What is a poetic end for Lion’s fans to a 0 – 16 football season?

How about if the only NFL franchise older and more futile than yours qualifies for the Super Bowl? The Arizona Cardinals were born in 1898 in Chicago, last Championship was 1947 and moved to Arizona in 1988. (As opposed to Detroit, born in Portsmouth Ohio in 1929, last championship 1957 and moved to Detroit in 1934.) Should the Cardinals go to the Big Game, the Lions would be the oldest franchise to never play in a Super Bowl. Only other teams that haven’t seen the big one are the Browns (founded 1946), Saints (1968), Jaguars (1995) and Texans (2002).

But the Cardinals are still a game away. The Eagles face off against Arizona and could spoil the Lions embarassment. If Philly makes the big game their offensive coordinator should be familiar to Lions fans. It’s Marty “the bar is high” Morningwig, the first coach from the ill-fated Millen era. Marty is one of the coaches issuing orders in Donovan McNabb’s head set. Morningwig’s claim to fame was “taking the wind” after winning a coin flip in an overtime loss at Chicago. (Is it a wonder that his quarterback didn’t understand that the NFL regular season has only one overtime period?). Interesting choices. . .