Lions tamed as year ends in a whimper
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A season that began with so much bravado and promise for the Detroit Lions will end like so many others on Sunday -- with a whimper instead of roar.
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(09/03/04) The Lions closed out their exhibition season with a 20-17 win over Buffalo Thursday at Ford Field. The victory came at a price.
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The Detroit Lions whittled their roster to the mandatory 53 on Sunday, releasing veteran kick-returner Reggie Swinton, second-year receiver and fan favorite David Kircus, rookie linebacker Andrew Battle, recently signed linebacker Michael Young, running
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DETROIT--Only the Lions. Only the Lions could generate fresh hope out of a crushing conclusion. Only the Lions could depart from playoff contention just as their embattled quarterback arrived, sort of.
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By Michael Babcock Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune  GREAT FALLS, Mont.  -- A 10-year-study of mountain lions by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is winding down, and researchers are almost gleeful with what they believe will be the results.
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Don&#39;t ask; even the Detroit Lions can&#39;t figure themselves out. They&#39;re down one week, up the next. They&#39;re atrocious at home, unbeatable on the road.
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The Detroit Lions held on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 25-20 to end a six-game losing streak on Sunday, providing a small bright spot in another disappointing year.
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Last. Last. Last. Last. End-of-the-season division snapshots were grim a year ago for the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions and New York Jets.
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The Philadelphia Eagles thumped the Detroit Lions 30-13 Sunday in a clash of two previously unbeaten teams.
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Robert Porcher finally couldn&#39;t take standing on the sidelines any more. Porcher, the Detroit Lions&#39; career sack leader, retired Monday, ending a frustrating season and a 13-year career.
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Joey Harrington ended 15-of-30 for 166 yards with an interception for Detroit (6-9), which snapped a two-game losing streak. The Lions bounced back from a heartbreaking 28-27 decision to Minnesota in Week
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Once top cats in the AL Central, the Detroit Tigers were tamed, declawed, and chased away with a broom.
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There is a difference between being an inconsistent team and a team that is getting progressively worse. The Detroit Lions, who are unquestionably a young and inexperienced squad
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The Philadelphia Eagles thumped the  Detroit Lions 30-13 Sunday in a clash of two previously  unbeaten teams.
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The Detroit Lions ended the longest road losing streak in NFL history at 24 games Sunday by winning at Chicago, but the victory was costly.
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The Detroit Lions had everyone fooled -- except the Green Bay Packers. Brett Favre and Co, entering Ford Field with a 1-4 record, hammered the Lions 38-10 on Sunday, leaving little doubt that the Lions were, in fact, pretenders.
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They beat the Minnesota Vikings in the 13th game of the 2001 season, guaranteeing the Lions would not be the NFL&#39;s first 0-16 team.