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What They’re Saying About Detroit Lions’ Loss to Patriots

Zac Snyder — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:41:08 +0000

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Each of them stood up like real men and accepted their full share of the blame for the Lions letting the New England Patriots embarrass them in the second half after such an impressive team effort in the first half.

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Detroit Lions Snap Back to Reality in Second Half Against Patriots

Zac Snyder — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:18:07 +0000

New England Patriots 45, Detroit Lions 24 (box score)

First half optimism gave way to second half realism as the Detroit Lions proved the naysayers right by reverting to the form that has come to define Detroit Lions football.

The Lions were able to play with the Patriots for three quarters but frustrated their fans in front of a national television audience. It is hard to make the case that this team is different with Shaun Hill doing his best Jon Kitna impression (the Detroit Kitna, not necessarily the Dallas Kitna) and another eight penalties.
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Detroit Lions Lead New England Patriots at the Half

Zac Snyder — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:05:38 +0000

Detroit Lions 17, New England Patriots 10 Halftime Well, well, well, look who leads at the half. I spent much of the first half trying to remember back to the last time the Lions were actually competitive in a Thanksgiving Day game. Forget competitive, the Lions are looking for their first Thanksgiving victory since 2003. [...]

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