NFL FRANCHISE NOTES: GREEN BAY TIRED OF THE PACKERS?

          In Green Bay, Chris Havel wrote, "Win or lose, the
     Packers always draw, but the relationship that links this
     town and its team may be under as much strain now as at any
     time in recent history."  Havel: "In talking to an array of
     Green Bay residents whose lives are intertwined with their
     city's NFL team, there was a singular recurring theme:
     Beneath the surface there seems to exist an underlying
     current of Packers burnout" as "fans are searching to
     recapture recent glory" (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 11/5).
          NEW LOW: Attendance for yesterday's Ravens-Bengals game
     was 54,759, marking the "lowest figure of the season" at
     65,000-seat Paul Brown Stadium (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 11/6). 
          LIONS HIT LOW? In Detroit, Drew Sharp writes that
     during yesterday's 23-8 loss to the Dolphins, "an already
     ugly season turned disgustingly nasty."  At one point, a
     sold-out Silverdome crowd "derisively cheered" when injured
     QB Charlie Batch went down with a concussion.  Lions WR
     Herman Moore: "That was as sickening a scene as I've ever
     been a part of. ... What's with that crap?  I saw a side of
     our fans that I thought I'd never see. ... It was an all-
     around embarrassing day" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 11/6).