With four games to go, the Detroit Lions knew the margin for error had just about disappeared. If they were going to keep their hopes of a third straight NFC North crown alive, they had to start stacking wins. They answered that urgency by hanging 44 points on the Dallas Cowboys. And when it was over, quarterback Jared Goff found himself making a promise he probably didn’t expect to make.

As the players walked off, fans started chanting for Goff to peel his shirt off. Reporter Charissa Thompson brought it up during the postgame, asking if there was any scenario where he’d give the people what they wanted. Goff didn’t hesitate.

“If we win the Super Bowl, I promise you I’ll take it off,” he said.

He picked a pretty good night to say something like that. The Lions are still breathing. Ac

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