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Paralysis by over-analysis is a natural consequence of the degree to which the NFL has chosen to rely on replay. The point of replay should be to fix obvious mistakes, not re-litigate every single play. There has to be a balance between wanting to get the calls right and understanding that if a fraction of an inch seen only by a 8x zoomed super slow motion replay costs someone a game, they didn’t do enough anyway. I’ve said before, I’ll say again. There needs to be a hard cut-off point on replay. After a challenge is thrown and the Referee goes to the monitor, Replay gets 60 seconds to review the play with him. Don’t even make it a full media timeout. When those 60 seconds are up, all feeds to both the monitor and replay cut off. If you don’t have definitive evidence that it should be overturned, the call stands.

The Packers seem to be emerging as the team the Lions will need to best to make it three straight in the North. Can't ignore the Vikings or Bears, but I think it's the Lions and Packers at 1 and 2. The Packers hold a half game lead thanks to their sister kisser in Dallas. Packers have Steelers, Panthers, Eagles, Giants, and Vikings before they come to Detroit on Thanksgiving. Lions have Vikings, Commanders, Eagles, and Giants. Hard to see the Packers doing any worse than 3-2 in that stretch, 4-1 might be more likely. The Steelers are worse than their record indicates, though maybe Rodgers will play out of his mind. Panthers and Giants are pesky, but not good. The Vikings are clearly not the same team that went 14-3 last year. Lions will need to go 3-1 to hold serve if so. They are better than the Vikings, Commanders, and Giants, and should win each of those games. The Eagles won't be easy, but it may be important. And the rematch on Thanksgiving will be massive.

vs. Setting: 10/26/2025, All Day Long Site: Living Rooms Across America Weather: Between 20-120 degrees, probably Opening Spread: Lions -6.5 All-Time Series Record: Bye leads, 39-20 Last Meeting: 10/06/2024, Lions won 92-6 Bye Week (6-7) Head Coach: Robert Prince (0-1) Projected Starting QB: Jim Ninowski (4-3-1) Last Week: 6-2 W @ Duluth Eskimos (Exhibition) Looking Ahead to Week #6: Sunday v. Browns, Jets, Eagles, and Buccaneers Your Detroit Lions (5-2) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 44-30-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 86-54-1) Last Game: 24-9 W v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2) Looking Ahead to Week #9: Sunday v. Minnesota Vikings (3-3) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Vikings @ Chargers (TNF), Packers @ Steelers (SNF), Commanders @ Chiefs (MNF) 1:00pm: Dolphins @ Falcons, Bears @ Ravens, Bills @ Panthers, Jets @ Bengals, 49ers @ Texans, Browns @ Patriots, Giants @ Eagles 4:05/4:25pm: Buccaneers @ Saints, Cowboys @ Broncos, Titans @ Colts BYE: Cardinals, Jaguars, Raiders, Rams, and Seahawks

The thing about Jamo is that his contributions aren't always felt on the stat line. Without looking at the film, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the looks underneath to ASB were wide open because of Jamo running deep clearing out the safeties.

He was so impactful from the first snap it was probably hard to keep him off the field.

He literally won a challenge by like a 1/4” 30 minutes ago.

I’m curious what we saw there. I’m sure we’ll learn in a postgame conference. Campbell trusts his guys and someone upstairs told him to challenge that.

@sagnam you’re next up on the depth chart, get down there and start getting warm.

With McNeil, this may be the best pass rush in the league. They’re giving Mayfield fits. And Davenport is theoretically coming back still.

Getting the benefit of two illegal contact penalties on 3rd down Getting the benefit of a double review Getting the benefit of a doing. Tides are turning.

Hahahahaha

We never get double reviews until Louis Riddick ****s on Brian Branch.

LOL the double review! The tables are turning!!!!

I don’t hate the challenge because if you win it, that’s likely the game. But I think it stands on review.

I don’t think he’ll win this challenge.

Thought for sure that would be offside on us.

“A torn ligament in his left thumb.” *camera pans to his right hand

Good time for a bye week.

28-9 would probably do it. Defense has been phenomenal today, keep it up.

A+ play calling by Morton on that drive. Love having him as a play caller. 😉

God almighty is this game frustrating.

Just bad defense there. Hutch got caught completely flat footed.

That’s an uncharacteristically bad job by the defensive line to give up that first down on 4th & 2

Yet another bad call.

The fumble came after the pocket collapsed. Morton can’t throw the ball faster or block the left side longer. The throw was directly to Dean. Morton can’t throw it for him. I don’t dispute that the Lions are letting the Bucs stay in this game, but it’s on the OL and Goff more than coaching.