Opinion: Forget NFL draft order. Lions' win over Cardinals does more for their future.

Let 'em have it. They deserve it. Heck, you deserve it. And you should enjoy it, too. 

Afternoons like this don’t come around often here. Not at Ford Field. Not on any field, truthfully — at least not on any field where the Detroit Lions play. 

Sunday’s 30-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals wasn’t just the Lions’ best win of the year — yes, it was only win No. 2 — it was the team’s most electric performance, an end-to-end domination of one of the NFL's better squads. 

Now, I know what you’re thinking. They ruined their draft position, especially if this win begins some kind of strange, late-season renaissance. (And it could, considering Atlanta and Seattle — neither of them world-beaters — are up next.) Plus, considering the gut-punch losses these Lions endured earlier this season, and the nature of karma ... well, why not? 

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