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After Tasting Playoffs, Lions Hungry For More

After the dust had settled and the sting of the 45-28 thumping in New Orleans had, if not completely subsided, at least found some cushion in the accomplishments of the long season, the Lions knew where they stood.

"We were pretty good, but not good enough," kicker Jason Hanson said. "I think everybody feels that way. But it's a good start after all we've been through. We feel like there's a foundation here now. We're going to be a team in the coming years that's going to stay like this. But, we have to prove it."

Ten wins, the first playoff berth since 1999, the best offensive season in franchise history -- the list of accomplishments is long and some items are unprecedented. Still, the best coach Jim Schwartz would offer was faint praise for 2011.

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