WINNING UGLY. The Detroit Lions left the Frozen Tundra at halftime with a 13-0 lead.

There is a second half for a reason.

For the third time in five games, Ryan Longwell kicked the winning field goal on the Packers' final possession. The team was a bit inefficient this time, as with 0:02 remaining after the field goal (was it riding the winds a little faster?) the team had to kick off.

Brett Favre began another touchdown-pass streak, as well as matching Dan Marino's string of consecutive 3,000 passing yards seasons.

Elsewhere in the Black and Blue Division, Chicago softened up Jacksonville by losing, and Minnesota failed to convert its last two possessions, falling in the Roller Dome to Seattle.

I wonder if there are any Minneapolis liberals who will find solace in the outcome. After all, embattled Seahawk coach Mike Holmgren does not join the ranks of the unemployed this week.

SECOND SECTION. Probably. Captain Ed finds some literary snobs who find an F. Scott Fitzgerald monument in a St. Paul park demeaned by a nearby bronze of Snoopy. I am not making this up.