Reflecting realistically on the impact of the Lions’ league-leading injury list, Marshall and David explore what being ‘built for this' actually means (06:09), and predict just how far this team’s resilience can actually carry them. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

After the Thanksgiving victory, Marshall shares how hauntingly familiar the Chicago Bears' woes are to longtime Lions fans. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

On a very special Thanksgiving episode (there's actually nothing very special about it—we're just trying to sound like an old network TV promo), David and Marshall reveal just why Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions seem to run up the score, worry about the fact that Las Vegas hates the Lions, and realize what we're truly thankful for as Lions fans. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

Incredibly and historically, the Detroit Lions overcame five turnovers and a 16-point deficit on the road to beat the Houston Texans with a last-second, barely-good Jake Bates field goal. David and Marshall celebrate this defining and unforgettable victory, which somehow turns into a conversation (18:04) about 'freeing' edge rusher and former rookie sack sensation James Houston. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

With the Detroit Lions trouncing everyone in their path, David and Marshall try to unravel the mystery of James Houston (01:50), who set records as a rookie but since then seems to have lost his ability. We also entertain David's conspiracy theory (11:23): that contrary to what ESPN and other media outlets have reported, Aiden Hutchinson actually has no chance of playing in this year's Super Bowl. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

David and Marshall talk before and (16:31) after the Detroit Lions' dismantling of the Dallas Cowboys on the road, in a vivid display of the effects enduring decades of losing can have on our psyches. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

Special guest Tyler Dunne of Go Long joins us to discuss his riveting article "The Full Monty," which chronicles the incredible litany of trials and tribulations that supremely hard-nosed Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has endured—and continues to endure—off the field. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

David and Marshall share an insightful Tyler Dunne article from Go Long ("Ass-Kicking Origins: Why the Detroit Lions Are Built for 2024 Football") to explain why they weren't the least bit worried about the Lions going into the Arizona Cardinals game. Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"

Author Bill Morris joins us to discuss ⁠The Lions Finally Roar⁠, his chronicle of the Detroit Lions's organizational dysfunction and dramatic turnaround.

Post-interview, (49:03), we share what we would have said if someone had asked us to be general manager of the Lions.

Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)

We document the unimaginable: a meaningless Detroit Lions preseason finale that a) was sold out—even for standing-room-only!—and b) featured a crowd so loud  they actually affected the outcome of the game. Then:

Theme music: Mr. Jukes and Barney Artist, "Blowin Steam (Open Up Your Mind)"