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Wait until Stephen A. Smith hears this

Maybe Arnold just needs some good foot massages. Anyone know of a good Vietnamese spa within driving distance of the Lions' practices?

Surely there's one on-field official who has enough peripheral vision to see the line of scrimmage with one eye and the play clock out of the corner of his other eye at the same time. Or for better visibility post a portable synced clock beside the down sign and yardage chains.

I’m going to send that to some friends of mine who are not Lions fans but who know it is a great story unfolding. Look at the faces of those fans. Perfectly captures the mix of joy and yearning.

Agreed! That Twitter account has calls of several big plays by the Vikings announcers. I like them. They don’t go into a monotone when there is a play that goes against their team, like some announcers do. Here are a couple more good ones:

It’s January 6th and the Lions, Wings and Pistons have all kept their New Year’s Resolution to NOT LOSE. Meanwhile tons of people have already resumed smoking and have stopped going to the gym.

Another option in the event Monty can’t make it back 🙂

Incidentally, where's a good place to find snaps per player, other than looking up their profile one by one? The box scores I see typically just list tackles and stuff which often excludes some guys. Edit: I've since found it on some fantasy sites. And here for example: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2025/01/snap-counts-pff-grades-a-closer-look-at-the-lions-resurgent-defensive-performance.html

Win the Super Bowl now. I'm not predicting a down 2025 season for the Lions, as they'll be healthier and Holmes will draft pieces. But with the pending loss of both co-ordinators and a tough schedule, there's no time like the present to win two home playoff games and get to the Super Bowl.

Blake Corum broke his forearm in the Rams game yesterday and is out for the season.

I’ve learned to be calm when the Lions go for it on 4th down. The Lions were 2 for 4 on 4th down yesterday, the Vikings 0 for 3 on 4th down. The Vikings were 0 for 4 for red zone TDs, the Lions were 3 for 3. And as someone here mentioned, the fact the Lions really do buck convention contributed to the Vikings falling for the trap on 4th and short late in the game and jumping offside.

Gun to the head I would have predicted Vikings by a FG before the game. I wouldn’t have said that a month ago. But the defense’s struggles against SF and the Vikings’ mostly comfortable win over GB unsettled me.

Why throw a challenge? Wouldn’t you rather have some time run off clock?

Finally a delay of game.

Anzalone coming back has been HUGE!

Count it.

Get ready, Bates, to clinch this.

No fumbles and no INT and the Lions will have this.

Refs don’t want the game to end just yet.

Oh my god!! That was a pick-6.