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Bears hiring Flores would kill two birds with one stone. Bears would suck for another three years, Vikings would take a step back.

Lol so they’ll hire Flores and he’ll fail. Got it.

Ohio State - Notre Dame National Championship makes me nauseous, so go Georgia I guess.

I’m sure he didn’t join to be a practice squad contributor…. But wasn’t good enough to be anything else.

It’s still so funny to me that Michigan beat this Ohio State team.

Right there with you. I was pretty upset when they gave him $6MM. Now, I think he’s worth twice that.

The Detroit Times is going to join Woodward Sports on my blocked list. This is not official. Their source is just that the Lions posted a picture of a black and neon Lion on Twitter with the caption “guess who’s back?” Which could definitely just mean Sunday Night Football. They were supposed to wear their throwbacks for this game. They would have to receive special permission from the NFL to change their configuration this late in the game. I’d bet they wear the throwbacks.

Probably depends on the next month. If Darnold takes the Vikings to the NFCCG, I think he’s probably justified in refusing to play on the tag. Someone will pay him. If they lose the next two, he’s got a lot less leverage. He looks just like Cousins in 2022 at that point.

I would agree that this is analysis, not reporting.

He only recorded two snaps because Glasgow was back.

It's an outdated stat based on an imperfect algorithm that considers completion percentage, yards per attempt, TDs per attempt, and interceptions. So it inherently favors gunslinger offenses who air it out downfield consistently, and disfavors dink and dunk offenses, who will pick you apart. The Lions offense is more the latter. It also disadvantages QBs with good run offenses. If you're consistently driving down the field and punching it in on the ground from the 1, your QBR will be worse.

They played on Thanksgiving in 2016 and 2017. The last time they played a game past 1:00pm though was in 2014, when they played in the 4:25pm slot. The last time they played in real primetime though was Thursday Night Football before Thursday Night Football was a thing. November 30, 2000.

The NFL re-seeds its bracket after the wildcard round, so the 1-seed plays the lowest remaining seed.

If the presumed favored teams win in the NFC on wildcard weekend (Philly, LA, and Minnesota or Detroit), Minnesota and Detroit will play again in the Divisional Round. Kind of an interesting dynamic that the winner very possibly will play back-to-back games against the loser.

The home three, you're probably looking at beating Minnesota twice and maybe Philly or Green Bay. The road three, you're probably looking at beating Tampa Bay, Minnesota, and maybe Philly or LA. This is obviously a really good team on the road. I don't think the drop off from the home three to the road three is all that significant.

Jared Goff is one of the smartest QBs in the league, behind one of the best offensive lines in the league. Flores' schemes are really creative, unique, and stump a lot of NFL offensive lines and QBs. He had Love tied in knots on Sunday. I don't think they will have the same level of success against Goff. The Lions should score plenty. But will it be enough?

Correction: Ten '72 Dolphins, won Super Bowl '82 Redskins, won Super Bowl '84 49ers, won Super Bowl '89 49ers, won Super Bowl '90 49ers, lost NFC Championship Game (at home) '01 Rams, lost Super Bowl '07 Patriots, lost Super Bowl '14 Cowboys, lost Divisional Round (on the road) '16 Patriots, won Super Bowl '20 Chiefs, lost Super Bowl

No. In fact, only nine teams have done this in NFL history. Five won the Super Bowl.

vs. Setting: 01/05/2025 8:20pm EST on NBC Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Lions -2.5 All-Time Series Record: Vikings lead, 80-44-2 Last Meeting: 10/20/2024, Lions won 31-29 Minnesota Vikings (14-2) Head Coach: Kevin O'Connell (3rd Season: 34-16) Projected Starting QB: Sam Darnold (7th Season: 35-37) Last Week: 27-25 W v. Green Bay Packers (11-5) Playoff Implications: Clinches NFC North and #1 seed in NFC with victory. Otherwise, #5 seed. Your Detroit Lions (14-2) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (4th Season: 38-28-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (9th Season: 80-52-1) Last Week: 40-34 W @ San Francisco 49ers (6-10) Playoff Implications: Clinches NFC North and #1 seed in NFC with victory. Otherwise, #5 seed. Elsewhere in the NFL Saturday: Browns @ Ravens (4:30pm), Bengals @ Steelers (8:00pm) 1:00pm: Panthers @ Falcons, Commanders @ Cowboys, Bears @ Packers, Jaguars @ Colts, Bills @ Patriots, Giants @ Eagles, Saints @ Buccaneers, Texans @ Titans 4:25pm: 49ers @ Cardinals, Chiefs @ Broncos, Seahawks @ Rams, Chargers @ Raiders, Dolphins @ Jets

Bench Branch. I mean it. He's costing us points.

They just look exhausted.

That was an early flag, it was thrown with a second left. Making up for Baltimore in 2021?

I'm not a big play call complainer, but I don't get that play call.

#16 with the block!!! Ugliest looking block I've ever seen.... but a block!