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Thousands answer "The Call" in Detroit

Sarah Cwiek — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:27:02 +0000

A 24-hour mass prayer session in Detroit wrapped up Saturday evening. The event drew thousands of people—and a handful of protesters--to Ford Field.

TheCall, a controversial, Kansas City-based Christian group, organized the prayer marathon, called "TheCall: Detroit."

They chose Detroit because, in their words, the city “has become a microcosm of our national crisis,” whose “desperation can produce a prayer that will change the nation.”

Football fans swarm Detroit

Sarah Cwiek — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:07:18 +0000

Downtown Detroit is abuzz with Monday night football fever this evening. But they’re not talking about the Lions.

Ford Field is hosting a game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings.

Their game was cancelled when snow collapsed the roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome Sunday.

Fans lined up for free tickets beginning early Monday morning, but the crowd was so big the box office stopped giving them away around mid-morning.

Vikings - Giants game moves to Detroit after heavy snowfall

Mark Brush — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:49:21 +0000

Update: 10:49 a.m.:

The Lions are reporting that due to "overwhelming" response, free tickets to tonight's NFL game at Ford Field are no longer being offered.

Update: 12/13/10, 9:30 a.m.:

Fans in downtown Detroit are lining up at Ford Field to get free tickets for tonight's NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand said on WJR this morning that there going to work to make sure everyone can be accommodated, "but I think we're going to be a little oversubscribed."

In case you haven't seen it yet, the NFL has some impressive video of the Metrodome collapsing.

12/12/10, 12:45 p.m.:

The New York Times has put together an interactive before and after photo showing how the roof of the Metrodome deflated after heavy snowfall. The Giants and Vikings were scheduled to play there today.

The NFL moved the game to Ford Field and will be played tomorrow night (Monday) at 7:20pm. The Detroit Free Press reports it'll be the "first ever regular-season Monday Night game at Ford Field."