But as you piece yourself back together over the coming days, weeks and months, ask yourself this: Before the heartbreak set in, have you ever had this much fun being a fan of the Detroit Lions?

DETROIT — David Montgomery has the dream often. His eyes will close ... The dreams Montgomery often has are shared over at 222 Republic Drive. From 3-13-1 to 9-8 to 12-5, the Detroit Lions ...

Bad juju. It wasn’t over then. But it’s over now. Dream, deferred. Final score: Washington 45, Detroit 31. We will have to wait another year for Detroit’s football fantasy. This one ...

The Detroit Tigers have stayed involved in the bidding throughout the offseason for their dream free agent target ... belief in the Bregman era being over while teams like the Tigers and Boston ...

you got the first sense that something might go wrong with Detroit’s dewy dream of football dominance. Call it a premonition. Bad juju. It wasn’t over then. But it’s over now.