blog.washingtonpost.com - 10/9/2007
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AP Photo. A favorite pastime on NFL Mondays is to read the press coming out of two cities on opposite sides of the same game, to observe just how simultaneously great the winning team was and terrible the losing team was. The Lions aren't terrible--they have a winning record--but they aren't great--they lost their previous road game BY 35 POINTS!!! The Redskins aren't great--they blew a ...
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... . And yet still our much castigated defensive line managed 5 sacks and enough pressure to force Jon Kitna into frequent mistakes and their passing game into oblivion. [Buzz Kill: "Fair enough, but for the record, Detroit had given up 27 sacks, eight more than any other team." Five games they've given up over 5 sacks a game, meaning we underachieved against them. What to the ever, our front four is dominant regardless your "stats" and "evidence".] The result of this defensive strategy was: ...
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The Lions are officially the Sybils of the NFL. One week they look fantastic, the next they look, well, like the Lions. This weekend they reverted to form, losing 34-3 to the Redskins. The 34 doesn’t surprise me, but the 3? I thought this offense was unstoppable. Guess not.
