After superstar pass-rusher Aidan Hutchinson went down for the season, the Lions had a gaping hole on their otherwise Super Bowl-caliber roster. Detroit legitimately had everything except for a difference-maker off the defensive edge, a place that some of the other NFC powers (and the AFC’s heavyweights) could probably exploit in the postseason.

The life of a Dallas Cowboys fan is a wild ride. And no one rides the ups and downs like team owner Jerry Jones. Just when fans are ready to throw in the towel after the Cowboys go

He had worn out his welcome with the San Francisco 49ers in rifts with coach George Seifert and receiver Jerry Rice. On a young Cowboys team with building momentum and simpatico chemistry, bringing in a potential locker-room problem was a risk. Jones figured the reward was worth it, and traded two draft picks (second and a third) for him.