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Stafford Takes Heavy Blame For Lions' Fall
There's plenty of blame to go around for the Detroit Lions' fall from the NFC North driver's seat to a Week 17 game with no playoff implications.
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There's plenty of blame to go around for the Detroit Lions' fall from the NFC North driver's seat to a Week 17 game with no playoff implications.
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Police had only vague descriptions of the thieves, who were both wearing hoodies and masks.
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Police had only vague descriptions of the thieves, who were both wearing hoodies and masks.
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