For more than a decade, the Detroit Pistons seem to be the home of depressing stats. But you know what they say: depressing records were made to be broken. One particular record fell on Sunday evening — the Pistons and the Detroit Lions won on the same day for the first time since 2021.
Yes, it had been more than 1,000 days (1,050 to be exact) since the Lions and Pistons shared the spotlight in the winner’s circle at the same time. This came via a thrilling Game of the Week matchup watched by more than 10 million people that had the potential to define the course of the NFC North, and maybe the entire NFC as the Lions faced the rival Green Bay Packers in pouring rain at Lambeau Field.