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Related: About this forumI'm rootin' for the Detroit Lions to win the Super Bowl.
Love this team and the coaching. They seem to use all 4 downs to move the offense. Well balanced....Goff is throwing as well as any QB I ever watched....and I've had the privilege of watching Tom Brady, every Sunday, for 20 years. Go Lions!

Xavier Breath
(5,665 posts)I've been a fan since the mid-'80s when my family started attending the Thanksgiving Day game each year. It's time their long-suffering fans were rewarded.
True Dough
(23,192 posts)Jared Goff written off years ago.
The team has overcome a crazy number of injuries, including rising star Aidan Hutchinson.
Sign me up as a Lions Super Bowl supporter!
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)sop
(14,485 posts)a kennedy
(33,621 posts)I so totally despise the Vikings and hope the Lions can beat them then, and go on to win the Super Bowl. (although Ill be rooting for Joe Burrow and Cinncy) and if Detroit goes to the SB??? Ill be rooting for them as we..
WestMichRad
(2,307 posts)Last Lions championship was 1957, ten years before the first Zuper bowl. Have only made it to the conference championship game twice, lost late in the game to the 49ers both times.
Not a football fan here, but as a Michigander, it would be nice to see them win it all just once in my lifetime.
Xavier Breath
(5,665 posts)It was an absolute beatdown. It's too bad they didn't make it to the SB that year because they would have faced the Bills, who were in year number two of their four year SB losing streak.
WestMichRad
(2,307 posts)I had mercifully forgotten that game. There was little doubt from early on that they would be soundly trounced. 41-10 final, oof.
Xavier Breath
(5,665 posts)Having 80,000 screaming lunatics in the Silverdome might have made a difference. Sure did against Dallas.
proud patriot
(101,992 posts)Go Lions !
Brother Buzz
(38,505 posts)I would love to be a fly on the wall in the Rams front office when Goff is being discussed, and why in the Hell they traded him for Stafford.
StocktonNative
(134 posts)Looks like Rams will make the playoffs as they won their division.
I'm sure the Rams are happy Stafford brought LA a Superbowl his first year on the team!
Xavier Breath
(5,665 posts)But it would have been interesting to see what would have happened had they both stayed where they were. Would Goff have gotten the Rams back to the SB at some point? Would Stafford had made it there with Dan Campbell as his HC?
Blue Owl
(56,404 posts)jalan48
(14,888 posts)AZProgressive
(29,532 posts)Since my Cardinals are eliminated.
The Ravens because of Lamar Jackson and am glad he is proving skeptics wrong.
Commanders because of Jayden Daniels who played for Arizona State before transferring to LSU.
I wouldn't mind the Lions winning it all though.
OldBaldy1701E
(7,976 posts)GO COMMANDERS!
My friends in AZ are also on board now that the Cards are out. They were all grads of A.S.U. and they like him a lot. (My hubby was almost a grad from ASU... he is from KY though.. go figure...)
We will have to face Minnesota if both get to that point. I am not going to be popular around here during that game.
elleng
(139,622 posts)(And I won't watch!!!)
Exp
(349 posts)Jerry2144
(2,863 posts)And extremely lucky. They can barely beat mediocre teams and lost to a real team this year
BOSSHOG
(42,579 posts)Have the never apologize for a win down pat. Luck should happen on occasion, not be part of your game plan.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)I mean, give me a break. If you don't appreciate great teams, too sad.
For instance, when Brady got "caught" using underinflated footballs agaisnt the Bears, he kicked the Bears ass with the approved inflated balls in the 2nd half. How to figure?
Jerry2144
(2,863 posts)Dang though. Almost losing to the Broncos and Raiders? Not scoring more than 30 points in any game?
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)Tom liked them soft, but could throw them hard.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)in the 2nd 1/2 with the now officially inflated NFL balls.
MorbidButterflyTat
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AKwannabe
(6,793 posts)That was Brady.
3PEAT!!!
LakeArenal
(29,941 posts)For Jim N. who passed way before they had their winning season.
RIP Jim, after the Lions win the Super Bowl.
OAITW r.2.0
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ProfessorGAC
(72,918 posts)See my post below.
mac56
(17,736 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(7,976 posts)Even if it is BY the Vikings.
kozar
(3,098 posts)They .maybe win it all, get through ne t week
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)You get one shot, baby.
StocktonNative
(134 posts)I'm also a long time Vikings fan being from SouthSide Stockton where quite a few teams were the Vikings...elementary, peewee. Finally, I graduated from Edison High School Home of the Vikings!
Go Vikes!
Jerry2144
(2,863 posts)Again
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)Sorry Josh.
Jerry2144
(2,863 posts)They wont come out and make bad calls for KC Cheats
AKwannabe
(6,793 posts)Said it once. Say it again
3PEAT!!
Jerry2144
(2,863 posts)And playing mostly weak teams while barely beating them.
The Cheats will lose their first playoff game
MorbidButterflyTat
(3,039 posts)
JoseBalow
(7,608 posts)I have literally waited my whole life for that!
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)I am reporting from Central Maine, in real life, with my uneducated opinion.
YoshidaYui
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YoshidaYui
(43,787 posts)stollen
(829 posts)I favor any team that doesn't think it plays for God. I've been rooting against the 9ers and KC all season.
TBF
(35,120 posts)it's about time you guys have one.
OAITW r.2.0
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calguy
(5,907 posts)With my Forty Niners out of the playoffs this year, I'd love to see Detroit go all the way. I remember how great it felt when the Niners won their first title after sucking for like, forever. Lions fans have waited long enough for a championship team. Let this be their year.
maveric
(16,874 posts)I was one.
Go Lions.
TBF
(35,120 posts)just prior to Green Bay winning the first two Super Bowls. Pretty sure I was watching from my baby swing or play pen - my dad loved Football! Little black and white screen in those days ...
Cheezoholic
(2,991 posts)But they HAVE to win Sunday night IMO. They haven't had a break since week 5 and if they don't, they won't get any type of bye in the playoffs and will have to win from a wild card spot. Only 10 teams have done that and of those 6 won it all since 1970. TBH I'd love a Bills Lions Super Bowl. The over/under would probably be 80 lol.
Americanme
(214 posts)Started watching in the 60's, with my dad. Stayed a loyal fan through all the bad years. Watching Lions games the last few years has been good for my soul. If they don't make it to the big game, I'll still be watching every game next year.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)The suffering pays off...and it's awesome!
DownriverDem
(6,837 posts)about 9 miles from Ford Field. Love the Lions!
BOSSHOG
(42,579 posts)If only they hadnt built their stadium on the spot of an old cemetery.
DownriverDem
(6,837 posts)since I was a kid. Still remember the losing days and hope we get it done this year!
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)They deserve it. KC has had their time in the spotlight.
ProfessorGAC
(72,918 posts)Their fans have stuck through some tough times.
I'd be happy for their fans.
I fear all those injuries will be too much to overcome.
They can score points, but they can't stop anybody anymore.
Morbius
(511 posts)My ideal Super Bowl would be Minnesota vs Buffalo. Both teams went to the big game four times. Both teams lost four times. This matchup would be instant history.
I expect it will be the Lions losing to the Chiefs, with Dan Campbell making a bizarre decision during the game... like going for it on 4th and 5 on his own thirty yard line. He's a crazy man.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,340 posts)HC decisions while a player. Now he gets to prove his idea. If you can win the scrimmage line in 4 plays, you have an advantage.
Auggie
(32,314 posts)Id be okay with Buffalo too.
AKwannabe
(6,793 posts)3PEAT!