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DETROIT - Not long ago the Green Bay Packers had lost a game they shouldn't have at previously winless Tampa Bay to drop to .500, and they were staring at a stretch of three games in 12 days that could define which direction the 2009 season was going to go.
On Thursday, they emerged from that stretch unscathed with a third straight victory, 34-12 over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day at Ford Field, and at 7-4 they've put themselves among the front-runners for an NFC Wild Card playoff spot.
"We obviously came back from a real tough loss, and we knew we had three games in 12 days," veteran offensive lineman Mark Tauscher said. "To come out of that 3-0 playing fairly well, it's big. Now we get a chance to regroup and get our second bye week, come back refreshed and look to get going again.
"It's a huge win. We're in a position we want to be, and we're just going to keep building on that."
The Packers had to overcome a slow start in this one, as J..
Source: Packers.com
