
Oct 14, 2012; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson (4) kicks the game winning field goal in overtime against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The Lions defeated the Eagles 26-23 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE
EA Sports has released their weekly update to Madden 13 and there are several changes included for the Detroit Lions.
Most of the ratings changes are bumps down but a few standout performers from a week ago have earned a bump up.
Overall, this continues a slight downward trend for the virtual Lions. A loss against the Bears will certainly keep that going while a win could turn things around in a hurry.
Here is the summary of changes to the Lions for week seven:
| Willie Young | DL | DET | Decrease, from 74 to 73OVR |
| Titus Young Sr. | WR | DET | Decrease, from 75 to 73OVR |
| Sammie Hill | DL | DET | Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR |
| Kevin Smith | HB | DET | Decrease, from 79 to 77OVR |
| Jeff Backus | OL | DET | Decrease, from 82 to 80OVR |
| Gosder Cherilus | OL | DET | Decrease, from 82 to 81OVR |
| Brandon Pettigrew | TE | DET | Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR |
| Chris Houston | CB | DET | Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR |
| Matthew Stafford | QB | DET | Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR |
| Jonte Green | CB | DET | Increase, from 64 to 66OVR |
| Tony Scheffler | TE | DET | Increase, from 77 to 78OVR |
| Nick Fairley | DL | DET | Increase, from 78 to 80OVR |
| Dominic Raiola | OL | DET | Increase, from 82 to 84OVR |
| Cliff Avril | DL | DET | Increase, from 88 to 89OVR |
| Jason Hanson | K | DET | Increase, from 90 to 92OVR |
Check out the full list of changes for each team on the next page.

