Lions' Mistakes Worse Than Favre's Interceptions
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By Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Detroit Free Press  Dec. 17--GREEN BAY, Wis. -- This one wasn't because of the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, the ghost of Vince Lombardi or the brilliance of Brett Favre. It was 41 degrees and sunny at kickoff, and the Packers were 1-5 at home.
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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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Midway through the fourth quarter of Friday&#39;s game, it looked as though the Metrodome had bitten Packers quarterback Brett Favre once again.
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ATLANTA -- They choked on their eggs. Got heartburn from the orange juice. And don&#39;t even ask about the sausage. Breakfast was a tough go Sunday for the Detroit Lions defensive players, but it had nothing to do with the food.
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For the record, the play wasn&#39;t designed to be as exciting as it turned out to be. As the Lions rallied late in the fourth quarter from a 21-13 deficit, quarterback Joey Harrington
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The Lions take advantage of strong running from T.J. Duckett and a team slumping worse than them to avoid making NFL history in a 25-20 win over the Chiefs on Sunday.
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Let's see. Shaun Alexander was irate and felt like he got "stabbed in the back." Randy Moss was so furious he headed to the locker room while his team was still on the field with only a glimmer of hope. John Lynch was seething because it cost him $75,000 to nearly end a player's season with a cheap shot.
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It is well known that Brett Favre doesn&#39;t have a good record in domes. But only looking at his performance at Indy on Sunday, one would think that the Packers would have won the game.
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Daunte Culpepper guides a flawless offense while Brett Favre throws four interceptions as the Vikings throttle the Packers, 31-17, on Sunday.
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Just as they did during a victory over the Chicago Bears in Week 1, the Lions struggled on offense and defense for long stretches.
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The cycle is now complete: The Lions are back to playing as poorly on the road as they have been at home. The only thing that saved them from total annihilation Sunday
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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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Giving up a 72-yard kickoff return is never a good way to start a game.
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The Philadelphia Eagles made enough dumb mistakes Sunday for two or three games. The New York Giants made even more. Yet if the playoffs started today, both teams would be in. That's a demonstration of just how bad almost everyone in the NFC is right now. No, drop the "almost." Make it the entire NFC.
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This is not what the Detroit Lions or Charles Rogers had in mind when the wide receiver was drafted second overall three years ago.
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CHICAGO  â Brett Favre was at his worst Sunday, and because he was, Green Bay can forget about the No. 1 seed in the National Football Conference playoffs.
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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Brett Favre threw for 257 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Green Bay stopped a four-game losing streak with a 38-10 pounding of Detroit in an NFC North showdown at Ford Field.