Peyton Manning Breaks the Detroit Lions Curse

[@danecuri]

The Lions were 1-6 the day this aired, finished the season 8-2, then went 12-5 and won 2 playoff games. We all know curses aren't real, but....

[@OliverStabile]

Also won the NFC north soooo

[@BastardZombieKiller1]

Yeah. Honestly, put him and Keegan's statues right next to the team if they win a SB any time soon.

[@GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward]

the football gods are

[@OliverStabile]

@@kyledock4470 imagine not having a football team which changes a cities culture

[@debbest8546]

@@kyledock4470 I went to the first one!

[@davinkevari5789]

Hearing “when the lions make a deep deep playoff run this place will go nuts.” In may of 2024 gave me chills

[@MaxPower-vf8kt]

It did. It was nuts the first game of this season, too. That stadium is crazy loud and it’s wild to be at. We take it as a challenge to make it impossible for the other team to hear.

[@stevenfenrich3627]

I was AT the Lions-Rams Playoff. "Nuts" doesn't do it justice. That place was exploding 90 minutes BEFORE THE GAME EVEN STARTED and when we won, the walk from Ford Field to my car through downtown back towards the river resembled old newsreels of V-J Day.

[@deetergee]

It's Thanksgiving 2024 and it just keeps getting crazier.

[@pgill61]

@@stevenfenrich3627 It was absolutly bonkers. But were you at the home opener against the Rams? it was even louder. Shit was insane.

[@billp.2894]

The Lions were 3-12 in Dan Campbells first season and promptly went 1-6 to start his second season. Then Payton and Jeff did this... since then the Lions have gone 22-8 including 2 playoff wins, a division title, and NFCC appearance! They really did lift that curse!!!

[@brotherpaulv]

The curse was that the Lions would never win another Championship, so unless that happens, the curse is still in effect.

[@dragondrew2000]

3-13-1*

[@Jack-iu5um]

@@brotherpaulv as a lions fan, the curse for us was not believing we could even win a playoff game. Now that we believe, I don’t really think the curse is about the championship (even tho I know that’s the original curse)

[@Bullrider33Outdoors]

Lions Haven't Really Lifted The Curse Til They Win A SuperBowl This Season May Just Be There Chance To Win A SuperBowl

[@baseballsoffury642]

@@brotherpaulvthanks for stating the obvious. They are already so good and will win a championship soon.

[@brettfromla4055]

“Over a million people have claimed to have had a drink with Bobby Layne, and none of them are lying.”

[@imfknradio9978]

William Clay Ford Sr is about in that category too Ive heard lmao

[@elfofcourage]

🤣

[@artmeddaugh6669]

@@imfknradio9978 Yep, WCF bought the controlling interest and became majority owner of the Detroit Lions on November 22nd, 1963. The same day President Kennedy was assassinated. Bad timing, indeed.

[@johnsattler3414]

The Lions should give Peyton and Jeff a ring if they ever win the Super Bowl for doing this

[@sas4l176]

Keegan as well

[@ManuelCorrea-jr3ds]

A colt and bronco Lombardi trophy 🏆🏆.. talking lion

[@pkmntrainerian1092]

"Belichick's dark magic was too strong" 😂😂😂

[@foxboy72006]

Then the Patriots Dynasty comes to an end! What irony! Lol

[@ront3333]

If the Lions win the super bowl, Peyton should get a ring too.

[@janekayser-alexander5790]

Jeff Daniels and Eminem too

[@lks311]

100%

[@CampItClub]

Heck, make a statue of him!

[@carljustinenuestro8771]

Don't forget Ben Capp, the Lion season ticket holder for 67 years.

[@rudysal1429]

​@janekayser-alexander5790 what about key

[@vegasstafford9061]

Thank you Jeff and Peyton! Sincerely, A Life Long Lions Fan 🦁

[@landonhyde4916]

"I always look like an undercover cop it's unavoidable" 😂

[@LilBabyKK24]

Peyton's humor always hits hard 😂

[@whitneyhickman]

Here after the Lions are the #1 seed

[@llongdong]

I've been a Lion fan since 1970. While there are comedic moments here, this is seriously emotional stuff to the Die-Hard Lion fans. We've suffered with this team through all of life's trials and tribulations. And even after some of the most gut-crushing, embarrassing, unfair, inept, and unlucky moments/years any sports fan could never dream of happening, we continued to love this team. Now, thanks to Sheila Ford, Brad Holmes, Dan Campbell, Jeff Daniels, and Payton Manning, we have joy. We may still not ever win it all, but we have JOY. We have a TEAM, that is a mirror image, of US. LIONS FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelotten2724]

Don't forget Chris spielman and barry sanders for their consultations

[@RichardBurr-Carrothers]

My enchantment of the Lions began in 1967,Always a fan no matter what, even after a 0-16 season.

[@chrisnegele6875]

I was born in Detroit in 1958 so the lions have been bad my entire lifetime I never thought I would see this day. Thank you Peyton and Jeff we owe you two!!!

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

I am still beside myself that Peyton Manning was able to break the curse of Bobby Lane with one comedic person that being Jeff Daniels need I say more

[@enbentz]

Say less, but use punctuation this time!

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

@@enbentz ok no need to be rude

[@chriswebster24]

No, you need not. Enough has already been said.

[@RichardBurr-Carrothers]

@@enbentz he just layzee

[@gatienlaurol5793]

8:42 “Cleveland Browns coach sends guard Chuck Noll into the game.” Yup, THAT Chuck Noll 😊.

[@thomasboaz9950]

O the irony. STEELAS GONNA SUPA BOWL

[@geisenm]

Peyton's delivery and sense of comedic timing are better than the majority of professional comedians.

[@DougPirahna]

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[@kyledabearsfan]

Yeah, this curse was WILD. Detroit is the example of some mad bad luck, and thats coming from a Bears fan. Honestly, I have mad respect for their fans, because anyone that can stick with them, regardless of that curse, thats a true fan. I can respect the hell out of that. At the heart of being a fan, riding those highs and lows together and just keeping hope, its everything. Also, love this style Peyton! "Belichecks dark magic was just too strong" 🤣

[@moethelester-un9vk]

Respect, sir!

[@whinto]

people forget that fan, is short for fanatic. "a person who is extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable."

[@iparedest]

And after this aired, Dan Campbell’s team has been bitting knee caps all over the NFL

[@RockHoward38]

Full episode was awesome, we needed this done!

[@crossface222]

Dan Campbell broke the curse by being awesome. Brad Holmes too. We finally got a combo that were intelligent enough to win. Not least btw is Sheila. That girl picked Dan Campbell. She knew. Sheila broke the curse.

[@jetsamperes5762]

step one was getting Chris Spielman home.

[@edwest8804]

Man it really was Payton. 13:50

[@lks311]

" If and when we go deep,, deep into the playoffs this place will go nuts..." Yup.

[@hectorsauceda7314]

Lions will become SB Champions @ Louisiana... Get ready for it!

[@markbritton76]

Don't forget that Matthew Stafford going to Highland High School just like Bobby Layne. Came to Detroit and was traded out of Detroit just like Bobby Layne. So thank you Matthew Stafford for helping us to break this curse. 😂😢😅

[@oldredbarnman]

"I never lost a game, I just ran outta time"-Bobby Layne.

[@hectorm1284]

“Now light it on fire” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonsmith8502]

I can watch this over and over it worked it really worked thank u Payton manning Jeff Daniel's and keeper Michael key

[@thanksfernuthin]

I absolutely love the fact that Tom Brady and the Patriots comes up in every segment. Usually brought up by Peyton himself. It's the highest compliment I can imagine and it's thoroughly appreciated. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are joined in American sports mythology forever!

[@mattcottrell4350]

Thank you Peyton and Jeff!!! Go Lions!!!

[@johnpenley]

The curse ended when Sheila took over the franchise from the floundering Ford family.

[@johncrandall5782]

Thank you Jeff and Peyton. I never thought I’d see the day when the Lions were in the mix to win the Super Bowl

[@markderifield185]

Great job with Peyton and Jeff finally getting the Lions back on track! Thanks Guys! Go Lions!

[@kingsethos5108]

I had no idea about a curse, nor ever heard of Bobby Layne when I became a Lions fan in 1977....I have been through some of the toughest times with this team and am thankful the curse is over.

[@jlddark]

I know this was all done in fun, but no one can deny how well the Lions have been playing since the curse was broken. I've always suspected something supernatural and sinister has plagued the team for a long time.

[@jaybrick8973]

Nah we just don't have terrible ownership anymore 😂

[@electricpaper269]

The Lions trading away Lane trade is very similar to the Rams trading away Goff.

[@mememachine-386]

At least the Rams won a superbowl immediately after that trade

[@trikkage2381]

Omaha has done a great job in stepping this series up. Even the B roll feels like its gone to the next level

[@Sonny_V]

Always had a soft spot in my heart for The Lions after watching the movie "Paper Lion" Waay back in the day.

[@jojijoestar7233]

The Lions remind me a lot of the Melbourne Football Club, where they were cursed by a legendary figure from their organisation to never win the main prize before turning it around nearly 50-60 years later. Hope the Lions get that same fortune.

[@deem2757]

I have been a Peyton Manning fan since the first time I saw him play at Tennessee and I love him even more now! Thanks Peyton and Jeff! #VFL #ONEPRIDE #GRIT

[@Itsyaboy89KamaL]

Thank you so so much Payton. Born and raised in Detroit. Life long Detroit Lions Fan.

[@dennisselleck1281]

Peyton manning has been my hero since I played nfl street 2 , he did right by Detroit and I love if

[@ASMRPeople]

The interesting thing about Layne & the 50s lions was the timing of detroit. Like Miami of the 80s & portland of the 90s per capita no city was more culturally & economically more significant than detroit. The lions are a microcosm of the city.

[@mattkun8213]

Peyton, man, I love you man 😅 hilarious 😅

[@JKerr-iy2jr]

The only “curse” was that the Ford family owned the team and had no idea what they were doing.

[@Jefff72]

At least Detroit has the Pistons & Red Wings who brought titles home. Minnesota has... Twins 1991. That was 33 years ago. That's it!

[@brunopavesi8159]

Holy crap they actually broke the curse.

[@youeileenfoley5213]

Thank you for so many memories ❤

[@DennisLHubbard]

I watched this when it went up originally on ESPN+ and was amazed at how the entire City of Detroit wasn’t talking about it. I’ve told so many people about this who had no idea what I was talking about 🤦‍♂️ THANK YOU PEYTON AND JEFF FOR BREAKING THE CURSE!

[@mrnosaj71]

That was truly the worst trade in football history.

[@jiveassturkey8849]

The Herschel Walker trade was the worst on the Vikings. That gave the Cowboys a dynasty in the 90’s… and ironically, Hershel came right back to the Cowboys in 1996 and was more productive than he had been in years.

[@mikebradt8080]

Then Stafford for two 1st round pics and Jared Goff was the best trade in NFL history

[@victormaniaci2104]

@@mikebradt8080 If the Lions have gotten some talent with those draft pics, but they too need to win the Superbowl for this to be the best trade.

[@mikebradt8080]

@@victormaniaci2104 agreed, and everything they are doing is putting them in position for this to happen.

[@codynevers51]

​@@mikebradt8080about 9 months from now should do it!

[@mattscher892]

This is a cannon event in Detroit Lions history. Build the statue of Jeff and Peyton lifting the curse outside of Ford Field.

[@carsonjeankruse3795]

I’m a packers fan but dang you all have had it ROUGH!

[@lionguy8959]

Can you guys have a bad Qb for once?

[@jetsamperes5762]

Here's a crazy one; Matthew Stafford went to the same High School as Bobby Lane. When they drafted him 1 overall I thought that would be the cure, which in a way he did help break it by asking for the trade that brought us Jared Goff.

[@lks311]

Speaking of Chuck Knoll, the Steelers were the worse franchise in NFL history before hiring him over 50 years ago. Fortune can change in a heartbeat.

[@Fuelish_Habits]

This lifelong Lions fan thanks you! Their record since you banished the curse is surreal.

[@Jefff72]

As a Vikings fan, if my drunk-ass QB was winning us Super Bowls, he can drink as much as he wants, Game is about to kick off, "would you like a Jack & Coke?"

[@michaelb9260]

Hated Peyton for a very long time. My man did this and he's all right in my book. Thank you, Manning!

[@lotus65]

This was great. Thanks!

[@traviscummings9178]

And now the Lions got all the way to the doorstep of the Super Bowl before they were stopped. I sure hope Detroit's fortunes are on the rise now

[@dad4ever-c90]

If the Lions' QB drinks enough ALCOHOL to win championships, then the fans won't have to drink so much to endure a disappointing season. Might want to change the contents of Goff's Gatorade bottle!

[@CampItClub]

It really is unbelievable what their record has been since this aired.

[@BrianBerrios-z3i]

Manning called him “newsroom” 🤣🤣🤣

[@anthonykamps2802]

How do you know this was one of Bobby's spots? Because its a bar in Detroit

[@Kelnx]

Can Petyon do something about the Browns now?

[@sparkeyjames]

I'm 64 years old. The Lions have not won a championship since before I was born. Let that sink in. It has been 67 years since that 1957 win. Even the Red Wings fans did not have to endure that long after Gordie Howe won their last Stanley Cup. 1955 to 1997.

[@zeromega4541]

It's not the curse of Bobby Lane. It's the curse of William Clay Ford. He hired people who were incompetent but he liked them and was totally didn't care about the team. He cared about his ego. If you stroked his ego you had a job for life.

[@mach6893]

It's more the curse of JFK. WCF bought the team the same day JFK was shot.

[@ErickMartinez-we5fl]

As "Jerry Jones" of Detroit

[@tmoore4075]

1957 championship between the Browns and Lions....Can you imagine that today?

[@adamf6582]

Who’s here as the lions are 12-1 right now? lol

[@PlaybackXx]

as a lions fan in 2024 i thank you and apprciate u for this

[@YuriBoris-s8u]

As of today Lions are 12-1 and number #1 in NFC

[@artmeddaugh6669]

It is rumored that when Bobby Layne "cursed" the Detroit Lions after trading him in 1958, he said, and I'm paraphrasing, "The Detroit Lions won't win anything for the next 50 years." Well, they didn't, only winning one playoff game during that time. 2008 was the 50th anniversary of Bobby's "curse" and that was the Lions 0-16 season. Thanks for the great footage of Bobby Layne slinging the rock, its vintage video, and Layne was a character like no other. He's the best QB in Detroit Lions history while Jared Goff is #2 and hot on his trail, especially if he wins a Super Bowl. Thank you to Peyton and Jeff for performing this ritual at Ford Field. The "curse" is over!

[@foxboy72006]

I want to believe it! We have to finish 1st in the NFC this year along with winning the Super Bowl! We do that and the curse truly will be over!!!

[@GraciousFundamentalist]

That Lincoln Continental was clean as a whistle... 😅

[@cornelionsqween8028]

"i always look like an undercover cop." they missed the layup with, that's why they call me the sheriff... come on, man.

[@eddixon2015]

The Lions have gone 35-9 since this aired. Which means they’re averaging 13.5 wins per season, (12.7 per if they still played 16 game seasons. Won the division for the first time since 1994, won their second and third playoff games since the Eisenhower administration. Finished this year as the one seed, which they had never done, which meant they won the division two years in a row which they hadn’t done in the divisional era, and just finished the best regular season in their franchises history.

[@owen_es]

THE CURSE IS BROKEN

[@polskaman20001]

Not until the win a Super Bowl. Calm down we got a long season ahead. One game at a time. Let’s go Lions.

[@jojijoestar7233]

@@polskaman20001No more hiding

[@vanpearsall]

OK show me a Super Bowl ring that’s what I thought

[@Wakaflockabach]

Update... We are 30-8 since this, plus 2 playoff wins. 30-8 is tied with the chiefs for best record in that span. We are 10-1, 1st place in the NFC North, NFC, and NFL. We have the #1 scoring offense and #2 scoring defense...

[@brecibros2469]

Make that 11-1

[@Wakaflockabach]

@brecibros2469 happy Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for Brad Holmes drafting ability, Dan Campbells leadership, and Ben Johnsons and Aaron Glenns play calling ability

[@brecibros2469]

@@Wakaflockabach amen

[@jackkrummtv]

Thanks Jeff & Peyton.

[@cammyboyyy8173]

God Bless you Peyton Manning ❤

[@Non-actor]

That’s not a curse, that’s incompetence. 😂

[@dclark142002]

Amen. Layne was a professional, he knew that if the ownership / management was this dumb...they would never win another championship. He has been right.

[@vanpearsall]

Words that finally makes sense

[@gregr.9310]

This aged very well

[@michaelharhala7322]

I truly believe this worked... The lions are 20-7 since. After they had the tub ritual in the end zone, them lions have gone on a huge run. Thank you Payton.

[@jimboslice14]

Peyton makes such amazing content!

[@JasonNapier-v3x]

Perhaps Peyton should get in the ghost hunting business 😂😅

[@dominicskywalker]

"and just like that, the curse of Bobby Layne was lifted forever"

[@Just_Pele]

A golden shower to lift a curse? Sounds like Bobby.

[@KellyAnn1997]

Thank you Peyton, Jeff and Gang! 😂

[@kevinmadden1645]

Laynewas past his prime when the Lions traded him ro Pittsburgh after rhe first game of 1958. The Lions knew this because they made him share the quarterback job with the newly-acquired Tobin Rote in 1957. The Lions received Earl Morral in exchange and Morral played well for the Lions for seven years before being traded to rhe Giants in August, 1965.

[@slayerbob213]

Layne said the lions wouldnt win for 50 years. The last year of that was the 0-16 season which got them Stafford who grew up down the street from Layne's childhood home & went to the same high school. Stafford is by far the best QB the lions have has since Layne & won a superbowl his first year after leaving the lions.

[@dougcook7507]

Currently 36-8 since this episode aired.

[@uncleronsteroid1999]

As of today Friday November 15 2024 the Detroit lions are 8-1 and currently leading the nfc north and they have the number 2 seed in the nfl only second to the chiefs with patrick mahomes they really lifted it

[@letmebemad]

How fitting that a Golden Shower is needed to lift the Lions curse. Detroit Lions, rebuilding since '58.

[@Blackmegagun]

2024 Lions went 15-2, NFC North Champs and the #1 seed.

[@rosebrewer1093]

It’s like The Curse of the Bambino for the Red Sox!

[@fonnyjootball512]

holy shit it worked

[@coolkid_xdtvdrakeandjah8422]

watching this going into 2025 feels amazing

[@GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward]

lions super bowl this year thanks jeff and peyton

[@vanpearsall]

OK it’s time to wake up no more nightmares for you

[@billywelch8567]

Thanks Jeff and Payton. Go Lions 🦁

[@lisadelorenzo8539]

I loved this!

[@jake8169]

Lion fans, you better thank Peyton. The curse is over and now you're good.

[@iparedest]

And just as predicted, the Lions made the NFC Championship game and the place went nuts.

[@ErickMartinez-we5fl]

Yes. In fact, Boston broke it in one year 4 (2004) and Detroit season (2024)

[@w.p.59]

Your not Cursed Detroit Lions, you've had shatty management until now! GO LIONS

[@obrules1525]

31-9 since this aired.

[@J_Bollich]

11:08 words have never been so true