The Curse of Bobby Layne has been engrained in the folklore of the Detroit Lions for more than 60 years as a way to explain their unmatched ability to fail. Layne, who helped lead the Lions to ...

I have no doubt, somewhere up there on that gridiron in the sky, Bobby Layne was having a good laugh all season as injury upon injury mounted for the Lions on defense. I'm guessing the Blond ...

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 ...

Layne was a noted drinker during his time with the the Lions, so alcohol was totally appropriate. "Bobby Layne would’ve preferred that (to water),” Manning said. The curse dates back to the 1950s.

You're on the list. 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 ...

I have no doubt, somewhere up there on that gridiron in the sky, Bobby Layne was having a good laugh all season as injury upon injury mounted for the Lions on defense. I'm guessing the Blond Bomber ...