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Detroit shakes off Thanksgiving blues, dispatches Saints to get to nine wins

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Nothing ever comes easy for Detroit, does it?

After a 33-28 victory over the Saints in New Orleans, Detroit is 9-3 for the first time since 1962. But, as expected, Detroit took a winding and uncertain road to get that ninth victory.

The Lions roared (sorry) their way through the first half of the season and seemed primed to reverse their woeful Thanksgiving record.