-The Lions completed their 21st day of training camp with a morning practice in shorts and an afternoon walkthrough on the indoor field at the team's practice facility before leaving for Cleveland in the evening.
-Following today's workout, Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz informed the media that QB Matthew Stafford will open the game at Cleveland and be relieved by QB Daunte Culpepper at some point in the second quarter; QB Drew Stanton will come into the game during the second half and is expected to finish the game.
-The Detroit Lions hit the road today to travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns for Game 2 of their 2009 preseason slate. The two teams will kick off their 41st preseason meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, August 22) at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
-Detroit leads the preseason series against Cleveland 22-17-1. This week's game will be televised live in Metro Detroit on WWJ-TV 62 (CBS) with Matt Shepard handling play-by-play, former Lions WR Desmond Howard adding color commentary and Hall of Fame TE Charlie Sanders and local sportscaster Steve Courtney reporting from the sideline.
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