ALLEN PARK, MI (AP) --
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith
says Thursday he's "starving" for an NFL win.
As a rookie, he was a part of the league's first 0-16 team.
Detroit has waited 258 days for victory and it will be tough in the
Big Easy this Sunday.
The Lions had one of the worst defenses in NFL history last year
and that slightly improved unit will be tested perhaps as much as
it will be all year at New Orleans against star quarterback Drew
Brees.
Matthew Stafford, the No. 1 pick in the draft, will likely make
some sensational throws and rookie-related mistakes in his
regular-season debut. But Detroit is a double-digit underdog
against the Saints and might not be favored to win a game until
November when it hosts the Saint Louis Rams.
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