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| | Inside Slant - USATODAY.com |
 | | Every Wednesday, Lions coach Rod Marinelli puts up the standings in the team meeting and tells the players exactly where they are in the bigger picture, before bringing them back to his one-snap-at-a-time mantra. |
 | | The Lions haven't made the playoffs since 1999, and after they play the Giants and Packers, their schedule remains rough — at Minnesota, Dallas, at San Diego, Kansas City, at Green Bay. |
 | | But the Lions are coming off the worst rushing performance in modern NFL history, a minus-18 showing against the Cardinals, the lowest total since sack yardage stopped being included in rushing yardage 60 years ago. |
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