I’ll admit, I was rather looking forward to my hometown Detroit Lions’ game against the Carolina Panthers on Saturday. For a downtrodden organization that hasn’t had a whiff of the playoffs in half a decade, a meaningful game this late in December was, indeed, something to look forward to.
Yet, by the time our Christmas Eve (nay, my wife’s birthday) lunch was over and I finally tuned in, the Lions were heading into the lockerroom at halftime trailing, 24-7, having yielded nearly 250 yards rushing … in the first half!
Sigh, classic Lions:-(
The good news is that every team they’re chasing for the final wild card spot also lost.
The bad news is that those dastardly Packers won a game in Miami they weren’t favored to and are now very much alive in the playoff picture, meaning the Lions’ season finale at Lambeau Field might actually have significance.
So, what’s a guy to do? Live vicariously through his buddy, that’s what. My friend Wayne and his family are enjoying a holiday in England and he sent along this photo early Monday. It’s of his seats at South London’s Selhurst Park for the Fulham at Crystal Palace English Premier League match. The visitors from Fulham won, 3-0.
