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True Dough

(20,110 posts) Sun Oct 3, 2021, 12:53 PM Oct 2021

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The Detroit Lions were looking better this season. Today they're back to the hapless Lions so far...

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*I'm not a Lions fan, BTW! Thank goodness for that.

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The Detroit Lions were looking better this season. Today they're back to the hapless Lions so far... (Original Post) True Dough Oct 2021 OP

The Detroit Lions Doc_Technical Oct 2021 #1

They have ONE playoff win in the entire history of the franchise True Dough Oct 2021 #3

Unless you count their 4 NFL championships, all of which occurred after rsdsharp Oct 2021 #4

Thanks. I almost turned the game on. louis-t Oct 2021 #2

Jared *Goof* can't catch a break... RockRaven Oct 2021 #5

I thought they would be better after Stafford left. But Stafford is great where he is now. Srkdqltr Oct 2021 #6

I mean, if you told me that the Lions would limit Justin Fields True Dough Oct 2021 #7

Doc_Technical

(3,599 posts)

1. The Detroit Lions

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:01 PM

Oct 2021

One of the oldest teams in the league
and have never even played in a Super Bowl.

True Dough

(20,110 posts)

3. They have ONE playoff win in the entire history of the franchise

Reply to Doc_Technical (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:01 PM

Oct 2021

The Lions are the Bad News Bears of the NFL!

rsdsharp

(10,097 posts)

4. Unless you count their 4 NFL championships, all of which occurred after

Reply to True Dough (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:15 PM

Oct 2021

the institution of championship games in 1933.

They last won in 1957.

louis-t

(23,655 posts)

2. Thanks. I almost turned the game on.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:01 PM

Oct 2021

I am much more at peace, not having watched.

RockRaven

(16,207 posts)

5. Jared *Goof* can't catch a break...

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:18 PM

Oct 2021

Srkdqltr

(7,616 posts)

6. I thought they would be better after Stafford left. But Stafford is great where he is now.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 02:03 PM

Oct 2021

So it wasn't him. I think they need a complete clean out from owners on down. They need a mind set change.

True Dough

(20,110 posts)

7. I mean, if you told me that the Lions would limit Justin Fields

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Oct 3, 2021, 03:42 PM

Oct 2021

to 209 yards passing, no passing TDs and he wouldn't run in any himself, AND he'd only have 9 rushing yards of his own all day, well, I would have told you that the Lions would very likely win that game.

Final score: Bears 24, Lions 14

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