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John Czarnecki has been the editorial consultant for FOX NFL Sunday since its 1994 inception.

The Green Bay Packers might get away without facing the Detroit Lions' two biggest offensive stars at all this season.

The clock read 0:00, but Matthew Stafford kept scrambling, kept surviving, kept searching for a way to keep alive a game initially declared dead early in the first quarter.

Joshua Cribbs and Jamal Lewis, who were both listed as questionable heading into Sunday, are active for today's game against the Lions in Detroit.

Since joining the Lions in 2001 as Matt Millen's second overall NFL draft selection , center Dominic Raiola has never experienced a winning season in Detroit.

Interesting comment in Drew Stanton's latest blog at drewstanton.com. The Lions' backup quarterback backs up the Lions' starting quarterback after Matthew Stafford's five-interception performance in Sunday's 32-20 loss at Seattle.

Drew Stanton may be dressed in Honolulu Blue and Silver these days, but he's still Green and White to the core.

Allen Park If you don't mind, Jim Schwartz will take a pass on his first midterm exam as the Lions' head coach.

INACTIVE: WR Mike Hass, S Jamar Adams, G Mike Gibson, G Mansfield Wrotto, DT Red Bryant, WR Ben Obomanu, TE Cameron Morrah.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert We've spent a good portion of this season evaluating the downfield production of our NFC North quarterbacks.

What the Detroit Lions and St. Louis Rams might lack in Grade-A, championship-caliber football on Sunday at Ford Field could be made up for in the area of competitive fire.

Allen Park -- Calvin Johnson is one of the most physically gifted athletes in the NFL, a guy that completely changes the complexion of a game -- even if he doesn't catch a single pass.

The Lions were on the field for the second practice of their bye week this morning, though a number of players did not participate in the portion open to the media.

Matthew Stafford, left, and Calvin Johnson will have to stay healthy if the Detroit Lions want to be competitive each week.

If the Detroit Lions need to resort to their backup quarterback, will it be Daunte Culpepper or Drew Stanton, middle, lining up under center? Here are today's Lions links: Is Stanton Lions' backup quarterback? Peter King's common denominators among five bad NFL teams Offensive line needs some help? No kid-ding Lions coaches to DBs: Limit mistake ...

Jim Schwartz is head-on with the first must-win crisis in his brief tenure as head coach of the Lions.

How big of a debacle was this? Midway through the third quarter, the Lions asked quarterback Drew Stanton to take a snap, then pretend he was floating overhead in a homemade balloon.

Daunte Culpepper left Sunday's game against the Packers with an injured hamstring.

Drew Stanton has caught the brunt of the Detroit Lions' recent woes. He was a second-round draft choice in 2007 to be to heir-apparent to Jon Kitna in a Mike Martz-led offensive system.

The Lions were on the field for the second practice of their bye week this morning, though a number of players did not participate in the portion open to the media.