How the Lions can beat the Packers....who am I trying to kid?

There are faint glimmers of hope surrounding this annual trek to the Field of Bones known as Lambeau. There are reasons that can only be grasped by the maniacally insane that the Leos can eek out a victory of some sort when the team crosses the river Styx and passes into the dark lands of Wisconsin.

But I am not "maniacally" insane...yet. It doesn't matter what the doctors or the medications say...

Reasons for...ahem, "hope"

Jahvid Best is injured...that is not a positive, but he may actually still play, which would be a big boon for the Leos woebegone offense. Best on the field gives the Lions the ability to work a short screen game and actually threaten with runs to the edge. Best is a player the Packers will have to game plan around.

Nate Burleson, the supposed threat opposite of Calvin Johnson, is very likely to play this week. Again, this should draw some attention away from Johnson...should.

Brandon Pettigrew, a few dropped passes aside, has really started to come on in the last two weeks as an emergency outlet for the Kansas Kid, going so far as putting up a 100+ yard day against Philadelphia.

The Kong continues to terrorize quarterbacks. Sure he got flagged for the hit, but he gave a good bonk to the head of the Devil last Sunday and it felt good to see. Suh continues to have the praise heaped upon him by anyone who has seen him play this season. He has caused havoc in both the running and passing games of opposing teams.

It is possible that the Schwartz and his staff will have a light of clarity shine down upon them from above and they will realize that playing C.C. Brown is just the act of a group of incredibly stupid people--and he will change his ways and play one of the rookies, Spievey or Phillips. Neither one could do any worse and at least they have the built in excuses of being rookies.

Jonathon Wade could miraculously drink some magic elixir that makes him grow another six inches and enlightens him on the ancient secrets of how to tackle.

Chris Houston could actually play like a second round pick.

DeAndre Levy and Zach Follet should both play this weekend, but I'm still not sure if that's good or bad.

The offensive line could hold up more than the sieve it actually has played like over the last two games--against one of the best defenses in the NFL and second year killer hitman Clay Matthews.

Oh, damn, even I can't believe any of this...we're so doomed.