Pat Caputo: The 'R' In Rout Stands For Respect For The Detroit Lions Following Sunday's Victory
This wasn't a preseason game. It wasn't a meaningless late-season game with nothing on the line.
It was the second game of the season. The home opener. The Lions having won the week before at Tampa Bay.
There was a sellout crowd at Ford Field. Not because the Bears or the Packers or the Steelers were in town and their fans making the drive to Detroit.
Rather, because the Lions earned it.
