The Reasons Lions Outnumber Buccaneers
To be honest, no one at All Lions is an expert on the moon.
However, superstitions and non-sports-related statistics are always entertaining.
The All Lions expressed in an email to the Lions PR staff last week that, should the Lions go past the Rams and face the Cowboys in the Divisional stage, they would like to visit Dallas.
As luck would have it, the Packers easily trounced the Cowboys at home because they were lackluster and uninspired.
This week, our magazine reiterated its desire to cover the Lions in the NFC Championship Game, should the Lions overcome the Buccaneers, in an attempt to be as prepared as possible.
So of course, I sent the same email to the Lions’ PR department at precisely the same time I had the week before.
Based on our seating arrangement at Allen Park, even head coach Dan Campbell revealed a hint of his superstitious character.
The Lions were 8-2 at the time, and every Lion was seated in the front row.
Due to traffic on the Southfield expressway, the author was a little bit late for one of Campbell’s press conferences.
That’s why I decided to sit in the back, being the considerate reporter that I am and not wanting to interfere with a live media session.
Campbell brought up our new seating arrangement right away, saying that with us in front, the squad was six games over 500.
We will not discuss what transpired that week on the field.
In order to guarantee a Lions victory, all Lions behaved exactly the same way this week, including sitting in the front row.
A well-known sports writer in the area mentioned that the Lions have previously experienced success based on the phase of the moon.
“The Lions played the Bucs in the playoffs once before, in 1997,” claims A to Z Sports. That day, the moon was a new moon. That may or may not be related to vampires; I’m not sure. This Sunday sees a waxing gibbous moon. With waxing gibbous moons this year, the Lions are 3-1.”
The Lions have to be heavy favorites to win their second straight home playoff game because the stars are aligning.
