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The Lions watched how the pats treat the Bucs game last week. I'm sure they weren't going to let that happen to them. They came out expecting the pats to play like it was a regular season game. The Pats didn't hold up their end of the bargin for what ever reason.What is hard for me to reconcile is the lack of effort from top to bottom. I think the Patriots went into this game expecting the Lions to also treat it as a preseason game, and were bowled over by the intensity. Brady getting hit that many times was absolutely inexcusable. Detroit went into this game to win it, the Patriots went into it to evaluate some players/situations. The teams were playing "different games," in a manner of speaking. BB took the blame for not having his team properly prepared, and I think he deserved it.