And Detroit fans can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
After 17 weeks of underachievement, miscues and disappointment, the 2012 season will be over for the Detroit Lions.
And not a moment too soon.
This game that airs Sunday at 1:05p.m. on Fox is the last one that Lions faithful will be forced to endure until next season rolls around.
At 4-11, the Lions have only pride and draft picks to play for. Detroit has already sealed up a top-seven pick, but a loss would ensure them drafting in the top five. A loss combined with wins from Oakland and Philadelphia gives Detroit the third overall pick in the 2013 draft.
A Detroit loss would also result in a league-worst eight game losing streak that would linger in the minds of fans and players alike for quite some time. A loss and a Philly win would put Detroit alone at the bottom of the NFC.
As fans, players and coaches try desperately to figure out why this team has fallen to such lows, there are at least two players who have something...
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