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The Lions play their 70th Thanksgiving Day game today, but for the first time in a long time, the game might be more than just another game on another Thanksgiving.

The Green Bay Packers are hoping to bolster their postseason chances with a win at Detroit on Thanksgiving.

A little too excited Overtime wasn't out of the question at the end, and the Lions were fortunate not to get flagged for excessive celebration after Brandon Pettigrew 's game-tying touchdown.

Just a few pertinent facts about the Lions' Thanksgiving Day meeting with Green Bay: TRAP GAME FOR FOES? Not now.

There were pump fakes and faked handoffs in Sunday's game between the Browns and Lions .

The Browns needed a fake field goal near halftime for a first down. A 29-yard field goal made it 27-24 Cleveland, now in the third quarter.

Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a stunning 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Unfortunately, the Lions have been here before. When they play the Browns today at Ford Field, it won't be the first time they have played "a winnable game" against "a team they can beat." Whenever they're in this situation, it works both ways.

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Detroit running back Kevin Smith had a critical fumble to open the second half. Grading the Detroit Lions on their 27-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at the Metrodome.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Here's a lasting image from Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Vikings: After running back Adrian Peterson rumbled 27 yards to the Detroit 1, two Lions lay injured on the turf.

The Lions proved once again that they have a losing foundation. The mix that was poured to create it includes an impressive blend of poor blocking, miserable tackling, and an obscene pass rush and coverage.

Phillip Buchanon said it's a move he's been practicing since his Pop Warner days with the Riverdale Wildcats.

DET MIN FG 09:18 Ryan Longwell 22 Yd 0 3 DET MIN TD 10:48 0 10 FG 00:04 Jason Hanson 38 Yd 3 10 DET MIN TD 14:18 3 17 TD 08:14 10 17 DET MIN TD 13:20 10 24 FG 07:33 Ryan Longwell 35 Yd 10 27 MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett Favre and another year of experience have turned Sidney Rice into Minnesota's newest star receiver.

Lions kicker Jason Hanson has seen it all before. The eventual slide toward oblivion -- 0-16, 3-13, 2-14 -- has happened time and again over his previous 17 seasons in Detroit.

The game, the season, all of the goals the Seahawks set in training camp, all of it, was evaporating in the swelter of their mistakes.

Same story: Special teams continue to hurt the Lions. Jason Hanson missed a 34-yard field-goal attempt on the first drive, hitting the right upright, though he made 41- and 50-yarders later.

A big run by Kevin Smith set up Jason Hanson's 50-yard field goal -- into the wind -- to cut the lead to five points with 8:04 left.

The youth movement is under way, for better and for worse. Sparked by big plays from members of their 2009 draft class, the Lions did something they've rarely done Sunday.

Seahawks still have a chance As we all know by now, the Seahawks are 2-0 when they shut out their opponent, and 0-5 when they give up points, so it's fortunate for Seattle that Jason Hanson's 34-yard field attempt clanged off the upright.