Lions head coach Rod Marinelli didn’t want to point to a specific reason for his decision, but he did say today at Dan Orlovsky would start on Sunday against the Saints. Orlovsky has played well in his five starts this season and has put the Lions in a position to win in every game. Daunte Culpepper, who had started five straight games before suffering a shoulder injury, is still ailing. Marinelli said Culpepper would go into this week as “questionable.”

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