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Between October 1935 and the following April, the Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings all won their first titles. That's a trifecta I don't believe any other city can match (at least cities with only one franchise per sport, unlike NY and Chicago). And young Joe Louis was KO'ing his way through the heavywe...

Brian wolf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2026 2:00 am Of course Jets in Jan 1969, Mets in Oct 1969 and Knicks in May 1970?

Weird that the Baltimore Colts, Orioles and Bullets all fell victim in postseason during this 17-month run ...

I can remember thinking that at the time. Very weird.

I was born in Detroit smack dab in the middle of the Lions' only dynasty and the Red Wings' greatest run. Wings---finished first in 8 of 9 seasons and won 4 Stanley Cups (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955) Lions---4 division titles and 3 NFL titles between 1952 and 1957 (5-1 in postseason) Heyday of Bobby Layn...

I know when the Lions played the Browns in Cleveland in the 1952 title game, Detroit GM Nick Kerbawy went to Cleveland and brought back a suitcase of tix which the club then offered, at cost, to Lions fans wanting to make the 175-mile journey to Cleveland. I would imagine he also did it for the 1954...

It was the double-digit win that many people on this board, including me, predicted, and kind of boring (I hate FGs), though I'm sure everybody enjoyed Lady Gaga's surprise halftime appearance. Well, maybe not everybody.Personally, I like anyone who can pull off wearing a "meat dress" as s...

It's just solidified my long-held opinion that he's a legit HOFer. I wouldn't be surprised if he plays another 3-4 years and wins another SB ring. Just wish he could've done it in Detroit but he didn't have the supporting cast that the Lions have now. He's Dan Campbell's kind of player.

Well, I've always liked Chicago (my daughter and her family lived there for many years) and I'm a Ben Johnson fan, so if the Lions or Stafford can't win it, I don't mind if the Bears do.

Namath and Dawson(TSN) also did it for the AFL. Of all those QBs, it seemed like Elway carried his teams. Once Denver gave him a supporting cast, similar to Stafford with the Rams, he finally won a championship. Now, with expectations high, its time for Stafford to get that second championship, whi...

ChrisBabcock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 11:14 pm Thr above post was a work of art. Not sure what genre.

Seahawks 34, Patriots 16

File it under Memoir. Super Bowl Sunday was kind of like deer camp, what with the vats of chili and horrendous beer farts, but with fewer firearms.

Really, I'm mostly watching for the commercials and Bad Bunny. Those Super Bowl parties with brothers and friends---pizza and cold cuts and poker, windows throw open on a 10-degree nite to air out the cigarette smoke and farts, stumbling out to the car at 3 a.m.---have gone the way of Tom Landry's f...