For a while it looked like the Raiders were going to get the best of the Lions and deal a severe blow to the Lions post season hopes… but the Lions roared back with two touchdowns in the last five minutes of the game to steal one on the road against the Raiders.  Matthew Stafford (396 total yards, 4 TDs) was the major reason for the turnaround, throwing four touchdown passes and getting his team in position to reach the post season for the first time in several years.  Carson Palmer (367 total yards, 1 TD) also had a big game, but in the end couldn’t score enough points to keep the Raiders playoff hopes alive.

Finally, there’s the Megatron we’ve been looking for the last half of the season.  Calvin Johnson (9-214, 2 TDs) had a career day right when fantasy owners needed him most to vault many a team into the championship round.  Nate Burleson (7-81, 1 TD) also had a big game as a result of the Lions having to play catch-up, and even Titus Young (5-21, 1 TD) got in on the scoring action.

Darrius Heyward-Bey (8-155, 1 TD) had a huge game for the Raiders, as its obvious that Palmer is finally getting on the same page with the talented but underachieving wideout.  TJ Houshmanzadeh (6-52) had a pretty good game with his old friend Palmer, while Denarius Moore (2-13) was nowhere to be seen.

Kevin Smith (15 car., 43 yards; 1 rec., 3 yards) returned to the lineup after missing last week with an ankle sprain.  Smith’s day wasn’t very good with the Lions having to throw most of the game, but at least he got almost all the carries.

Michael Bush (18 car., 77 yards; 7 rec., 62 yards) posted another solid yardage outing, with the only thing missing being a trip to the endzone.  As long as Bush is the starter, you’ve got to be starting him as well.

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