lordstanley

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.

If Jacksonville had upset Minnesota, that would have been a nice unexpected bonus. But losses by Washington and Atlanta help the Lions' chances for the NFC #1 seed.

I’m thinking of this more as wanting Yzerman to stay and change course/make moves. Rather than dump Yzerman, which isn’t going to happen anyways. The patient, plenty of time approach has turned into a muddle. So I’d definitely consider gunning for Marner. I’d also consider trading Larkin (do any of Winnipeg, Dallas, NYR, Carolina need him?), which seems contradictory to signing Marner but doesn’t have to be if the assets back for Larkin are younger players with upside or are draft picks that can immediately be flipped for NHL talent. Since the Wings under Yzerman haven’t proven they can score big at anything below a top 7 pick, whether that is due to scouting or development, I’d be open if the price is right to trading any picks from the 2025-2026 draft and anyone drafted 2022-2024. Basically, other than Seider and Raymond and maybe Cossa, I’d say no one is untouchable for the right deal, not even Larkin or Edvinsson. If the Wings give up on the season, they won’t end up with a top 3 pick but likely would get a top 10 pick, which if nothing else is strong trade capital.

Mac Jones is terrible. Vikings should escape.

Bucs-Niners are tied in the final minute. Jake Moody has missed 3 FGs today.

No cigars for the ‘73 Dolphins. Chiefs block a 35 yard FG attempt as time expires.

Strength of the NFC North may have been overstated. Vikings and Bears are both playing bottom feeders but midway through the 4th quarter neither has scored a TD. Minnesota up 9-7 over Jacksonville, Chicago trailing New England 16-3.

Cam Sutton just broke up a pass for the Steelers.

The one thing that the faithful have hung their hats on is that the Wings since hitting bottom in 2019-2020 (39 pts in 71 games, for an 82-game pace of 45 pts) have scored incremental improvements since then, starting with 70 pts pace in 2020-2021 (48 pts in 56 games) . But what happens if they end up with a points total in the 70s this season, which could very well happen? The lack of "build" in the re-build would be even more evident than it is today

2G 1A from Tarasenko, one of the few offseason adds, doesn't help.

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Looks good on Annie Agar. Lost a bet to her Lions fan brother. https://x.com/AnnieAgar/status/1854564536537206835

It's the day before Veterans' Day. We're still pissed.