The 1997 Detroit Lions Produce An MVP & Get Back To The Dance
The Detroit Lions had been on a nice three-year run of playoff appearances from 1993-95, but they had finished out of the money in 1996 and were well behind the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers and the up-and-coming Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the old NFC Central (the current NFC North plus Tampa). The Lions were looking to get back in the dance—and when it came to dancing, few in NFL history have ever had better footwork their elite running back, Barry Sanders, who put up his best season.