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Detroit Lions Blackout Lifted, Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan on the Call

Zac Snyder — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:00:19 +0000

The wins may not be coming like the Detroit Lions and fans would like but that isn’t leading to an empty stadium. The Lions announced yesterday that they had sold the tickets required to lift any threat of a blackout. The Lions have now sold out six of seven home games on the year.

The news came on the same day that fans in Buffalo were told that they would not be able to watch their team on local television for the third time this season. The Jacksonville Jaguars were about 1,700 tickets short by Thursday’s deadline but were granted an extension by the league.

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Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers Q&A with Lombardi Ave

Zac Snyder — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:45:19 +0000

Melinda Banks, a Green Bay Packers blogger at Lombardi Ave, and I took some time to exchange questions and answers in preparation of the Lions game against the Packers. Head over to Melinda’s site to check out my answers to her questions.

Zac Snyder: A lot football has been played since the Lions and Packers last faced each other. What differences, good or bad, do you see in the Packers now compared to earlier in the season?

Melinda Banks: When we started out the season, there was a lot of “hype”, we were being picked as Super Bowl favorites before we even stepped on to the field. Since then we have suffered catastrophic injuries, as a result, I think the team has become more humble and more focused on the next game instead of a post season. We’ve had 13 players go out on IR this year, and luckily we’ve had some back ups step in to keep us in the hunt. Losing 4 games by 3 points each just shows how close we are, even without 5 of our starters.

ZS: How big of a concern is the running back by committee approach the Packers are taking with Ryan Grant out for the year? Will they be able to run the ball well enough to make a deep playoff run?

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Man and Machine Agree that Green Bay Packers Will Take Down Detroit Lions

Zac Snyder — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:30:49 +0000

We have checked in with the ESPN panel of experts quite a few times to see what they think the Lions stand a chance on Sunday. It seems that the Lions are becoming unanimous picks to lose on a more frequent basis. You didn’t think that would change this week with the Green Bay Packers [...]

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