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5 things to watch: The temperature is heating up on Jim Bob Cooter

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions had the holiday weekend to mull what exactly has happened to their season.

On Oct. 21, they were polishing off their third win in four weeks to move within one game of first place in the NFC North. But they've won just one game since, and lost the others in ugly fashion, including an unsightly 23-16 setback on Thanksgiving against Chicago. And now they must welcome the high-flying Rams to Ford Field.

Here are five things to watch as the work week revs up today in Allen Park.

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