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Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Free Press sports writers and columnists predict Sunday's game between the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders (4:05 p.m., Fox).

Jeff Seidel

Derek Carr will eat up the Lions’ secondary. But the good news for the Lions: Matthew Stafford will have a huge day against the Raiders’ leaky secondary. In the end, Detroit won’t be able to get much pressure on Carr, who will lead the Raiders to victory. Pick: Raiders 31, Lions 27

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