The NFL playoffs have been nothing short of fascinating, regardless of whether the Divisional Round proved a few more duds compared to the Wild Cards last week. They can’t all be winners.
But for Lions fans, watching from the sidelines, the question raises: how would Detroit fare against many of these NFC contenders? It’s a tempting proposition: the Detroit Lions were playing their best football in December, while teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Minnesota Vikings left these playoffs with naught but whimpers. Of course, the Lions would have had to play the San Francisco 49ers if they had indeed snuck in, but even then, there’s a few fans I’ve spoken with that believe the Lions could at least have “hung tough” with them.