It was Mae West who said, “All discarded lovers should be given a second chance — but with somebody else.”

Which brings us to the crazy big football game in downtown Detroit this afternoon. It is a divisional playoff game, yes, the likes of which have not been seen in Detroit in 32 years. It is a contest to determine who advances to the NFC championship, something Lions fans dared not even dream about until a few weeks ago.

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