You knew it was going to happen, because it ALWAYS happens. The Lions, their hypesters, and ever-willing snake-oil peddling local media will build them up to the also ever-gullible fans before and during the season -- only to see it come crashing down at the end. Again.
Despite having a ridiculously easy schedule and catching every possible break during the season, with various stars on opposing teams being injured when the Lions showed up to play them, the Motown puddy-tats have, mercifully, been put out of their misery. Again.
The primrose path was all laid out for them with two games to go. One wild card berth was still within their reach. Beat lowly Cincinnati, which had absolutely nothing to play for, having long been eliminated from post-season play, then face the Packers again at home with Aaron Rodgers shelved for the season, and the Pack with nothing to play for either.
Atlanta, Dallas, and Seattle were still in the mix, but the Cowboys and Seahawks had to play each other in Week 16. One of them was going to be eliminated. It was the Jones boys.
They also needed the Falcons to lose their last two games. They lost the first one against New Orleans and I wouldn't bet a lot of money they won't lose their finale against the Carolina Panthers as well.
But no. When the most important game of the season was at stake, against the usually terrible Bengals, the Lions got spanked. Again.
One more year of quarterback Matthew Stafford still not having won a single playoff game. One more year under the dubious cloud of Ford ownership, dating all the way back to the John F. Kennedy presidential administration.
Yet another season of build them (fans) up with hopes, hopes, hopes, only to let them down by playing like dopes, dopes, dopes.
You know what the really scary part is? They'll fall for the same schtick next year.
In the end, it can be summed up in words that have been repeated over the decades many times -- year, after year, after disappointing year. Again.
They are indeed ---
The same old Lions.
So many things change, but there are those that seem to be destined to always remain the same.
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