"Thank the Lord for the Detroit Lions" is the refrain heard throughout Michigan this weekend, after dismal (being nice) showings by the hallowed Wolverines and the nationally ranked (overrated) Spartans on Saturday. With the return of quarterback Matthew Stafford, a healthy Calvin Johnson and a recuperated team after a much-needed bye week, the Lions started their run to the Super Bowl. Few of the fans in Michigan ever thought they would be praising that incredible team from the Motor City more than the overly-hyped and revered teams from Ann Arbor and East Lansing, but that's exactly what's happening this Monday morning!
The return of Stafford with four (FOUR!) touchdown passes and three touchdown (record!) catches by Johnson catapulted the Lions to a much-deserved victory over a team from the city of politicians. The Redskins looked like Congress discussing health reform: Washington's offense was in complete disarray, caused by the Likes of Ndamukong Suh and Cliff Avril charging up in the middle and Kyle Vanden Bosch streaking around the end. They spent as much time in Washington's backfield as Obama has on the campaign trail.
Thank the Lord we have the Lions to cheer for the rest of the season, as they begin their march to the Super Bowl. Because the Spartans and Wolverines will leave us shaking our heads in disappointment for the rest of the season.
Woah there...Super Bowl? Really? I'm as excited about a Lions win as the next Detroit fan, but you may be a little ahead of yourself here!
ReplyDeletelol. Super bowl. I'm surprised this wasn't written by JohnnyP
ReplyDeleteI thought people knew what they are talking about on this site/blog? The spartans will not lose another game this year and the Lions might be 5-5 to finish the rest of the year. If you watched the game Washington helped us out on two key penalties.
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