Detroit Lions Halftime Musings: How Will They Let Us Down This Week?

Despite effectively being dominated, the Detroit Lions are hanging in there against the Minnesota Vikings.

But here comes the second half.

You know what's coming, but you don't know how.

It's never as easy as the Lions just getting blown away from start to finish. That would make it less disappointing.

The Lions' trademark has become losing games, but giving fans hope of a win first.

Even a game like this, where the Lions are double-digit underdogs, they've forced a couple of turnovers, gotten a fourth-down stop, and generally kept the game close.

The Lions could win this game.

They could, but they won't. They'll lose in heartbreaking fashion, and the only remaining question is how.

This is what it means to be a Lions fan. Every close game we think the Lions can win, we can only wonder what reason there will be for them to lose.

So now, as the Vikings and Lions have traded touchdowns, I will watch, helpless to my team's inevitable fate. They look like a decent team, one capable of winning this football game.

And that's why it hurts so much. The anticipation is killing me.

But not as much as the loss will.