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| Detroit Beats Washington To End Losing Streak |
| Written by Ross Everett | |||
| Monday, 08 March 2010 10:40 | |||
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The Detroit Lions nineteen game losing streak is over. On Sunday afternoon at Ford Field in Detroit the Lions held on for a 19-14 win over the Washington Redskins. The Lions hadn't won a game since December 23, 2007 and had already tied the second longest losing streak in NFL history. It may not have been pretty, but the streak is now over and the Lions wont have to worry about comparisons to the 1976-77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who lost a record 26 games in their first two seasons as an NFL expansion team.
The Detroit Lions nineteen game losing streak is over. On Sunday afternoon at Ford Field in Detroit the Lions held on for a 19-14 win over the Washington Redskins. The Lions hadn't won a game since December 23, 2007 and had already tied the second longest losing streak in NFL history. It may not have been pretty, but the streak is now over and the Lions wont have to worry about comparisons to the 1976-77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who lost a record 26 games in their first two seasons as an NFL expansion team. If you were going to bet on a NFL football game this past weekend, the Lions may not have been the most attractive position. Sports betting enthusiasts who took Detroit as a +6 home favorite were rewarded with the outright victory. It was the Lions first pointspread cover of the 2009 NFL season, while the Redskins have yet to get the money for their backers this year. Lions owner William Clay Ford said in postgame comments that he hopes the end of the streak signals a new winning tradition for his team: "We not only got the monkey off our back, we got King Kong off our back. I'm hoping that this gets us over that hump and gives us a winning attitude." Longtime Lion Dominic Raiola expressed his relief that the streak had come to an end: "I've always watched, but I've never been in this situation before. No team has been in this situation before. No one has gone 0-16 and then had to try to win a game the next year." Rookie QB Matthew Stafford had the best game of his young career He gave his thoughts on his performance and the late game anticipation that preceded Detroit finally putting one in the win column: "I'm having fun. It's a great game we get to play. I figured I'd just let the crowd noise tell me what happened. When it got really quiet, I couldn't take it, so I looked up, and saw them running, and then the tackle, and then I saw the clock was at zero." Detroit will try to start an actual winning streak next weekend as they take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Detroit will host the Pittsburgh Steelers the following weekend before a road trip to Green Bay and game against the Packers on October 18th. Washington will host Tampa Bay next Sunday. They'll play at Carolina on October 11th and then return home for a game against Kansas City the following weekend. About the Author: Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer and noted authority on World Cup betting. His writing has appeared on a variety of sports sites including sportsbooks and sportsbook directory sites. He lives in Las Vegas with three Jack Russell Terriers and an emu. He is currently working on an autobiography of former interior secretary James Watt.
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