Dec 7th 2008 4:17PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Lions, Vikings, NFC North, Pressing Issues, NFL Fans, NFL Eliminated Teams, NFL Coaching, NFL Real Talk
Cheesy network slogans are always fun (like “Season on a Brink”). So are microcosmic - macrocosmic examples in life. For instance, to end the Detroit Lions’ 13th loss of the season on Sunday, here’s how the final two plays (following a Minnesota field goal which created a four-point lead) unfolded:
Daunte Culpepper drops back, gets ready to unleash a 60-yard hail mary, gets sacked, fumbles, Lions recover, Daunte’s arm hangs by a string. Immediately after that, Drew Henson (I wish I was joking) comes in to take a hail mary snap himself with two seconds left, drops back, gets ready to unleash that cannon of an arm he has and … summarily gets sacked to end the game.Continue Reading
