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Absolute imperfection: Lions become first team to finish 0-16
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | 12/28/08

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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: absolute; detroit; detroitlions; imperfection; lions; michigan; nfl
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1 posted on 12/28/2008 3:04:30 PM PST by LibWhacker
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2 posted on 12/28/2008 3:06:34 PM PST by P.O.E. (Big Government is the opiate of the masses.)
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To: LibWhacker

Hey you super star college players: Get ready for Detroit! lol


3 posted on 12/28/2008 3:07:26 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Computer says No..... Carole Beer)
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To: LibWhacker
Detroit's season of futility.

interesting.

4 posted on 12/28/2008 3:08:43 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (revolution is in the air.)
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To: LibWhacker

So Detroit gets first pick in the NFL draft. Who’d want to play for them?


5 posted on 12/28/2008 3:13:48 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
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To: LibWhacker
At last, an NFL team that plays up to its city!
6 posted on 12/28/2008 3:14:45 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: LibFreeOrDie; All

If the XFL was still around and I was drafted by the Lions, I would bolt over the XFL..


7 posted on 12/28/2008 3:15:21 PM PST by KevinDavis (Thomas Jefferson: A little rebellion now and then is a good thing)
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To: LibWhacker

Better give them a federal handout.


8 posted on 12/28/2008 3:16:47 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: LibWhacker

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...


9 posted on 12/28/2008 3:16:51 PM PST by Deagle
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Guess that’s probably it for their playoff hopes.


10 posted on 12/28/2008 3:17:45 PM PST by Billthedrill
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Just unbelievable. 2008 will go down as the year where nearly everything I love in the world is a losing situation!


11 posted on 12/28/2008 3:18:47 PM PST by KStorm ("Man sees government as beautiful and worships it, but God views governments as beasts.")
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To: LibWhacker

Dallas is on that page today......


12 posted on 12/28/2008 3:19:11 PM PST by Cyber Ninja (His legacy is a stain on the dress.)
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Lets compare, Detroit Lions come from the same city of the unsucessfull big 3 who can't run their own business either.

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.

13 posted on 12/28/2008 3:24:03 PM PST by ReformedBeckite
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To: OnTheDress

Yep, Jerry’s kids are showing us what they’re made of.....


14 posted on 12/28/2008 3:25:16 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MERRY CHRISTMAS!!)
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To: P.O.E.
On a lighter note...I'M SO RELIEVED...

It wasn't pretty, but it was a win none-the-less!!! YEAH VIKES!!!


15 posted on 12/28/2008 3:29:02 PM PST by NordP (CONSERVATIVE AGAIN IN 2010 ..... Now, is it 2012 yet ???)
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Be confident that the Lions' intrepid owner, William Clay Ford, will strive for another perfect year in 2009.

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.

16 posted on 12/28/2008 3:32:10 PM PST by FlyVet
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17 posted on 12/28/2008 3:34:33 PM PST by Cyber Ninja (His legacy is a stain on the dress.)
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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.


18 posted on 12/28/2008 3:45:25 PM PST by CollegeRepublican
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To: P.O.E.

Worst owner in history = William Clay Ford


19 posted on 12/28/2008 3:46:15 PM PST by Rosemont
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To: LibWhacker

They also join the 2008, 2006, and 2010 and 12 RINOS.


20 posted on 12/28/2008 3:52:26 PM PST by screaminsunshine (.)
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