With Arizona in the Super Bowl, Detroit Is Lonlier Than Ever

The football world is in shock and awe this morning. The Arizona Cardinals are in the Super Bowl. Yes, those Arizona Cardinals. The Detroit Lions have been real bad for nearly a decade, but before that they were respectably mediocre for a good while. As much as Detroit fans don't want to admit it, there was a franchise worse than the Lions out there, playing in the same league, in the same conference. The Arizona Cardinals. Yes, the Cardinals who held the title of longest championship drought in the NFL. The Cardinals who had the second longest championship drought in professional sports! Second only to the Chicago Cubs infamous 100-year drought. (And you thought we had it bad Lions fans? Imagine living your entire life and never seeing a championship for your team!) Sure, Arizona has won championships. So has Detroit. Think back to before there was a Super Bowl. Oh, you can't? That's ok, neither can I. Apparently such a time did in fact exist however. The Arizona Cardinals, before ... (link)