Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down the season with their annual holiday gifting for the Detroit Lions. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
Momentum in the NFL is a myth, at least when it comes to carrying over from one season to the next.
In 2010, when the Detroit Lions were stumbling toward the end of another disappointing season, then-head coach Jim Schwartz gave his team a faux playoff scenario, win the next four games and we’re in.
The Lions responded with one win, then a second, then a third and a fourth, and they came back in 2011 and went on a real run to reach the playoffs for the first time in 12 years.