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Bryan Kalbrosky

Fans are blaming a surprising win from the lowly Pistons for the Lions tough loss in the playoffs

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The Detroit Lions had a devastating loss in the NFC championship game and fans immediately decided on the same scapegoat for why.

The city of Detroit has shown tremendous pride for the Lions during this recent playoff push, even packing Ford Field like an actual home game for a watch party against the San Francisco 49ers.

Fans have enthusiastically chanted the name of Lions quarterback Jared Goff in Detroit at Pistons games in the NBA and Red Wings games in the NHL. But many have since decided that the Pistons (and not head coach Dan Campbell) are why the Lions blew their 17-point lead against the 49ers.

The reason involved involves how poorly the Pistons have played this season and the historic lack of success of the Lions as a franchise. Despite their lowly record, the Pistons somehow beat the Thunder (the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference) on Sunday.

Believe it or not, we haven’t seen the Pistons and Lions win a game on the same day in more than 770 days. At this point, some are wondering if it is even possible.

According to many fans, the win over Oklahoma City depleted all of the good luck that the city of Detroit could have in one day. An upset win for the Pistons, some believed, meant that a victory for the Lions couldn’t happen.

Of course, we know that the two events had nothing to do with each other. But for fans in Detroit, they’re going to have to wait even longer to see these two teams win on the same day again.

Now that the Lions were officially eliminated from postseason contention, that streak will reach at least 1,000 days as Detroit fans will have to wait until the NBA and NFL are in-season at the same time again later this year.

 

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