Detroit Lions

Lions broadcaster: Super Bowl win would be 'party to end all parties'

Published Jul. 17, 2015 2:30 p.m. ET

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In an offseason series titled, "Pain Rankings," Around The NFL is ranking the franchises that have offered their fans the fewest opportunities to celebrate. On Thursday, NFL.com's Dan Hanzus introduced the Detroit Lions as the No. 4 team on the list.

Hanzus details the Lions' pain, naming former team President and CEO Matt Millen as the "Patron Saint of Pain" and citing quarterback Dan Orlovsky's infamous safety during the 0-16 season as the "Apex Of Pain." He also highlights moments such as Barry Sanders' abrupt retirement and last year's heartbreaking playoff loss to further exemplify the pain.

But, since the Lions have sunk to such incredible lows, Hanzus asked radio play-by-play broadcaster Dan Miller, who has covered the team since 1997, how Detroit would handle the high of a Super Bowl win.

"We've been lucky enough to have Pistons parades and Red Wings parades and we have had the Tigers go to the World Series a couple times in the past 10 years and Michigan won a national championship in '97 and Michigan did win one in basketball, so we've seen a lot of great things that have happened here," Miller said, via NFL.com. "But I've never met anybody that hasn't said if the Lions won it it wouldn't trump everything and it wouldn't be the party to end all parties. I can't imagine what it would be like to see that trophy go down Woodward, the parade route to Hart Plaza, it would be unbelievable. It's probably everything that's been pent up over the years by these fans and it's the one thing that separates Detroit from a lot of cities, it's the passion that runs so deep from grandfather to father to son."

The Lions have qualified for the postseason only 11 times since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger and haven't won a league title since 1957. The franchise has never appeared in a Super Bowl, so to win one would blow the top off the town.

According to OddsShark, Detroit is tied for the 11th-best odds to win Super Bowl 50 at 40/1.

(h/t NFL.com)

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