The Lions were absolutely manhandled today on national TV, losing to the Colts 41-9. And it wasn't that close.

The Lions were simply terrible. They didn't score a single touchdown. Four times they fumbled in their own territory. Joey Harrington didn't complete a pass in the red zone. He didn't play poorly, but he simply didn't make anything happen. Things got so bad that Mooch put in McMahon for 4th quarter mop-up duty.

And the Colts were absolutely on fire, making the Lions defense look feeble. Peyton Manning set an NFL record with his fifth straight game with 4 TD's or more. He's now probably 3 games away from breaking the all-time single-season TD record (48 by Marino in 1984).

On the bright side, Jason Hanson went 3-4 (missing only a 48-yarder). Michael Rosenberg writes in today's Free Press reminding us of what a great player and stand up guy this long-time Lion really is. My favorite quote:

"It would be twice as fun, I think, to win here. A lot of guys want to leave teams and go to a contender. It sounds twice as fun to me if you win with a team that you're with all these years. I feel like were going to do it."