Lions could set a futility record

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Mike O'Hara Lions could set a futility record The Lions are bent on making history -- all bad -- in the freefall that has eliminated them from the playoffs. Since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978, no team has started 6-2 and lost its last eight games. The potential for the Lions to set a record was verified Tuesday by Santo Labombarda of the Elias Sports Bureau, which provides ... [link]

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Random Rundown for 12/19
Published 12/19/2007 by Bryan Maguire at MVN Outsider
... -  The Detroit Lions are trying to make NFL history by becoming the first team, since the NFL went to a 16 game schedule, to lose their last 8 games after starting 6-2.  [Detroit News] ...

Lions Notes: Record-Breaking Mediocrity
Published 12/21/2007 by Sean Yuille <info@prideofdetroit.com> at Pride Of Detroit: Front Page Posts
... The Lions have a chance to do something no other NFL teams have done before: lose out after starting 6-2.  Mike O'Hara brought up the possibility of the Lions finishing the season on an 8-game winning streak, and after doing some asking around, he found out that it would sadly be a record. ...

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