Lions fans are irked with me. I mean irked, as in mildly annoyed, as in might not want to buy me an ice cream sundae, or let me merge into a busy line of traffic. I don’t think they hate me. Detroit football fans don’t seethe like that.

Troy Aikman has said multiple times the Lions remind him of his legendarily stacked Cowboys teams. He might be on to something.

It sure was far from the easiest path taken. Nevertheless, after 18 long, strenuous weeks, the Detroit Lions finally captured what was rightfully theirs: the NFC North division crown.