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Niyo: Title-starved Lions get shot at elusive glory

Allen Park — It was nearly a quarter-century ago, almost half a lifetime for Chris Spielman, but after the former All-Pro linebacker with the Lions ponders the question for a moment — the one about whether he could’ve imagined then what we all know now — he can’t help but laugh.

It seems almost inexplicable that the Lions, who’ll play Green Bay for the NFC North title Sunday night at Ford Field, haven’t won a division title since Spielman and his teammates last did it in 1993, beating those same Packers in the regular-season finale before a raucous crowd of 77,510 at the Silverdome on Jan.