I think that might have been the name of Michigan's XFL franchise way back when. Listen, I get your trepidation. The Lions have played exactly one team this season that currently holds a winning record (the 6-5-1 Redskins). Is there really any reason to believe they can hang with the big boys in an elimination game? Let's start with Matthew Stafford, who has rode the magic Cooter all the way into the MVP discussion. Stafford has 14 TDs and just one interception in his last eight games. The Lions are 14-7 since Jim Bob Cooter's promotion to OC in Week 8 of last season. And then there's this: The Lions' defense -- which nobody talks about -- has allowed 20 points or less eight times this season, tied for the best mark in football. Has the competition been weak? Sure, but mojo is building in Motown.