Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions' Hall of Famer Barry Sanders has a part time job. The NFL Network reported Sunday Sanders is at Ford Field as a "ratings adjuster" for the popular video game franchise.

The Kansas City Chiefs are in Detroit this weekend to play the Lions. A few years ago Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes was a Detroit Tigers draft pick.

Let's get it out of the way right at the top. "This is sooooooo Lions". CBSSports.com says the quarterback the Detroit Lions signed this week to backup Matthew Stafford learned to play the position by watching YouTube.

They sure don't act like a team that hasn't done anything particularly significant in over 61 years.

Last year former Governor Snyder signed a law that would allow license plates to be released featuring the Detroit Sports teams. Detroit fans can now own these new plates.

It must be the weather, or living in an area where championships come around about as often as cicadas, or in the case of the Lions, approaching the frequency of Halley's comet (75 years). Here's the question: Do you allow yourself to get excited about ESPN reporting the Lions' plans …

That headline is both good news and bad news.

As the NFL Playoffs start this weekend, the Detroit Lions once again will be watching at home. Fans look to next year as the opponents for the Lions have been announced.

The truth is out there.

Once again this year there are three NFL games featured on Thanksgiving Day. Lions-Bears, Cowboys-Redskins and the Falcons-Saints are the matchups. Are you interested at all?