lordstanley

As a target, Lions' post-season schedule? -Bye -vs. Atlanta -vs. Philadelphia - Buffalo (neutral field)

You had me going for a moment, ha.

Going back to the Texans’ situation with just under 2 minutes to go. 5 possible outcomes: A) - successful FG, lead by 3, give Lions ball back around Lions 30 yard line (after kickoff) with around 1:50 to go B) miss FG, tied, give Lions ball back at the Lions 48 yard line with 1:51 to go C) successful going for it on 4th and 4, tied, possess the ball with a 1st down at the Lions 35 yard line or closer D) - fail going for it on 4th and 4, tied, give Lions ball back around the Lions 40 with around 1:50 to go E) - punt, tied, give the Lions the ball back at, say, around the Lions 10-20 yard line with around 1:50 to go I think choosing C/D might have been the highest percentage play for the Texans over choosing A/B Why? I wonder what the stats would show are the odds of hitting a 58 yarder (factoring the Texans kicker’s strong leg) vs converting on 4th. Probably a bit under 50/50, maybe 40% for both? Missing the FG or being stopped on 4th down would be roughly equally bad. But would it be better to be successful on that FG or successful on the 4th and 4? The FG would have put the Texans ahead but the Lions would have the ball with plenty of time. Converting the 4th down would have kept the game tied, but the Texans would have a fresh set of downs closer to a reasonable FG range, with 3 downs to move it closer and/or run time off the clock and/or get the Lions to burn timeouts.

Trans Lions Fans are Lions Fans.

Dan Miller’s call of the final kick. I inadvertently cut it off right before Dan said “you ask the Lions to set the bar, the Lions say how high” Bates FG Beats Texans.m4a

The Lions could have run it one more time.

3 runs here. Don’t risk an incmeotion. Take chances with a 50 yr FG attempt m

Game is in the Lions’ control. Get a couple of 1st downs, burn Houston’s timeouts, and kick the winner.

3rd and 4 at the 2 minute warning. I don’t know if the Texans risk a FG or a 4th down attempt if they get 0 yards here.

I think I heard it was 3rd longest.

Tie game!

Lions at the Texans’ 39. That is almost game-tying FG range.

Heroic defensive effort in the 2nd half.

23-20. The Lions have almost a 50/50 chance, IMO, even if the computerized probabilities won’t say that.

Throw it to the ground in front of toes a couple of times.

Game STILL isn’t over. Stop this 3rd down and mid. Full quarter to go.

Defense stepping up!

Instead a 32 yard gain!

Big 3rd and long here. A Lions stop and they would right back in it.

Too early to start going for 2, IMO. Make smart decisions when it comes to points. But I’ll take the 23-13 for now.

Game isn’t over

I won’t panic until I see whether the Lions are able to make halftime adjustments.

These Texan runs on 1st down are doing the Lions a favor.

OL has to be the Lions’ #1 priority in the 2025 draft. It’s a key strength, need to keep it that way.