MichiganCardinal

Looking at the remaining schedules, I like the Lions odds regardless, but I like them a lot more with a win on Thursday. Detroit: vPackers, vCowboys, @Rams, vSteelers, @Vikings, @Bears Barring a total collapse, which feels unlikely despite the teetering nature of the last few weeks, the Lions should finish no worse than 11-6. Green Bay: @Lions, vBears, @Broncos, @Bears, vRavens, @Vikings If the Packers can sweep the division and split the Broncos and Ravens, they deserve the division. I don't think Love has it in him though. Chicago: @Eagles, @Packers, vBrowns, vPackers, @Niners, vLions The Bears luck is likely to run out here soon, though I said the same of the Vikings last year. Like the Vikings this time last year, the Bears have a negative point differential. Cards on the table, I think the NFC North finishes: 1. Detroit Lions (12-5) (L @Rams) 2. Green Bay Packers (10-6-1) (Ls @Lions, @Bears, vRavens) 3. Chicago Bears (10-7) (Ls @Eagles, @Packers, @Niners, vLions) 4. Minnesota Vikings (6-11) In such a scenario, the Lions would have clinched the division in week 17 by nature of the common opponent tiebreaker with the Bears, because we beat the Ravens. Would probably be the #3 seed, looking at hosting San Francisco or Seattle in the wildcard round.

Compared to some of their historical futility, their Turkey Day record isn't actually that bad. They are 38-45-2 all-time. After a 2016 win against Minnesota, they were actually close to .500, at 37-38-2. Going way back to 2003 after Joey Herrington's thrilling victory over Brett Favre, they were actually 33-29-2. To answer your question that you didn't want to know the answer to though, they are 5-15 in the last twenty years. Losing 9 in a row from 2004-2012, and 7 in a row from 2017-2023 doesn't help.

I'm looking forward to his return too, but it feels like you might as well just hold him back until a true must-win, because he's only going to be good for maybe 40 snaps before getting injured again. Maybe this qualifies as a true must-win though.

Giant meteor.

TA cleared the first step of protocol, sounds like he might be available Thursday.

The Lions having to play overtime doesn't help, though at least the offensive line only needed to play one additional play.

Week 14 against Dallas will be on regular rest, since it's back to back Thursday nights. Then they'll get the nine days rest before playing the Rams. Regular week before the Steelers, then short turnaround again for Christmas in Minnesota. Then another long week before Chicago.

vs. Setting: 11/27/2025 1:00pm on FOX Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Lions -3 All-Time Series Record: Packers lead, 107-78-7 Last Meeting: 09/07/2025, Packers won 27-13 Green Bay Packers (7-3-1) Head Coach: Matt LaFleur (7th Season: 74-36-1) Projected Starting QB: Jordan Love (6th Season: 25-18-1) Last Week: 23-6 W vs. Minnesota Vikings (4-7) Looking Ahead to Week #14: Sunday vs. Chicago Bears (8-3) Your Detroit Lions (7-4) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 46-32-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 88-56-1) Last Game: 34-27 W in OT vs. New York Giants (2-10) Looking Ahead to Week #14: Thursday Night vs. Dallas Cowboys (5-5-1) Elsewhere in the NFL Thanksgiving: Chiefs @ Cowboys (4:30pm on CBS), Bengals @ Ravens (8:30pm on NBC) Black Friday: Bears @ Eagles (3:00pm on Prime) Primetime: Broncos @ Commanders (SNF), Giants @ Patriots (MNF) 1:00pm: Rams @ Panthers, 49ers @ Browns, Texans @ Colts, Saints @ Dolphins, Falcons @ Jets, Cardinals @ Buccaneers, Jaguars @ Titans 4:05/4:25pm: Raiders @ Chargers, Vikings @ Seahawks, Bills @ Steelers

Kind of a bizarre move with an interim head coach after doing a pretty decent job of limiting the damage on what can be one of the NFL’s most explosive offenses. But who knows what goes on behind the scenes.

At least after a walk off homer you don’t have to quickly scan all four umpires to make sure one of them didn’t call it a foul ball off his foot though.

A loss to the Giants would have been bad. Really bad. But these are the kinds of games that really good teams find ways to win, and that’s what the Lions did. You don’t complain when you get one of these, you shrug and move on. It was outrageously ugly, and the defense was atrocious at times. But they’ll get that cleaned up. It doesn’t help that they’re still missing Arnold and Joseph while Reed was getting his sea legs back under him from a pretty gnarly hamstring injury. Meanwhile the Giants played a pretty good game. They certainly weren’t a 2-9 team that had given up on the season. It was fairly mistake-free, and it helps when the trick plays cut your way. Still a lot of room to improve on the offense. Feels like Campbell is still figuring out the play calling, but I think he’s close to being full cylinders. ASB absolutely needs to figure it the f out. He needs to be Mr. Dependable, his drops single-handedly kill a drive. And multiple in a game is unacceptable. Generally I’m still optimistic on the outlook. No team in the NFC (or NFL really) has been dominant this year, though the Rams have been close. Get Mahagony back and if this OL can play to their potential down the stretch we have a chance to win some big games in January. We have the best offensive player in football on our team right now, and that alone counts for something.

You know…. I just finished reading the thread and I got different vibes. Far be it from me to Monday Morning QB though, must have been something you had to be there for.

It was electric in there when it needed to be. Crowd may have been ill prepared for a thriller but we delivered, in my humble opinion.

Sorry I slept in, what’d I miss?

If I had a nickel for every game Lions fans have called a must win this season I would have a nickel for like half of our wins.

No one cares but me, but this feels oh so sweet. Side bar, I think Andrew Luck will be the Stanford Head Coach next season.

I think Mahagony will be back this season. At least that was the expectation when he went down. I’m more worried about Decker’s durability and the interior’s ability to hold up against a good defensive front. This week may actually be a good test for the IOL (if last week wasn’t good enough).

Pretty bummed about losing LaPorta. The offensive output is probably replaceable amongst weapons, but with how hurt the offensive line is, he was invaluable as a 6th blocker. Brock Wright is not having a good year. I wouldn’t be shocked to see TeSlaa take some of LaPorta’s snaps, both as a blocker and as a big bodied pass catcher.

I liked it more when we won 10 in a row, but I'll forgive them if we can win just four in a row in January and February

That’s what the coaching staff is saying, but it’s the doctors who get the final say on concussions.

vs. Setting: 11/23/2025 1:00pm on FOX Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Lions -10.5 All-Time Series Record: Lions lead, 25-21-1 Last Meeting: 11/20/2022, Lions won 31-18 New York Giants (2-9) Interim Head Coach: Mike Kafka (1st Season: 0-1) Projected Starting QB: Jaxson Dart (1st Season: 2-5) or Jameis Winston (11th Season: 36-52) Last Week: 27-20 L vs. Green Bay Packers (6-3-1) Looking Ahead to Week #13: Monday Night @ New England Patriots (9-2) Your Detroit Lions (6-4) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 45-32-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 87-56-1) Last Game: 16-9 L @ Philadelphia Eagles (8-2) Looking Ahead to Week #13: Thanksgiving vs. Green Bay Packers (6-3-1) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Bills @ Texans (TNF), Buccaneers @ Rams (SNF), Panthers @ 49ers (MNF) 1:00pm: Jets @ Ravens, Steelers @ Bears, Patriots @ Bengals, Vikings @ Packers, Colts @ Chiefs, Seahawks @ Titans 4:05/4:25pm: Jaguars @ Cardinals, Browns @ Raiders, Eagles @ Cowboys, Falcons @ Saints BYE: Broncos, Dolphins, Chargers, and Commanders

Whoops. I was wondering where everyone else went. 😆

I’m done. Just bad. Really really bad. That’s the worst coaching I’ve seen since week three 2022 against Minnesota.

Punting is waving the white flag!!!! NOW you punt?!?!

Gibbs joining the drop party, why not