Funny stuff can happen in the smug and stodgy NFL.
On this particular Sunday, there were Lions fans dancing on the field. Some attacked the goalposts. My faded memory has retained an image of one of the delirious faithful swinging from the crossbar.
There was joy as Detroit displayed its playoff mentality.
This was plenty funny.
The Lions in their final game of the season had clinched a spot in Pete Rozelle’s Super Bowl playoffs. It was the first Sunday of January in 1983 — and the Lions had gone out and taken care of business at the Silverdome.