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Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz and Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini have come full circle.

The Lions put starting right guard Stephen Peterman on injured reserve Friday, ending his season, and he's expected to undergo ankle surgery next week.

Cleveland's Brady Quinn was 13-of-31 for 99 yards and two interceptions against Baltimore last week.

By Tony Moss, NFL Editor -- - Arriving this week at Ford Field? An opportunity for a measured degree of progress for the Detroit Lions.

How about a show of hands, Detroit? How many of you foolishly took the bait, believing that surreal first quarter of Lion excellence on both sides of the ball was proof that not only might the Lions actually win on the road, but dominate as well? File this latest edition of criminal eye slaughter under the category of 'Shouldn't You Have Known ...

NFL Network featured a miked-up Matt Hasselbeck during a look back at the Seahawks' victory over the Lions in Week 9. Entertaining stuff.

Even when Sidney Rice is tightly covered, Brett Favre isn't afraid to fire a pass downfield.

It was a fairly meaningless play in a game that already was decided, but it was one that will stick with the Detroit Lions' players.

Detroit Lions rookie safety Louis Delmas is second on the team in tackles with 45 and has a sack, an interception and a fumble return for a touchdown .

Kevin Smith was drafted by the Lions to be the running back of the future. The Lions saw Smith as a durable, multi-dimensional back they hoped would be a staple in Detroit for years.

Allen Park -- Larry Foote missed a second day of practice Thursday resting a sore knee, but he said he expects to play Sunday when the Lions face the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome.

The Seahawks have been on their fifth left tackle: Damion McIntosh. Pro Bowler Walter Jones is on injured reserve with a knee injury.

Where there was smoke, there was fire. And when it was over, the Lions' defense had been torched again Sunday in a 32-20 loss to the Seahawks.

Losses are piling up as much as the injuries in Seattle. Fans spoiled by five consecutive trips to the playoffs earlier in the decade - was it really in this decade? - want answers.

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham said he doesn't blame the officials for calling "soft'' roughing the passer penalties, he blames the league for not putting him on the NFL's Competition Committee.

Matt Hasselbeck had a throbbing shoulder, to go with broken ribs. His Seahawks had even bigger issues.

OK, so the Lions weren't able to shut them out. After a nice drive, Seattle scored on a 3-yard run by Julius Jones.

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

The Seattle Seahawks have won two games. They've lost five. That means they've won one more game than the Lions.

A week after getting heckled by a small group of fans late in a loss to St. Louis, Matthew Stafford might find himself in another awkward spot Sunday at Seattle: getting harassed by Seahawks rookie Aaron Curry, the linebacker Lions fans were clamoring for as the top pick before the draft in April.