"I never had to think about it until now, and I sure don't like it," Rams defensive end Chris Long said. "I think everybody on the field would have liked to have gone back out and just settled it, but that's where we are. That's the rule right now, so it is what it is.".I do not minimize the perilous times in which we live today. There continues to be much at stake. As Abraham Lincoln noted at another critical juncture in our history, we are indeed called on to determine if selfgovernment "government of the people, by the people, for the people" can endure..

The Lions did manage to beat the Redskins at the Silverdome earlier this year to break an 18game, 34year losing streak to the Redskins. But while the Lions won that game, 3317, Washington won the individual battles rushing yards (116 to 31), first downs (16 to 12), total yards (333 to 294) and time of possession (33 minutes to 27 minutes). These teams are moving in opposite directions w