DETROIT — In August 1967, before the first NFL-AFL exhibition, all- decade defensive tackle Alex Karras proclaimed he would walk back to Detroit from Denver if the Lions lost to the Broncos.
Before a crowd of 21,228 at the old University of Denver Hilltop Stadium, the Broncos prevailed 13-7.
Mongo flew home in embarrassment and silence.
If the Broncos lose to the Lions on Sunday night at Ford Field in Detroit, I will return home on Frontier flight 627 at 6 a.m. Monday in steerage in a middle seat between a singing fat lady in a Lions jersey and an insurance salesman.