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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
(5,679 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
(23,252 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
(30,374 posts)sop
(14,583 posts)a kennedy
(33,689 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
(2,324 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
(5,679 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
(2,324 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
(5,679 posts)Having 80,000 screaming lunatics in the Silverdome might have made a difference. Sure did against Dallas.
proud patriot
(102,021 posts)Go Lions !
Brother Buzz
(38,555 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
(5,679 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
(56,475 posts)jalan48
(14,891 posts)AZProgressive
(29,540 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
(8,001 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
(139,679 posts)(And I won't watch!!!)
Exp
(371 posts)Jerry2144
(2,867 posts)And extremely lucky. They can barely beat mediocre teams and lost to a real team this year
BOSSHOG
(42,665 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
(30,374 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
(2,867 posts)Dang though. Almost losing to the Broncos and Raiders? Not scoring more than 30 points in any game?
OAITW r.2.0
(30,374 posts)Tom liked them soft, but could throw them hard.
OAITW r.2.0
(30,374 posts)in the 2nd 1/2 with the now officially inflated NFL balls.
MorbidButterflyTat
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AKwannabe
(6,796 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.
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ProfessorGAC
(73,008 posts)See my post below.
mac56
(17,742 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(8,001 posts)Even if it is BY the Vikings.
kozar
(3,100 posts)They .maybe win it all, get through ne t week
OAITW r.2.0
(30,374 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
(2,867 posts)Again
OAITW r.2.0
(30,374 posts)Sorry Josh.
Jerry2144
(2,867 posts)They wont come out and make bad calls for KC Cheats
AKwannabe
(6,796 posts)Said it once. Say it again
3PEAT!!
Jerry2144
(2,867 posts)And playing mostly weak teams while barely beating them.
The Cheats will lose their first playoff game
MorbidButterflyTat
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JoseBalow
(7,646 posts)I have literally waited my whole life for that!
OAITW r.2.0
(30,374 posts)I am reporting from Central Maine, in real life, with my uneducated opinion.
YoshidaYui
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YoshidaYui
(43,816 posts)stollen
(840 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
(35,127 posts)it's about time you guys have one.
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calguy
(5,920 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
(16,879 posts)I was one.
Go Lions.
TBF
(35,127 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
(3,000 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
(220 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
(30,374 posts)The suffering pays off...and it's awesome!
DownriverDem
(6,837 posts)about 9 miles from Ford Field. Love the Lions!
BOSSHOG
(42,665 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
(30,374 posts)They deserve it. KC has had their time in the spotlight.
ProfessorGAC
(73,008 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
(516 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
(30,374 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
(32,332 posts)Id be okay with Buffalo too.
AKwannabe
(6,796 posts)3PEAT!