mlive.com - 9/22/2008
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49ERS 31, LIONS 13 KEY PLAY On third-and-3 from the Lions 4-yard line, 49ers running back Frank Gore juggled a toss from quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan three times before getting a firm grip on the ball and pounding it into the end zone for a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. THE A-TEAM The San ...
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LIONS-49ERS ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
... .” There are calls in Detroit for another Fire Millen rally , also known as the Millen Man March. The 49ers’ defense held the Lions’ big receivers to ...
Fire Millen Finally Becomes Reality; But Now What, Lions Fans? [NFL]
Deadspin —
... I must admit that I feel a tinge of pride that my 49ers delivered the final, devastating blow: a 31-13 trouncing of the Lions at Candlestick Point. The fact that it was San Francisco offensive coordinator Mike Martz and quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan who administered the beating — the same two men whom the Lions had given up on the year before — was too much for even Clay Ford Sr. to bear, it appears. Lions fans stormed the Bastille, and Ford had not the energy to resist. He closed his eyes and waved his hand, and Millen was finally gone. ...
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freep.com 9/22/2008 — Detroit Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr., at a Detroit Economic Club event Monday, had this to say in response to a reporter’s question about the Lions game on Sunday:
“It was an embarrassment, the fans deserve better, and if I had the authority, I would have fired the general manager,” ...
Detroit Lions' Millen Should Resign, Team Vice Chairman Says
bloomberg.com 9/22/2008 — Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Detroit Lions General Manager Matt Millen should resign, the National Football League team's vice chairman said today.
The Lions fell to 0-3 yesterday after a 31-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
``I think he should leave,'' William Clay Ford Jr. told reporters ...
Clueless: Martz outsmarts ex-boss Marinelli
freep.com 9/22/2008 — Sunday's game was supposed to be a referendum on the changes the Lions made in the off-season.
Boy, was it ever.
It was a stinging indictment of the state of the team -- from the front office to the coaching staff to the players.
The Lions were exposed -- as if they weren't already ...
QB Jon Kitna suffers sprained knee | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 9/22/2008 — SAN FRANCISCO -- Lions quarterback Jon Kitna hopped off the field on his left leg in the fourth quarter Sunday. He suffered what the team called a sprained right knee while taking his fourth sack. "It feels pretty bad right now," Kitna said after the ...
JT O'Sullivan Used To Be Our BACKUP QB! —
Bleacher Report - NFL 9/22/2008
The Lions were losing 21-3 at halftime. I seriously considered turning off the game because I had a school paper to write and I was losing time and hair. I guess I can be happy that I didn't go to a bar to watch the game like I usually do. I ...
Bill Ford Says He Would Fire Matt Millen —
Bleacher Report - NFL 9/22/2008
In a stunning development in Lions management, Detroit Lions Vice Chairman Bill Ford commented today on the Lions' 0-3 start.
"It was an embarrassment, the fans deserve better, and if I had the authority, I would have fired the general manager, ...
