Lions miss opportunity in loss to Titans

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DETROIT (AP) – All the Detroit Lions needed to do was beat Tennessee at home, and they would have achieved exactly the start they needed in a season when so many of the franchise’s key figures are facing doubters. Instead, a double-digit lead slipped away in the fourth quarter – a glaring reminder of why Detroit fans always seem so skeptical about the Lions. Favored by about a touchdown Sunday, the Lions lost 16-15 to a Tennessee team that won only three games a season ago. Detroit committed 17 of the game’s 29 penalties and allowed the Titans to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Coach Jim Caldwell says the Lions didn’t finish drives and didn’t stop the run as well as they would have liked.