THE STORY OF Megan Stefanski's devotion to the Detroit Lions is a story of loss. She has witnessed hundreds of losses since she goes to every game, home and away, and for most of her 44 years, the city's football franchise has been an exercise in finding clever and torturous ways to not win games.

When asked who their No. 2 receiver would be for the playoffs, the Bills simply answered “No” in the Wild Card Round. Khalil Shakir ran 72 percent of the routes while no other Buffalo wideout topped a 53 percent route rate. Cooper finished fifth among the team’s receivers in route rate at 41 percent. He earned a measly three targets.

The Los Angeles Rams gave up on Jared Goff. The Detroit Lions believed, and the NFL’s best story in 2024 has become football heaven for a resurrected Goff. The actual story — filled