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No matter what happens now, this season was a success.

between the lions and michigan this has been the best football season of my entire life.

I don’t think I have felt like this since game 163. (Tigers/twins reference in the Lions forum)

Gonna remind people in as many spots as I can before they fly off the handle over the Tigers still staying out of the deep end of this pool despite Harris and Metzler taking over. Most of the high end deals signed today were agreed to 2-3 years ago. Even if they wanted to reverse course, that isn't happening. The new facility and ensuing upgrades in the DR are no small investment, likely exceeding a year or two of Miguel Cabrera's salary when all is said and done, which should help the churn of some of these players, but we are talking 3-4 years before that machine is up and running, and another 5+ until those guys are knocking on the big league door. There really are no fast answers down there, short of a shift in priority in the types of players signing to five-digit bonuses you want.

stafford was fine in that press conference. people are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. also, other than that ridiculously obvious offsides call that probably cost the lions 3 points, the refs really helped the lions. they had a pass interference call on the last play (a d a few other ones too), a borderline roughing call on hutch/mcneill they didnt call, and a potential unnecessary roughness call on kirby when he took out higbee's knees. i talk a lot about the refs ****ing the lions, but they really helped them last night. the benefits of playing at home against a non-marquee team.

This could have gone into several different threads but since I opened this one, this is where it lands. Chad Smith plays along with a song he's never heard before:

Wishing you a meaningful Martin Luther King Jr. Day as we honor his legacy of equality and justice for all, aka, Happy MLK Day. This is how many days until pitchers and catchers report:

Here am I calmly and coolly watching the final possession

Lets Go Lions!!!

That's a little rough from Rams fans. I thought Stafford was a f***ing warrior tonight. He got the hell beat out of him and was still dropping dimes all over the place. He's the least of the reasons they lost

I’m so happy, especially happy for all my friends in Detroit who grew up there that I’ve hung out with, people I know through this site, face-to-face, and only online. This is a great day. I feel like Tiny Tim. God bless us everyone

The crowd forced that 1st timeout in the 2nd half and possibly the 2nd as well, pointing that out cause there are some that say that the home crowd really doesn't make that much of a difference but those two "wasted" timeouts can attest that they certainly can.

Need to go back to Montgomery running behind Sewell.

Sign in London.

WORRY ABOUT THAT LATER

stop trying to run wide. run it up the gut. run at speed, not away from speed.

Fire Ben Johnson right now. That idiot has us scoring WAY too fast! 😆

That's how you start a game, baby !

OK..need a shower after rooting for Green Bay. I feel so....dirty!

Collinsworth wants to be Nacua's daddy or something. ...serious man crush going there

The whole thing is sort of garbage. it's massively poor taste to grill a guy with questions like that after he's just lost a game that was important to him. Just as bad as the questions they kept at Goff with about LA.

Is it just me or did the Rams play timid? Conceding for field goals and punting with only 4 min left and you have either zero or 1 time out? I was shocked they didn’t go for it. But I don’t watch a lot of football.

Aside from this being the Lions first playoff win since 1991 this is the first playoff win by a Detroit sports team since April of 2016 when the Red Wings won a game against the Lightning, this is the first time a Detroit sports team advanced in the playoffs since 2013 when the Tigers beat the A's in the ALDS.

😂😂😂

i want no part of the packers.

Wow boys, that was something else. I gotta admit, I got a bit emotional when the kneel downs happened. Just so many years/decades of frustration, hopelessness etc. culminating in what happened tonight. The best thing is that this is just the beginning, it's a very young team that's ahead of schedule so there's a much higher ceiling than what we're seeing now. It's going to fun watching Philly-Tampa tomorrow night knowing that they will be coming to Detroit for the divisional round. Also, the fans chanting "Jared Goff" then him coming out on fire like he did and capping it off with that final pass to Amon-Ra has to feel amazing for him. Give that man his flowers, or in this case many millions this offseason.

I just want to take a moment to say..... **** Sean McVay.

1997 was pretty damn good with Michigan winning the Natty, Barry running for 2K, the Lions winning the win or go home game in week 17 but I think this playoff win puts this season over that.

At the end of the day, the Lions defense held the Rams to 23 points.

i love dan campbell. balls of ****ing steel.

Jesus. What the hell is up with you? Did you just start your period or something?

Now need a long minute-munching TD drive. And then go for 2 to make it a 2-score game,

It has been so far................starting 0-10-1 to coming a hair short of the playoffs to a division title. Could they take a step backwards next year? Sure, they'll be playing a first-place schedule, but they could finish with fewer wins, but be a better team. Nothing with this GM and Coach make me thinka big step back would be coming. First time since the 1957 championship that 3 rookies have scored a TD in one game. Well, that works in our favor, I guess. Let history repeat !

they would have had a first down in rams territory with a great chance to score and instead the rams get the ball to start the half with a chance to flip the script, take the lead, and make the lions chase the game. that was a HUGE blown call.

The refs man. It’s so bad. It’s just not even legitimate.

Hurt schmurt

BS call

But he's such an awful OC..............(LOL)

Were the good guys, right? On the side of the angels?

If they made MBA/Finance degrees illegal US productivity would probably go up an order of magnitude.