The Lions, on the other hand, well, they just kind of turn up — half drunk, screaming about their ex wife, reminiscing about their glory days during the Eisenhower administration, before falling asleep with a lit cigarette in this hand and burning a hole in the sofa.
Radio broadcasts of the game were listed to far beyond Michigan and Illinois, and giving people football on the holiday proved to be just what the nation wanted.
While people tend to think the NFL picked Detroit to play on Thanksgiving, really it’s the opposite.
The holiday has been, well, let’s say “unkind” to the Lions.
That might not sound too bad, but it’s been brutal over the last 20 years, where the Lions have been 5-15.
As I’ve gotten older I now realize the Lions are a part of our tradition, we build new habits around them playing.
I can mimosa out in the morning, zonk out on the couch to bad football, and wake up just in time for better games to start, and help out with finishing the last steps of cooking.
The constant reliability of seeing the Lions on Thursday, wrapping us in a warm hug of mediocrity.
Well, if you’re excited for terrible football goodness we have a great one for you! The 0-9-1 Lions are hosting the 3-7 Chicago Bears who will be led by Andy Dalton.