Of all the players you’d pick to make a play in a critical moment that would help end the Lions’ road losing streak to the Packers, Crezdon Butler would be as likely a candidate as Lem Barney. And Barney, a Hall of Fame cornerback who played for the Lions from 1967-77, turned 70 two months ago.
And of all the players you’d pick to mishandle a ball that would give the Green Bay Packers their second or third or fourth or ninth chance to win and extend the streak, Calvin Johnson would be as likely candidate as – well, forget it because there’s nobody close to Calvin Johnson.