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Any Given Sunday: Lions Over Packers

The Lions' win on Sunday broke some of the basic rules of the big NFL upset.

First Rule of Big NFL Upsets: The big underdog should not lose the turnover battle.

After the Lions' win, double-digit underdogs have won 19 times since 2010. Sunday's game marked just the second time that a team pulled the big upset despite having more turnovers than takeaways.

Second Rule of Big NFL Upsets: The big favorite should not get 19 lives at the end of the game.

The game appeared to be over after a Lions' touchdown to make it 18-10 inside the two-minute warning.