Lions are suddenly road warriors
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Coming into the season, the Detroit Lions were well-known for their futility in foreign stadiums. The unlucky number was 24, as the Lions hadn&#39;t won on the road since 2000.
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Behind 14-0 on the road and with their offense going backward yesterday, the Chicago Bears started blitzing. With linebackers. With safeties.
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Despite their 28-16 victory over the Houston Texans yesterday before 61,465 at Ford Field, that remains to be seen. But one thing looks evident early on - rookie wideout Roy Williams, the Lions&#39; top draft
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Maybe they sleep better on the road. Maybe the opposing crowd revs them up. Maybe they are just a really good team and the whole road thing means nothing.
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THIS time last year the nation was all atwitter at the prospect of the Brisbane Lions winning three AFL premierships in a row. Could they?
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The Detroit Lions went three full seasons without winning an away game, setting an NFL record for road futility. They ended that ignominious streak Sunday in their first opportunity of the season, beating the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field.
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DETROIT -- Just when it was assumed the Redskins&#39; passing offense could not get any more dreadful, it did in Sunday&#39;s 17-10 win over the Detroit Lions.
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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 Philadelphia Eagles thumped the  Detroit Lions 30-13 in a clash of two previously unbeaten teams  in the NFL on Sunday.
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One third of this years&#39; NFL season is over, and already each division has a situation, a player or a change that has been a surprise.
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Not since Australia beat South Africa in the 1999 World Cup semi-finals has there been such a southern hemisphere takeover of this stadium and the All Blacks took the opportunity to throw down a gauntlet to next year&#39;s Lions.
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Sure, every team wants to avoid starting the season 0-1. But 0-25? The Detroit Lions knew what was at stake yesterday in Chicago, where they lugged their NFL-record 24-game road losing streak. It followed them through last season like a ripe stench, permeating the locker room and clouding team confidence. The way coach Steve Mariucci saw it, a cleansing was ...
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ATLANTA -- The Detroit Lions have learned to win on the road. Michael Vick still is trying to get a handle on the West Coast offense.
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The Detroit Lions went three full seasons without winning an away game, setting an NFL record for road futility. They ended that ignominious streak Sunday in their first opportunity of the season, beating the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field...
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Donât put a fork in the Green Bay Packers yet. The team that began the season by whipping the Carolina Panthers on the road resurfaced Sunday at Ford Field and did the same to the Detroit Lions.
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FOXBOROUGH -- When Patriots players gathered in the middle of the week to begin preparations for today's game against the Lions, coach Bill Belichick let it rip.
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It wasn&#39;t only the Minnesota Vikings&#39; offense and defense that the Lions couldn&#39;t contain. Three major Lions penalties committed in the second half Sunday helped the Vikings to a 22-19 victory.