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Lions' loss shows they can't handle flirtation of promise.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| November 01, 2004 | Sharp, Drew | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Drew Sharp

IRVING, Texas _ The Detroit Lions forgot that Sunday was a day for the masquerade, but that's not to say that their appearance wasn't any less frightening just because they came to Texas Stadium dressed as themselves.

As we all know, that's when they're the scariest.

"This one hurts," said Damien Woody in the aftermath of the Lions' 31-21 loss to a desperate Dallas team. "We won the turnover game. When you get three interceptions and return one for a touchdown, especially on the road, you're supposed to win the game. That's strange. You won't see that happen too often in this league. But this is what comes with having a young team."

You'll get motion sickness following the Lions' extreme highs and lows over the last month. But we're ...

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