The Lions roar

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, older son safely arrived in Germany late last night and the Detroit Lions dispatched the Minnesota Vikings, 31-9 to win the NFC North Division title and a #1 seed in the NFC playoffs.

First #1 playoff seed in Detroit Lions franchise history.

First Lions team in the 94-year history of the franchise to go undefeated in road games.

Most regular season wins (15) in franchise history.

Consecutive division titles for the first time in franchise history.

Undefeated vs. the three other teams in the NFC North division, regarded as the best division in the National Football League.

As a little icing on top, the Lions won in San Francisco for the first time since 1975--in a game that was meaningless for the Lions.

Looking a few weeks down the line, I don't even want to mention that big game that rhymes with Trooper Poll, but...

Okay, forget I mentioned that. I'm too nervous for that.

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