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This post is maybe "cheating" a bit, because I am transcribing something I wrote after attending my one previous Detroit Lions game, on November 23, 1997: It only took me 29 years to make it to a Lions' game, but what a first game to go to! On a grey, windy, extremely cold day, Mike [my brother] and I saw the Lions at the [Silverdome]. We sat in the 22nd row of the bleachers--lower deck in the south end zone. Detroit sacked Indianapolis' quarterback in "our" end zone for a safety. Before the play, Mike was chanting, "Safety! Safety!" and, lo and behold, the Lions did it. I believe the Colts' quarterback was Justin #11. [The quarterback was, indeed, Paul Justin]. We saw it all, two Jason Hanson field goals for over fifty yards each. He kicked a 55-yarder on the final play of the first half to give Detroit an 18-10 lead.  Without a doubt, the highlight of the game was Barry Sanders. He rushed for about 216 yards [216 yards exactly] an...