Oh, Snap!

Oh, I get it now. The Lions got a call from the Fallen Inflato-dome Yikings and said...."suuuuuure you can play in The Cat Box. Be our GUEST." Even though the scent of victory was still hanging over the litter from Sunday, Lions officials were pretty sure the overall, uh, ambience of the season would carry the Yikes to the assumed outcome.

[There are so many things that the Yikings have done wrong this year, but, honestly, Brett Favre could've played if they'd just played outdoors. His WHOLE BODY would've been numb over at Gopher Stadium, so what's the deal with just a hand? Side note: I hope the U of Minnesota people have secret tunnels under the field...I mean, c'MON.]

And what an outcome! 21-3! No touchdowns, 10 first downs, 164 total yards (more than DOUBLE than yesterday's Cheaps, though -67!!!!), TEN punts! Ten punts is the upper stratosphere, guys. It's really hard to get that. What a stinker.

So HATS off to the Detroit Kittens for playing gracious host, and giving a true DOORMAT welcome to the new guys, the Minnesota Yikings.

DOORMAT CRITERIA

We have a Criteria Obsession around here, and the main one is:

You have to get 10 losses or you are not worthy.

with yesterday's humongous L, the Yikings (5-8) are eliminated from playoff contention, and can now concentrate on the more logical goal, 10 losses. 5 teams have already crossed the 10 threshold, and 11 more have a shot, including the entire NFC Worst (though maybe impossible for all of them, what with divisional play coming up).

OK, that's going to have to do for now. What a season!