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Week 17: OK, Lions You Have Made It This Far!!!

The Lions are standing firmly upon the precipice of infamy. There is no turning back now. This is not the time for the customary Lions behavior while facing adversity–pissing down their own legs.

The Lions absolutely need to come through with a loss today. Hopefully, an embarrassing one. If the lunkheaded Ford’s are unable to see just how awful their franchise has become, they need to continue to be the recipients of “black eyes” until further notice. There is no other means of reaching them, apparently.

The Lions have not won while visiting Lambeau Field since 1991.   In those 17 seasons, the Lions have suffered both heartbreaking and blow-out losses at the hands of the Packers.

This is not a typical Packers team, though.  They have looked nearly as bad as the Lions.   They have been both injury and turnover-plagued, and have been awful at stopping opponents rushing attacks.  Aaron Rodgers has played more and more like a first-year starter as each week passes.

The Lions have been remarkably spunky in spite of their continued war of attrition as the season progresses.  They, aside from last week’s awful loss to New Orleans, have appeared to be fully engaged and are far from quitting.

This is my primary concern for Sunday’s game, the Lion may ACTUALLY have more to play for then the Packers this week, which is a scary proposition.

The Lions are likely feeling a paradoxical, bizarro-world type of pressure which is proportional to that of a team attempting to go 16-0.   As each loss has mounted, the Lions have felt more weight upon their shoulders.

They can shrug off that pressure now, though.   This is their playoff game.   As much as I usually pull for the Lions to win, at anything, I am definitely a Packers fan this week, as much as it pains me.

I don’t want to allow the Lions, or more importantly, the Ford’s to be allowed the ultimate loser’s satisfaction, becoming just ANOTHER 1-15 team.   I want the organization to feel the cumulative brunt of a dubious Canton enshrinement, as the league’s all-time worst team

That’s why I am praying for, I don’t know, how about six “Lambeau Leaps”.   Where is the venerable Brett Favre when you need him, anyhow?  “Go Pack Go!!!”

Packers 42 Lions 13