SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's game on! WXYZ-TV, the exclusive television partner of the Detroit Lions, will broadcast an hour of special programming on Friday, July 29 to kick off the NFL season.

Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford suffered a knee injury in Sunday's 48-24 loss to the Chicago Bears and is listed as day-to-day, the NFL team said. Head Coach Jim Schwartz would not comment on an ESPN report the 21-year-old rookie signal-caller suffered a dislocated knee, The Detroit Free Press said Monday. Stafford, who threw for 296 yards against the Bears, was injured when he was sacked late in the game and was replaced by veteran backup quarterback Daunte Culpepper in the fourth quarter. Matt is day-to-day with a knee and we'll see where he is on Wednesday, Schwartz told The Detroit News. Schwartz said Stafford had undergone medical tests and was listed as day-to-day when practice resumes Wednesday.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Your animal buddy can't read it. Your vet may not read it. But you can read it for your pet -- and that may save your pet's life.

Jim Schwartz, new coach of the Detroit Lions, the only NFL team to go 0-16, said the best feeling in football is turning a situation around. Schwartz made the comment Friday after he was introduced as the team's new leader.

Longtime Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz is the new head coach of the Detroit Lions, taking over the first team in NFL history to go 0-16. The Lions announced Schwartz's hiring Thursday.