Everyone On the Thanksgiving Bandwagon Hopped Off When They Got Asked for Gas Money

That Lions loss to Baltimore is the toughest one I can remember. And you just knew, because Jim Schwartz is the worst coach in the history of the NFL, that once they lost to Baltimore they'd fall apart and the Giants, led by that Genius in Depends Tom Coughlin would steamroll them right out of Ford Field. And really, who cares about the loss to the Vikings because they were out of playoff contention by that game anyway.

Wait ? They didn't play the game yet ? They did on Facebook, and talk radio and chat rooms and barstools and ALL the experts

agree that ESPN would be way better off airing a Battle of The Network Stars featuring the cast of Airwolf vs the cast of The Middle, because Baltimore is gonna come into Detroit and leave with the Lions' dignity, the deed to the Packard Plant, and hereafter the quant little white-tiled hot dog emporiums on Lafayette will forgo the chili fries in favor of Ray Rice pilaf.
All the experts except Vegas.
Listen up, all you Schleprocks who revel in how badly the Lions have hurt your tender little feelings over the years: The Lions are favored by a touchdown over the Baltimore Ravens. They had zero-zero! control over what transpired today in the Chicago and Green Bay games. But that's when all the yapping started "It's gonna be the same old Lions, etc, vomit, etc, dry heave, etc."
But ya wanna hear something ?
The Lions were only 6.5 point favorites until the Cleveland and Dallas losses. {If you are a gambler, yes, I'm only looking at the line I plan on using and the lines will vary by sportsbook , internet service and Marv, the guy with the cigar nursing the Johnnie Walker next to the service bar. If you are not a gambler, just trust me on this one or go get a scratch off ticket}.
What this means is that enough money was bet on the Lions to win by more than 6.5 after people knew what exactly was at stake that it moved the point spread to entice more people to bet on the Ravens and create a more equitable outcome for the book.
So there are people out there who believe the Lions can win. Lots of them. I have not yet decided whether or not I believe the Lions will. But I refuse to join the chorus of foul weather "fans" predicting that their arm will have to be amputated because the Bears and the Packers gave them a hangnail today.
Call me a "slappy" all you fucking want, but I can read the statistics and watch the games and that tells me that Stafford is having a better year than Flacco, the Lions defense only gives up about 3 more points per game than the Ravens, and that when John Harbaugh's team has to take a plane to a game they play like they were hanging out with Denzel Washington and John Goodman in "Flight" ( one road win so far this season).
I'm not gonna go to bed tonight thinking that I'm gonna wake up on Tuesday with the Lions on top of their division. But I'm not gonna go to bed tonight thinking that just because this franchise has notoriously been more frustrating than getting Kirstie Alley as a three legged race partner that tomorrow night is gonna be one big prehistoric nightmare.