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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
This comparison to the Lions is ridiculously overblown.
Since 2000 the Lions are 40-88, the Redskins are 58-70. While the Skins are still 12 games under .500, they are still 18 games better than the Lions. The Lions have had 6 seasons of double digit losing seasons this decade. The Redskins have had 3. The Redskins have 2 playoff appearances this decade, the Lions have 0.
Can we please stop with this now??
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Yes the Redskins are historically a much more successful franchise than the Lions. And yes, those 4 and 5 game winning streaks orchestrated by Joe Gibbs which lead to wildcard berths have put us ahead of Detroit in what would otherwise be a nine-game difference since 2000.
While there's no denying that the Lions are consistently in the bottom third of the league, Washington doesn't do any better than hang around the middle.
I'd say they're closer than many of us want to believe.