, the Saints employed an interesting tactic to try to shut down Calvin Johnson near the goal line:
It looks like the Saints are trying to block on a punt. I guess that's how good Johnson is, though. It takes (at least) two people to stop him.
- Matthew Stafford and Johnson were interviewed by Bob Costas for Sunday Night Football.
- Stafford is leading the league in attempts from the shotgun. Second place is Tom Brady, and he has 83 fewer attempts.
- Jeff Backus set a Lions record for consecutive starts on Sunday. It was his 172nd start in a row, which broke Dick LeBeau's record.
- Michigan State and Georgia will play each other in the 2012 Outback Bowl. These two teams last met in the 2009 Capital One Bowl. Georgia won, and Stafford was the MVP of the game.
- The announcers for Sunday's game will be Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick.
- Bears running back Matt Forte suffered a grade two MCL sprain on Sunday and could be out up to four weeks.
- Vikings coach Leslie Frazier is apparently "optimistic" about running back Adrian Peterson's status for Sunday's game.
- Jared Allen's goal for Sunday is to make the Lions miserable like the Vikings have been this season.
- The 49ers have already clinched the NFC West and the Packers have already clinched the NFC North.