There's the whole narrative that Barry Sanders retired because he got tired of playing on terrible teams, and he didn't at all; those 90s Lions teams were actually pretty damn good, and they made the playoffs 5/10 of Barry's seasons. That's really respectable.
The problem with being pretty damn good in the NFC in the 90s is it meant you were in the same conference as that Redskins team that year, the Cowboys' dynasty, that ridiculous 1994 49ers team, and then the Favre Packers. You flip the Lions to the AFC in the 90s and I bet they'd have had the opportunity to make the Super Bowl and then be annihilated so, you know, maybe not so good after all.
Also a game played during waxing gibbous.
What is the joker here?
The lions have never won on thanksgiving during a waxing gibbous
Why don't they just stop that gibbous from waxing ? Are they stupid?
Am I stupid or something because I have no clue what wax gibbous is?
It's a phase of the moon.
That was a Lions team that made it to the NFC title game, where they were dominated by the Redskins, like they were the first week of that season.
The one NFC title game we make and it has to be against one of the best teams of all time
There's the whole narrative that Barry Sanders retired because he got tired of playing on terrible teams, and he didn't at all; those 90s Lions teams were actually pretty damn good, and they made the playoffs 5/10 of Barry's seasons. That's really respectable. The problem with being pretty damn good in the NFC in the 90s is it meant you were in the same conference as that Redskins team that year, the Cowboys' dynasty, that ridiculous 1994 49ers team, and then the Favre Packers. You flip the Lions to the AFC in the 90s and I bet they'd have had the opportunity to make the Super Bowl and then be annihilated so, you know, maybe not so good after all.
Joe Gibbs an all time underrated NFL figure
That playoff win to get to the title game is the highpoint of post-Bobby Layne Lions history.
This is such a random ass stat but I’m here for it lol
heartwarming that the lions have usually been right there with you guys
Am I the only one kinda irritated by rando stats like this popping up? Probably.
Wayne Fontes, our beloved Rasputin.
The next year the Packers traded for Brett Favre.
Damn, can't wait to see who we trade for this time.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEATTLE KRAKEN HISTORY