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Detroit Lions' Golden Tate: First win is always the toughest to get

Detroit Lions receiver Golden Tate believes.

He believes the Lions can beat the strongly favored New England Patriots on Sunday night.

He believes the Lions can compete against any — yes, any — NFL team.

He believes once the 0-2 Lions win their first game, the victories will come in bunches.

Before any of that happens, the Lions must beat a 1-1 Patriots team thoroughly familiar with coach Matt Patricia. The Pats are 6.5-point favorites at Ford Field.

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“We’re going up against a great opponent,” Tate said, “but we feel like if we just play good, sound football we have a chance to win this game.