We’re a mere two days away from the first Detroit Lions home playoff game in 30 years, and boy is it a doozy. Not only are the Lions hosting one of the hottest teams in the NFL in the Los Angeles Rams, but that team just so happens to be headed by former Lions first overall pick—and the quarterback of this franchise for 12 years—Matthew Stafford.
We’ve largely avoided all the tired narratives surrounding Stafford’s return to Detroit and Jared Goff’s potential revenge on the franchise that drafted—and discarded of—him. We continue that trend on this week’s First Byte preview podcast, where we stick to the football game, the matchups, and predictions for Sunday’s Wild Card game.