Name Comp. Att. Yds./TD Kurt Warner, Ariz3244395/1Donovan McNabb, Phi 2858339/1Peyton Manning, Ind3046320/2B. Roethlisberger, Pit3141308/0Marc Bulger. Stl3453295/1

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jack Del Rio was pumping his fist and screaming kudos to his players as the Jaguars jogged toward the locker room with a 14-3 lead.

It’s official. It’s time to start rooting for 0-16. Most of the time, it’s not good to want to see your favorite team lose, especially every game. The idea alone just isn’t part of a fan’s makeup — even with a better draft pick hanging in the balance. Enter the Lions.

What Daunte Culpepper saw will remain a mystery, but what we saw was any chance of a Lions rally thrown away. The Lions had closed to 24-22, then forced a three-and-out on the ensuing possession. Momentum was theirs when Culpepper brought the team to the line of scrimmage, first-and-10 from the Lions’ 14.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s official.

This is where it all nearly ended for Daunte Culpepper. Culpepper, returning to the same stadium where he suffered a career-threatening knee injury three years ago, walked off the field under his own power Sunday. But he was still hurting after the Lions’ fourth-quarter rally came up short in a 31-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers (8-2) at Bank of America Stadium. And it was Culpepper’s ill-advised throw under pressure — intercepted by rookie Charles Godfrey and returned to the Lions 4-yard line — that spoiled the Lions’ ongoing bid to avoid an 0-16 season.

Another week, another loss for the Detroit Lions. The Lions had a 10-0 lead early but succumbed to the Carolina Panthers and their running game, 31-22, to fall to 0-10.

CINCINNATI — Given the way Donovan McNabb played, the Philadelphia Eagles were lucky to get the tie.

The banged-up, winless Detroit Lions were without four key players on defense for Sunday’s game at Carolina. Starting defensive ends Jared DeVries (hand) and Dewayne White (calf), free safety Dwight Smith (foot) and cornerback Keith Smith (groin) did not dress. Center Dominic Raiola (hand) and receiver Mike Furrey (concussion) also did not play for the Lions, who started Daunte Culpepper at…

Lions receiver Mike Furrey, out of practice all week with a concussion, did not travel with the team for Sunday’s game at Carolina.