Michigan native and actor Jeff Daniels is credited with ending the Detroit Lions' "Curse of Bobby Layne" thanks to a spell he and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning performed in the end zone of Ford Field.
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The Detroit Lions (15-2) have playoff home-field advantage against the Washington Commanders (12-5) in the NFC Divisional round on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Ford Field. Date: Jan. 18 Time: 8 p.m. ET
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The NFL playoffs are underway, and the Detroit Lions will host the Washington Commanders as part of the Divisional Round on Saturday night. Former Oregon Ducks
This brings us to the Curse of Bobby Layne. Back in 1958, the Lions traded Layne to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and an angry Layne allegedly declared the Lions wouldn’t win a title for 50 years. Now, if that curse was a thing, it would have expired by now, right? And Peyton Manning and actor Jeff Daniels have been trying to get rid of it, too.