America's Game: Missing Rings 1991 Detroit Lions?

Dear NFL Films,

I have been very pleased with your recent series about teams that came up just a bit short. The pieces on the Bills and the Vikings both had great emotional impact.

I would like to suggest a piece on the only "successful" Detroit Lions team in the last 53 years, the 1991 Detroit Lions.

This was a team that buried in their first game of the season by more than 50 points by the eventual Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins. A team that featured Barry Sanders, Chris Spielman, Lomas Brown, Rodney Peete and Erik Kramer. A team that overcame the midseason paralyzing injury to Mike Utley and made it 60 minutes away from the franchise's first Super Bowl.

This team managed to win the franchise's first playoff game 34 years, beating the eventual team of the decade in the Dallas Cowboys.

There are no shortage of great interviewees for the piece, the ever boisterous and funny head coach, Wayne Fontes, Barry Sanders, Chris Spielman, Lomas Brown, etc. The show could feature a showcase of Sanders' incredibly impressive runs.

I believe the show would be very entertaining and hopefully you will too.

Thank you,

Derrick Barnsdale
dbarnsdal@gmail.com