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Struggling teams meet in Detroit

Dec 23, 2007 - 11:22 AM Kansas City (4-10) at Detroit (6-8) 1:00 pm EST

DETROIT (Ticker) - A pair of teams limping to the finish line meet Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Detroit Lions.

A playoff team last season, the Chiefs have been a major disappointment and enter this contest in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, their longest since a nine-game skid in the strike season of 1987.

One more loss also will give the Chiefs their first 11-loss season since they went 4-11-1 in 1988.

Last week, the Chiefs closed out amiserable home campaign with a 26-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Kansas City went 2-6 at Arrowhead Stadium, its worst mark in a non-strike year since the 1977 team was 1-6 in a 14-game season.

"It's embarrassing," Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez. "It's frustrating. It's all those things."

After a surprising 6-2 start, the Lions have lost six straight games and have been eliminated from playoff contention in the NFC. One loss in their last two games will give the Lions their seventh straight losing season.

Detroit enters this contest off an embarrassing 51-14 loss at San Diego. It marked the second time this season the Lions have surrendered more than 50 points in game.

"When it goes bad for us, it goes really bad. I'm not sure why," said quarterback Jon Kitna, who boldly predicted in the preseason that the Lions would go 10-6 this year.