...Daunte Culpepper, Randy Moss and Cris Carter with three of their top five defensive backs on the injury report. Safety Ron Rice (leg) is expected to play, but partner Kurt Schulz (ankle) is doubtful and nickel back Marquis Walker (wrist) is...

...teams in the NFL, and the Lions (3-1) are not far behind. "I guess we have something in common," Detroit's Ron Rice said. "We're not really happy with how we've been playing, but the bottom line is our wins and losses. But I don't...

...Marquis Walker asked. "Charlie took some shots like Maximus. He showed me he was Maximus today." Added Lions safety Ron Rice: "It was like a boxing match. He was down and got a couple of standing eight counts, but he still got up and fought...

...1,500 each; Detroit Lions DE Robert Porcher $10,000; DE Tracy Scroggins and DT James Jones $7,500 each; S Ron Rice, LB Stephen Boyd and CB Bryant Westbrook $3,000 each; DT Luther Elliss and S Mark Carrier $1,500 each for their...

...defensed. DT James Jones had 4 tackles and 1 fumble recovery. LB Scott Kowalkowski had 3 tackles and 2 passes defensed. S Ron Rice and CB Lamar Campbell each had 5 tackles. SPECIAL TEAMS -- Vikings P Mitch Berger averaged 40.8 yards on 5 attempts...

...league: Thursday DETROIT (4-2) AT TAMPA BAY (3-3) -- Detroit: OUT: WR Germane Crowell (foot). PROBABLE: S Ron Rice (neck). Tampa Bay: OUT: WR Karl Williams (knee) QUESTIONABLE: LB Jeff Gooch (shoulder). PROBABLE: DE John...

...Barber couldn't recover in the end zone for what would have been a first-quarter touchdown. Instead, Detroit's Ron Rice recovered for a safety, costing the Bucs five points and leaving them with their eight-point lead. Stewart made it...

...We're sky high right now. It's going to take a pretty good team to come in and knock us down right now," safety Ron Rice said. "We've just got to keep fighting and keep performing well on the road like we've been doing." The Lions...

...Westbrook (Achilles); QUESTIONABLE CB Robert Bailey (ankle), WR Larry Foster (knee), WR Desmond Howard (neck), SS Ron Rice (toe); PROBABLE WR Herman Moore (hamstring), DT Kelvin Pritchett (knee). Cleveland Browns: OUT DE Courtney Brown...

...Chad Clifton (ankle). Detroit Lions: OUT: LB Stephen Boyd (back-injured reserve); WR Bert Emanuel (knee); SS Ron Rice (neck). QUESTIONABLE: DT Luther Elliss (elbow); WR-KR Desmond Howard (shoulder); G Stockar McDougle (foot...