I wake in the night with cold sweats, whimpering, wondering, waiting for the fear to subside:
Could Barry Sanders somehow come back?
Stop it, I tell myself. That is silly. Barry Sanders is 50 years old. He has now been retired for twice as many years as he played for the Lions. Go back to sleep, sir. Number 20 roams no more.
Thank goodness.
Yes, today is Thanksgiving and the Bears are going to Detroit to play the Lions for the 12th time in our history. Our first game was in 1947.