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January 08, 2012

Comparing the 2011 Detroit Lions to the 1999 Detroit Lions - Detroit Sports History | Examiner.com

http://www.examiner.com/sports-history-in-detroit/comparing-the-2011-detroit-lions-to-the-1999-detroit-lions

The 2011 and 1999 Detroit Lions teams will forever be linked
because they were the two most recent times this team made the NFL playoffs.
They are also similar in many other ways. Many would say both team overachieved; the 1999 team went 8-8 and backdoored their way into the playoffs.

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