The Detroit Lions, sadly, will not be playing tonight—in the final NFL game of the 2024 season. We don’t need to talk about why. We don’t need to talk about how close they were. This night is not about the Lions, and let’s just not talk about it.
Instead, let’s celebrate today the way we normally do. It’s the Super Bowl, and that gives us all an excuse to drink, eat, get some friends and family around, and watch some football in an oversized, bloated extravaganza. There will be terrible commercials, there will be an overproduced and underwhelming halftime show, and at the end of the night, someone will be holding a shiny football.