9 Weeks, 9 Losses, Four Quarterbacks, Two Blackouts and Zero Wins…
By: Michael Niziolek
Despite some progress towards the end of October, the Lions took a huge step backward against the Jacksonville Jaguars in November losing their third game at home this season by more than 20 points.
The Lions got manhandled on both the offensive line (giving up seven sacks) and defensive line (giving up 150 yards) by the sub .500 Jaguars. The Lions used two quarterbacks, Daunte Culpepper and Drew Stanton, but neither was able to show anything approaching consistency.
In just his first week with the Lions, Culpepper was thrown into the fire after QB Dan Orlovsky was ruled out during the week because a hand injury he suffered against the Chicago Bears in Week 9. Culpepper rebounded after an early interception, but only managed five completions for 104 yards.
His one highlight came on a 51-yard strike to Calvin Johnson, but a 31 point deficit led to Stanton replacing him in the fourth quarter. Stanton's big moment came earlier in the game when he replaced Culpepper on a goal line situation and threw his first NFL touchdown. In the fourth quarter he led the Lions on one drive down the field, but struggled with avoiding pressure and was sacked five times.
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