The Detroit Lions’ 2023 season was full of so many unforgettable moments. From the season opening win at Arrowhead to the heartbreak at Levi’s Stadium, every week provided entertainment, emotional swings, and memories to last a lifetime.
As we continue our Pride of Detroit annual awards, it’s time to hand out the 2023 Game of the Year award. But before we get into it, catch up on our other awards here.
Here are our nominations for Game of the Year. Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of the post to cast your votes.
Currently, there are seven Lions games on my DVR that I have watched easily more than five times, which speaks to the incredible run of games Detroit has put together over the past year. But the one with the best storylines (30-year playoff drought), the biggest obstacles in their way (Stafford and McVay), and the biggest reward (establishing a new national narrative) was the Lions Wild Card playoff win over the Rams. Victory formation never felt so sweet.
Is this low hanging fruit? It might be, but considering it was the Lions first playoff win in 32 years and against the former QB in Matthew Stafford I just can’t think of a bigger game done the season. Not only did this team put an end to their playoff win drought, but I believe it helped erase old narratives about Jared Goff, Dan Campbell, the fan base, and the city of Detroit as a whole.
Lions vs. Rams has to be the pick. Not only was it a classic nailbiter, but you rarely get such deep storylines wrapping around such a high-stakes game. It meant so much to me, to you, and to the whole city of Detroit, and it was their biggest game in at least a decade, if not much longer.
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