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  • Lions end 19-game skid, beat Redskins (AP)

    Washington Redskins defensive lineman Lorenzo Alexander(notes) (79) and defensive end Brian Orakpo(notes) watch from the bench during the closing minutes of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.

    Matthew Stafford held his head down on the bench for the final snap. Dominic Raiola couldn't watch, either, fearing a 20th loss in a row and 100th setback of his nine-season career. When Detroit's leaders looked up and saw Washington was out of time, they saw what they were hoping to see Sunday.

  • Stafford wins Lions starting QB job (AP)

    Matthew Stafford won the Lions' quarterback derby. Daunte Culpepper didn't lose the job. That's what Detroit's new coach, Jim Schwartz, emphasized Monday when he made the No. 1 overall draft pick the starter for Sunday in New Orleans, when the Lions try to win for the first time in 21 months.