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10 film thoughts on the Lions' big upset of the Patriots

ALLEN PARK -- The Lions pulled off a win last Sunday that few saw coming inside or outside the bubble when they broke out of an 0-2 skid to upset the Patriots 26-10.

It made for a good week to go to the film, to make sense of what happened and how a game plan turned into such success. Using the coaches film, I watched two angles of every play to come up with 10 observations on the game and what it means for the Lions going forward:

1. The Lions blocked the hell out of the running game -- but Kerryon Johnson was the difference

When a Lions running player rushes for 100 yards in a game, you kind of have to start right there.