Newspaper says Detroit Lions’ are ‘Cursed’ after playoff loss (Photo)

By Cory Buck | Jan 5, 2015

Jan 4, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) celebrates his winning touchdown pass with tackle Tyron Smith (77) against the Detroit Lions during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card Playoff Game at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /

The Detroit Free Press bemoaned the 23-year curse that has plagued the Lions and kept them from a single playoff win in that stretch.

No matter how well they play or how many times they say ‘this is the year’, the Detroit Lions just can’t catch a break, or at the very least a pass during which a Dallas Cowboys defender is hanging off them. As a result, fans and media are left to wonder aloud if this team really is cursed, per the most recent cover of The Detroit Free Press.

Well, that's a new way for the Lions to lose a playoff game, and give us a bit of time off here @freepsports ... pic.twitter.com/74bgk2nivy
— Ryan Ford (@theford) January 5, 2015

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Who can really blame anyone for tossing around such a term after the manner in which the Lions coughed up their first playoff win in 23 years? They led for nearly the entire game until a late Cowboys drive put them up for good. Even that drive might have been different had Pete Morelli and his crew been a little clearer about how pass interference works.

Alas, this is the Lions and there are no such breaks for this team. The team was outscored 17-3 in the second half en route to a 24-20 loss in which the team had led 14-0.

While there was plenty more to the game than one play, a pivotal moment occurred in the fourth quarter when a third down pass from Matthew Stafford to Brandon Pettigrew was initially ruled and announced as pass interference on the Cowboys before Pete Morelli and his crew picked up the flag with no in-game explanation.

The ruling left many befuddled — mainly because there was clearly contact between a defensive back who wasn’t looking at the pass and the receiver — but Lions fans just rolled their eyes and sat back, familiar with this scene from years past in this multi-decade carousel of pain.

As a result, the Lions have once again fallen short and failed to win a playoff game for the first time since they beat the Cowboys in 1991 on the arm of quarterback Erik Kramer.

The Dallas Cowboys will visit the Green Bay Packers in divisional playoff action. It will be the first time the two teams meet in the playoffs since the famed Ice Bowl in 1967, in which the teams played in temperatures that plummeted below -20 degrees Fahrenheit.

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