Week 1 · 2026–27 season
Lions
W 31-30 vs Saints · Sep 13, 2026
Misery Index · Uneasy
Lions fans treating a one-point win over Tyler Shough like a funeral for the last two years of progress.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse. ● biggest swings
What happened
A 31-30 win that felt like a decade of Lions football compressed into one overtime, with T.Shough marching down and hitting N.Fant for the go-ahead touchdown before the two-point try to B.Lance fell incomplete. Survival hinged on a failed conversion and a defense that spent the fourth quarter watching C.Olave and J.Johnson run free. The scoreboard says W; the film says the secondary and the blitz calls are already Week 2 problems.
What fans said
“Worst case scenario: Oh god we have an entire season of this to experience.”
u/dwhite195▲ 283despair
“WE HAD YALL NIGGAS SHOUGH THO LOL @Lions”
@Gresham2x♥ 27kjoyRival fan
“You guys remember the Jim Caldwell and Jim Schwartz eras? Well, if you don't or are too young to have experienced em, the full experience is that game.”
u/KingSpoon2▲ 184despair
“Sad boys: It's so embarrassing this team went to OT against the Sai-”
u/daKrut▲ 135frustration
“I’m sick and tired of discovering Easter Eggs the NFL hides in the rule book that feel SPECIFICALLY used to f-/; over the Saints”
@SaintsForecast♥ 757rageRival fan
“Campbell gotta put a cigarette out on Jamo in the locker room”
u/SCOTTALLCAPS▲ 86rage
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What fans posted
The memes and clips Lions fans shared on X and Reddit. ⚡ means it was posted during a big swing.
▶ 0:04The Lions after almost blowing a 21-0 lead to the Saints
@ghetto_gronk♥ 1.9kdisbelief
A win is a win!
u/ThatOldGuy7863▲ 2.7kgallows humor
How I feel about that win
u/Hocojerry▲ 528sarcasm
▶ 0:16I just watched - the Bears score 52 - the Lions went to overtime with the Saints -Carson Wentz just dogged the Packers. #blessed
@jack_bfr♥ 567sarcasm
u/George-Smith-Patton▲ 387gallows humor
GIF⚡ swingLions going toe to toe with the Saints
@silkysxn♥ 475sarcasm
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