Packers 17 Lions 9; Survival Instinct; Defense Helps Packers Avoid a Crushing Loss

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Green Bay - Relentless pressure by defensive ends Cullen Jenkins and Aaron Kampman coupled with relentless coverage by Al Harris drew most of the plaudits Sunday for the Green Bay Packers' dominant defensive showing at Lambeau Field.

But the passing game was so atrocious that, if Ryan Pickett hadn't been able to reach into his memory bank to make the defensive play of the day, the Packers probably would have suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands of the broken-down Detroit Lions.

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Packers 17 Lions 9; Survival Instinct; Defense Helps Packers Avoid a Crushing Loss

Instead, Pickett intuitively blunted the fourth-quarter quarterback sneak by Jon Kitna and the Packers repulsed the Lions, 17-9, to live another day as a pretend contender in the NFC post- season picture.

Now 6-8, the Packers are competing with no fewer than six other teams for the final wild-card playoff berth. Tied for the 11th-best record at sunup, they were tied fo...

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