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Amon-ra St. Brown (Detroit Lions photo)
Sorry, but it’s in the Detroit Lions’ DNA. They can only go all the way if they’re underdogs.
A team like Detroit can’t start the season with a big head, showered with adulation and predictions of a Super Bowl win. It’s not the Detroit way.
Detroit needs to lose another game, and soon, so it can feel like an underdog, so it can disprove the doubters, and go all the way.
The team has the talent. Jared Goff has the talent, but perhaps those fans chanting his name has made him a little soft. His performance the last two games has been less than impressive.
One for seven in the Red Zone this last game? That’s not a winning team.
So Lions fans, don't fret. Another loss would be be like tonic to the Lions' soul.
So, what political strategist James Carvelle said about Democrats on election night in 2020, is applicable to Lions fans: Put away the Ambien and razor blades, everything is going to be Ok.
Sunday’s game was a reminder that the NFL is a tough league, and no matter how talented the team, anyone can lose. Look no further than Dallas and San Francisco, and for that matter, the Los Angeles Rams, who were crushed on Sunday.
So Lions, sober up. Stop swallowing the adulation and play like a hungry team, like an underdog, like a Detroit team capable of going all the way.
