When Rod Marinelli took over the Lions in 2006, he wanted to build them like the Buccaneers were built. He had spent 10 years as Tampa Bay's defensive line coach. He had won a Super Bowl with the Bucs. He had seen how it was done.

But when the Lions host the Bucs on Sunday, they will be simply trying to get their first victory against a good team. The Lions are 0-10. The Bucs are 7-3.

Marinelli was not interested in walking down memory lane when asked about his Tampa Bay days after practice Wednesday. He didn't want to talk about any deeper meaning to the game.

Jake Delhomme was eager to make up for the worst game of his career. He settled for handing off to his two dynamic running backs. Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams bolted through huge holes in a record-setting day on the ground for the Carolina Panthers, who needed that dominance to hold off the winless Detroit Lions 31-22 on Sunday.