Detroit's football team has a chance to end the 'Same Old Lions' curse forever. Will they overcome decades of failure?

Lions fans gather outside of Ford Field in Downtown Detroit
Lions fans gather outside of Ford Field in Downtown Detroit Photo credit Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

DETROIT (WWJ) – It’s been 30 years since the Detroit Lions have hosted a playoff game — and more than 60 years since the city of Detroit has played host to postseason football.

But that all changes this weekend when the Lions host former quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field.

But will fans be able to enjoy it, or will memories of “the Same Old Lions” get in the way? On a new Daily J podcast WWJ’s Zach Clark confronts fatalism head-on in search of what would be an historic Lions win.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images