I almost had to go AWOL when the Lions were in the NFC championship. I was still in the military and told my boss that if the Lions won, I would be going to the Superbowl and would likely not be at work on that Monday. He told me I couldn’t take leave with that short of notice. I told him I was going anyway.
Lions got killed by Washington so I was able to continue in the military and retire.
Just a heads up, everybody. This is the Lions only home preseason game, because the NFC gets the extra home regular season game this year, so this is your only chance to get your “Forward Down the Field” fix until September 11th!