Rod Marinelli remembers scurrying along the sideline before the national anthem, making sure the Lions were standing and holding their helmets properly. Before Marinelli knew it, his debut as a head coach at any level was over. Each of the Lions' quarterbacks -- Jon Kitna, Dan Orlovsky and Josh McCown -- led scoring drives and Detroit's defense caused three turnovers in a 20-13 win over the Broncos on Friday night "I love to win," said Marinelli, a former defensive line coach for the Buccaneers. "If we're playing marbles, I'm going to get you."

Lions' president Matt Millen has been appointed to the NFL's competition committee. Millen will fill the seat vacated when Charley Casserly resigned as general manager of the Texans earlier this year, NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced Friday. "Matt will bring a very valuable perspective to the committee both as a former player and as a senior club executive," Tagliabue said.