Detroit went into free agency like Lions and are coming out like lambs, with no significant moves past day one of the signing period. To pass the time between now and the draft, and go back to a favorite series of mine, with a few “Remember that time…” posts to relive some of the more unusual moments in recent franchise history.
This one involves a key divisional game late in the 2011 season, where a playoff-bound Detroit Lions team survived a near-meltdown and came up with a thoroughly unconvincing goal line stand on the final play of the game.