Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss after the Detroit Lions' 35-17 preseason loss to the Browns on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
The news about the Detroit Lions’ dreadful preseason just got worse.
The Lions have lost the Great Lakes Classic Trophy.
The trophy — a bronze-colored shipping boat topped with a Lions and a Browns helmet — is otherwise known as The Barge. Or, more accurately, that trophy no one knew existed.
After the Browns’ backups beat down the Lions’ backups, 35-17, in Thursday night’s preseason finale at Ford Field, news broke that “The Barge is staying in Cleveland!