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The Detroit Lions are back on NBC … ouch!

By Payne Schanski

Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 14: (L-R) NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus, Coordinating producer Fred Gaudelli, On-air talent Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya speak onstage at the ‘Sunday Night Football’ panel during the NBCUniversal NBC Sports portion of the 2014 Summer Television Critics Association at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 14: (L-R) NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus, Coordinating producer Fred Gaudelli, On-air talent Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya speak onstage at the ‘Sunday Night Football’ panel during the NBCUniversal NBC Sports portion of the 2014 Summer Television Critics Association at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 14, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) /

More misery on the Peacock Network

September 2015 vs Denver L 12-24- 2015 was starting to become a lost season at this point. A toothless showing at home dropped the team to 0-3. Martha Ford fired everyone about six weeks later, and things have actually been looking up since.

January 2017 vs Green Bay L 24-31- Last year’s “NFC North Championship Game”, the biggest game at Ford Field to date.  Luckily, the Redskins lost about an hour before kickoff, meaning the Lions were still in the playoffs either way. The first half atmosphere was electric, but Detroit never really threatened past halftime. Stafford connected on a Hail Mary at the end, but they were down by two touchdowns at that point.

January 2017 @ Seattle L 6-26 (playoffs)- From my old blog, two days before:

"Thinking logically, what reason should I have to believe there’s a true upset chance at Seattle? I haven’t yet heard a single person predict a Lions win, all of the local coverage has been either pessimistic or blatant mocking (From the Free Press: the last time the Lions won a road playoff game…gas was 24 cents a gallon…the Mackinac Bridge was one month old)"

The answer is “None”. There was no chance they were going to win that game.

Which brings us to next Sunday.

Lions – Steelers: Ending the NBC curse?

After a slow start, Pittsburgh looks to be gaining steam. After a fast start, Detroit seems to be losing steam. They haven’t looked very good at home, and who knows what sort of condition Stafford will be in following the bye week.

Thinking logically, is there any reason to believe the Lions upset the Steelers this week? As always in situations like this, my heart is saying yes, but my head is saying, “nope, not really”.

Next: Detroit Lions have clear path to divisional title

We all know the Lions’ recent track record when going against teams with a winning record. And now you know their track record when they play on NBC. Not a good combo, hate to break it to you.

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