After a tumultuous few weeks in which they fired general manager Martin Mayhew, president Tom Lewand and three offensive assistants, the Detroit Lions got a win they desperately needed Sunday, beating the Green Bay Packers, 18-16, at Lambeau Field.
The victory snapped the Lions' NFL-record 24-game road losing streak to the Packers and, more important, brought a temporary sense of relief to an organization that had been sleeping restlessly.
No longer are the Lions the worst team in the NFL. At 2-7, they're now in a group of five teams that stand a half-game behind the Cleveland Browns in the race for the No.