Last year the 2-13 Lions handed the Cowboys a loss in the season's finale, and Detroit quarterback Jon Kitna took it upon himself to talk a little trash after the game.

Kitna basically called linebacker Bradie James clueless, saying "that No. 56 looked like he didn't know where he was about half the time."

And the QB didn't stop there (really, not the smartest move in hindsight), Kitna went on to say that cornerback Terence Newman "doesn't have the kind of ability [of Seahawks corner Marcus Trufant]."

As one can imagine, those sound like fighting words to James and Newman. They are pissed and out for blood this weekend.

"Basically, what it boils down to is you've got to watch what you say," Newman [said]. "Your mouth can't write checks that your ass can't cash. That's what it comes down to. Everybody's going to see those quotes. He better just hope I don't blitz off the edge because I've got 15, 25, 30 (thousand dollars) however much it would be for a fine. I've got that much for one fine. Revenge will be sweet, definitely."

And James can't wait to mix and mingle with Kitna:

"It has been circled on my calendar the whole year and here we are and I'm looking forward to it," James said Monday. "I thought it was classless. ... Yeah, they beat us, so what? It was over with. He was at home and we were still playing."

"He didn't say nothing before the game, then all of a sudden, we hear him saying something," James said. "I don't know him and don't want to know him, but he's going to get to know me. I'm going to talk before and back it up."

Woah. These guys hold a grudge better than ex-wives whose last names aren't Jordan.

Hopefully Kitna still has that direct line to God come Sunday. I sense he's going to be dialing in frequently with Newman and Bradie on the prowl.

Godspeed, my mouthy friend.