This is how the old “same old Lions” — repetitive losers, underachievers and disappointments — became the new “same old Lions” … taking it on the chin and then really getting pissed ...

William Clay Ford Sr. — the 31-year-old grandson of the Henry Ford — joined the Lions’ board of directors in 1956. By January 1961, he found himself in position to take control of the now ...

With all of that positive momentum heading into the offseason, Lions head coach Dan Campbell does not want to hear the phrase "same old Lions" ever again. "I don't want to hear that anymore ...

Related: Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Is there hope these aren't the Same Old Lions? Coach Jim Caldwell needs these things, too. He told us as much Monday during his weekly day-after-the-game news ...

Every time, they proved the old Lions are gone. Every time, they responded. Even better, by the looks of it, the new Lions are just getting started. An eventful Week 16 has drawn to a close ...