The Bad, The Ugly and The Detroit Lions

Sorry that I haven’t posted anything, internet connections are the worst.  Anyways, that game was a lost cause right away. Aaron Rodgers was incredible in the first half, and when it was 10-0, I turned it in for the night.  2 minutes later, it was 17-0. What’s done is done, and that one loss I talked about has happened in the first game.  Sunday’s game should be a win, as it’s the Lions.  Just for some insight about how bad they have been in recent memory, here is a nice collection of really ugly statistics.

  •  In their last 90 games, they are 23-67, with 7 of those wins in 2008 under Jon Kitna’s awesome quarterbacking skills.
  • Apart from those 90, the total record in the 2000s of the Lions is 42-114. That’s a 27% win percentage.
  • Since 1992, only 4 of the Lions’ first round picks have become undoubtedly impact players.  Robert Porcher, Roy Williams, Calvin Johnson and Ernie Sims (debatable).
  • After Wayne Fontes finished his tenure with the Lions before the 1997 season, they’ve had 7 coaches, and none have come even close to having wining records.
  • In 10 years of the 2000s decade, they’ve had 5 different leading passers, and only that few because Joey Harrington’s career in Detroit lasted 4 long, miserable years.

Just a few of many dismal statistics for the Lions. A win is absolutely needed on Sunday, and if the Lions play like they do usually, it should be coming in force.

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations