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The Detroit Lions got tea-bagged last night by the New England Patriots in the preseason opener by a score of 31-3. Patriots backup Brian Hoyer looked like Uncle Rico circa 1982. Undrafted rookie wide receiver Jakobi Meyers scored two touchdowns, two more than the Lions would score all night. It was a thrashing.
It’s just the preseason, so it ultimately means nothing. Actually, um, I stand corrected. It evidently meant a whole lot to the Detroit Lions social media guy, who before the game took it upon himself to create a graphic akin to the New York Knicks hanging a “We Almost Signed Kyrie And KD” banner from the rafters at Madison Square Garden.
Look at this abomination.
https://twitter.com/LionsPR/status/1159570708235767808?s=20
WHOA don’t trip over your ballsacks, Detroit!
As if Lions fans needed a reminder that they were 4-0 in the 2008 preseason only to go 0-16. Zero wins. Sixteen losses.
Let’s see how fans responded.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B09EqGMBIvW/
https://twitter.com/DFAZimmermann/status/1159833617259880449?s=20
— Matthew Wogksch (@mwogksch) August 9, 2019
Quick, we need a stat! pic.twitter.com/MkCpxp00P9
— Heaven’s Gate Non Roster Invitee (@culturlposadist) August 9, 2019
— Zoo With Roy (@zoowithroy) August 9, 2019
When’s the parade in Detroit? I’m so there.