Posted on 12/28/2008 3:04:30 PM PST by LibWhacker
Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history to go 0-16 as Aaron Rogers threw three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers put down the Lions, 31-21, to end Detroit's season of futility.
The Lions (0-16) became the first team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who went 0-14 in their expansion season, and the first team since the league went to a 16-game format to finish a full campaign without a win.
The Lions now join the 1962 New York Mets (40-112), the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73) and the 1974-75 Washington Capitals (8-67-5) as having the worst season in their respective sports. However, the Mets and Capitals were both expansion teams when they set the mark.
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Hey you super star college players: Get ready for Detroit! lol
interesting.
So Detroit gets first pick in the NFL draft. Who’d want to play for them?
If the XFL was still around and I was drafted by the Lions, I would bolt over the XFL..
Better give them a federal handout.
Always nice to perform a perfect season...(great record to hold). Have to look to the good side - first draft choice - might help them into second to last place...
Guess that’s probably it for their playoff hopes.
Just unbelievable. 2008 will go down as the year where nearly everything I love in the world is a losing situation!
Dallas is on that page today......
Down here in Tennessee we have the Titans which though not having the best year are still having a good year and may win their division title on top of the supperbowl, (well lets not talk about todays game though,) and Nissan without a corrupt UAW or clueless management are doing a lot better then the big three though I have to admit they are also selling less cars too but not in the same sinking boat as the big three.
hmmm, it makes one wonder if morality and being proud of your city or region has something to do with it.
Yep, Jerry’s kids are showing us what they’re made of.....
It wasn't pretty, but it was a win none-the-less!!! YEAH VIKES!!!
In the offseason, he will meditate and contemplate. He will ask himself, "What can I do to screw this team up even more?"
And then, he will do it.
He is a pathological loser.
The Lions make the Bengals, Browns, and Raiders look like well run teams.
I would pull an Elway if drafted by the Lions with the #1 pick. In all seriousness, the Lions should trade back several times and aquire multiple high picks. It is going to take more than one super college player to fix this team.
Go Ravens. It looks like we are going to the playoffs.
Worst owner in history = William Clay Ford
They also join the 2008, 2006, and 2010 and 12 RINOS.
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