The Detroit Lions are suddenly all the rage with the national media. They’re a media darling because they’re an incredible story: after a 1-6 start, the Lions won five of their last six games and took down a couple of playoff contenders in the process. If they can somehow manage to run the table in their last four games, there’s a pretty good chance this Cinderella story continues into the postseason.
But sometimes the national media overcompensates for the lack of attention they gave a team before the start of a hot streak.