But isn't this when they usually stab us in the heart?
I want them to win. I turn 58 2 weeks from today, and a lifetime of pain and disappointment at the hands of this team leads me to believe that with everyone believing in them they'll shite it and do what they've always done.
Cousins in 1pm games had a ridiculous record, but the Lions beat them last year (almost the same date), and the Vikings were 5-7, still in the playoff chase and we had nothing to play for.
Now the Lions are 5-7, still in the playoff chase and let's face it, the Vikings aren't really playing for anything - they are in the playoffs and even though they are only a game behind the Eagles for the #1 seed, that they probably won't jump them.
I want the Lions to win. And I want them to win easily, because this Vikings team is as lucky as the Lions are unlucky. This isn't a 10-2 team. It's a 7-5 team that has had some breaks. Most of the NFL is like that.
But prove it's different now by going out there and winning. Fontes won 7 in a row in 1991 to salvage the season, and this team feels a lot like that, but gotta get over the top first.