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It was a hell of a year. A tremendous amount of fun. About all you could hope for, lots of good players (and coaches) to root for.

Remember how you felt when the Pistons first lost to the Celtics and it crushed you, got over that hump and then lost to the Lakers (ON A BULLSPIT FOUL CALL AGAINST BILL LAIMBEER THAT EVEN - YEARS LATER - KAREEM SAID WAS NO FOUL). It hurt like hell. They'd never come close. But it toughened them up. Remember the Red Wings getting swept by the Devils after FINALLY getting to the Finals. Then they lost that gut-wrenching series to the Avalanche. A dirty play and the pain from that loss galvanized the team and they won the Stanley Cup on March 26, 1997, the rest of that season was academic, it was theirs from that point on. Those teams were resilient. Does anything ANYTHING AT ALL make you believe this Lions team is not? No way they crumble. No freaking way. They might not win it all, but dammit they are going to be in the final four a few more times with this group - and if Brad keeps drafting this way, even longer. Go ahead and lose hope. I won't and this is a guy who never believed the Lions had a spine before. They do now.

My random thoughts, for what they are worth as someone who didn't watch a lot of football for a long time until this year: Going for it? On one of them it would have worked if the ball was caught, which it looked like it should have. I personally wanted the field goal because I figured at that point in the game you try to match point for point. The only time I let a "Wow, they might actually win this" was when they held SF to a field goal to start the third. On the end zone play where the ball bounced off the face mask, a flag was thrown. What was that? I assume even if he'd have caught it they would have called PI? Why did the ref throw it? I mean.... would it have shocked you to have that called if the Lions caught it? The one thing that really bugs me about all of this is the fans thinking "Well you gave back 6 points so that means the Lions would have won by 3". Even I know that's not how it works. The game would not have progressed the same way if they kick a field goal on 4th doan in the third. The final TD would not have happened the way it did if they were within 7 points. The defense plays a different game in that situation when it takes 2 scores to tie or win. The other team wants to win too. SF is good. Their offense was pretty much doing what they wanted. Even if the Lions had taken the points I can easily envision a scenario where SF marches down the field and scores a winning TD to close it out. Remember SF missed a FG. This is the team and coaches that made it this far. Do I think they blew it? I guess so in the sense that in a playoff game that ends with a 3 point margin... the losing team probably blew it. Every losing team in a close game can look at this or that play or decision as the difference. That's sports. Yes it would be easier to stomach if the niners jumped to a huge lead and the Lions clawed back to fall short... but would that have been fun? Is that why you are a fan? I just don't have time for armchair radio hosts second guessing the going for it decisions. If they didn't go for it and lost by 3, they'd turn around and say crap like "You played a certain way all year then changed your mind and don't trust your players that got you there...." This was fun and I hope you all are doing ok. I haven't been this amped up for a sporting event since the 2013 ALCS and 2009 SCF. I couldn't fall asleep. I got up in 3:30 to go to the bathroom then started thinking about 2 dropped passes and 2 missed tackles...

I'm done. Blocking you. You're just a troll. We won a few games because of Dan Gamble and we lost one too, a big one. Probably don't get here without that aspect of it and I don't think fans in this town are going to get too upset over that. I'm 60 later this year, I have seen every other team win a title here and I saw everyone of them go through gut wrenching losses (except the 1984 Tigers)..............You can tell when something is a fluke and when something is real. This team is real. They've been led by rookies and sophomores.............imagine how good those guys are going to be. And I trust Brad Holmes. The man is so good at the draft. Cry in your beer tonight, but get ready.......no more loveable losers around here anymore. Niners just went through this feeling two years in a row and it didn't stop them from winning tonight.

if you had never seen goff play and you read this thread, you'd think he was either tom brady or rusty hilger. lol.

In hindsight its easy to say he should have kicked the FGs but at the end of the day 1 TD is worth more then 2 FGs and the plays were there and not made by the players on the field. I believe that we have 2 glaring weaknesses that make me good with those decisions. Our kicker is below average for an NFL kicker and our defense is prone to given up lots of chunk plays and points. To finish this year in this spot is a positive and I believe we are here one year faster than Campbell and Holmes were planning on which is why the above weaknesses are still there. This offseason I believe we correct these issues as we have a good drafting GM, cap space to use and a young team with energy that free agents are going to want to be part of. It was a fun season and should be a fun offseason as well. However ,this loss stings for now.

The Troll is going to troll. Yeah, fire everyone. It hurt when the Pistons lost to the Celtics and Lakers It hurt when the Red Wings lost to the Devils and Avalanche This is the beginning. I have said this in this playoff run. This team is not even at it's peak yet. San Fran went through this the last two years too. This team is going to be a Super Bowl favorite for the next 3 years.

Well fellas, it was a good nineteen and a half game run. Let’s draft some CBs and another pass rusher, shall we?

dont bother. tp has a schtick to follow.

Was it Gibbs' fumble that turned the Lions off the run? Or was it the fact that after that and the ensuing TD the Lions were no longer playing from ahead? 21 runs in the 1st half, 8 in the 2nd half. I still can't get over what a thing of beauty the first half was. Offensive line stout, backs (and receivers in Jameson Williams' case) breaking off long gains, running wide, backbreaking (to Niners fans) 3rd down conversions including a run on 3rd and 11 I believe? I wasn't counting chickens at halftime, but man, the Niners and the stadium felt defeated. The 4th and 2 fail seemed like it might be just a blip, it wasn't until the Aiyuk Fluke (as post-game Niners talk radio was dubbing it) that the crowd really came back. I was hearing comments like "I thought the Packers game was a fluke, but I guess this is who we are" and "The Lions have as many studs as we do, how do we come back from this" and "How were we so unprepared" and "Bigger hole than against the Packers, to a team that is better than the Packers". Third NFC title game in a row, no Super Bowl win since 1994, playing at home as the #1 seed, a gazillion All Pros in the Niners' lineback ...and the Lions came out and blew the doors off of them for a full 30 minutes. They were not happy campers, about one more 3rd quarter Lions score from turning nasty. I still think the 1st half was more remarkable and unexpected than the 2nd half.

Because he has nicer hair than I do.

The Lions defense gave up 27 points in the 2nd half. They scored 31 against one of the best defenses in the league. I see you only come out of the woodwork when the Lions lose to blame Goff. Whatever makes you feel better.

Gee, if only there was a reference where all the Tigers' option status was in one place.

Goff should have threw the ball off the defender's facemask for a 50 yard gain.

analytics said go for it both times. josh reynolds: thank you for your service. now see yourself out. cjgj is gone. walker will be gone. jerry jacobs. will harris. theyre going to need an entirely new secondary. i doubt cam sutton goes anywhere but - hopefully - to the second corner spot. nothing in guaranteed. the oline is the heart of the team and decker and ragnow are getting old. jonah jackson likely isnt coming back. glasgow is also a vet who is out of contract. ragnow has been dealing with injuries all year long. ben johnson is gone. it doesnt look like glenn is going anywhere, but johnson leaving could be huge. you never know when you'll get breaks and win playoff games. its sad they blew this game. i would rather have had them just lose rather than blow a huge lead and have everyone talking about it. besides, it got my hopes up that they might actually win. and its the hope that kills you.

Weren't the Lions supposed to have this target this year after finishing 8-2 and coming in as division favorites?

This really feels like the 2006 Tigers. Didn't expect to be there but once they go there they faced an 83 win team and blew it with a comedy of errors from the pitcher.

Depressed by the loss but happy that we had great success this season and looking forward to a bright future. A winning culture has been established.

Either way, what Campbell has done is completely change the culture with this franchise. Holmes too. Winning Lion teams of the past still seemed more to me like a collection of tangentially-related players. Not this group. It's a real team, and it's because of Dan. Even the 90s Lions weren't this together. Despite some decent seasons back then, there were still players who viewed their coach as a clueless bonehead. Erik Kramer has ripped Wayne pretty hard in recent interviews. Jimmy Williams thought he was a moron - he used to scoff at the way Fontes rode around the practice field in a golf cart like a clown, smoking his cigar. Even Mitchell mocked him. And the front office back then was broken. Not this group. They are together from top to bottom. Ownership, GM, players, and especially the coach

Quicker now. The Lions got us thru the holidays!

The defense gave up 27 points in the 2nd half. It seems given how poorly the defense was playing, going for it was the right call.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Enjoy your new team

You absolutely can. His foolish bravado on that 4th down completely changed the momentum, you kick the 45-47 yard FG there to go up 27-10. No brainer I love him as coach but he cost them there.

I would consider that a win for the rest of us.

Bitch all you want...this team is close. Upgrade the secondary and DE

And it would be a one score game. Irrelevant though. It was a 14 point game. You had a chance to go back up 3 scores and you punked out on a 45 yard FG. Quit on the team.

Dan Campbell should be fired for this disaster. He threw the game. He literally bet on the niners. I’ve never seen anyone cheat like this. Dan Campbell needs to **** off.

Losing a big lead sucks and we finally fell behind in a game. Time for some Grit.

Keep Reynolds on the bench!

Now that 3rd q is over we right the ship

shut up.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! That was EXACTLY my point!

Next time I see Sheila at Westborn Market I will say Hi to her.

take the points here, man. 3 score lead

Don't like that 1st down call, the running game is working just stick with it, not to mention you want to milk this drive until the end of the half so wouldn't have been the best time to go over the top anyway.

Putting Sewell in motion multiple times. Ben Johnson is cooking something up.

Greenlaw's hurt? Well I hope he's okay...............tomorrow.

Colt Keith will be Ty Cobb with power while possessing a better public relations sense.

I’m in. Lions fans …we are not alone.

This team might be interesting enough this year for me to crawl out of my survivalist bunker, shed my camo, and pay attention to what’s going on around me.

i fairness to juwan, the university prevented them from getting caleb love and terrance shannon, which would have made the team much better. however, he still has to coach the team and the results have been poor (and getting poorer) every year. it all started with his kids.

His hitting producton was not elite, not with a 107 OPS+. His speed and defense were elite. He is Hall worthy, but I wouldn't put him in the upper echelon of Hall of Famers.

Growing up my dad, who was retired, after going to bed, would get up at midnight and walk out in the front room in his underwear and T Shirt and flashlight and watch the Three Stooges on channel 50. every night my youngest son, special needs boy that he is, watches the three stooges that he records on the DVR as he falls asleep and laughs hysterically. I like to think there’s a connection going on somewhere between him and someone who died almost 14 years ago.

I'm pretty sure this has been shared here before however I revisit it at least once a month because it's just that good.

jedd fisch is a brilliant hire by washington.

Yeah, facing reality. You'll lose every time. 🤔🤔