MichiganCardinal

Lions-Packers feels like an NFC Championship Game. I would take on Washington before Green Bay again. Playing the Packers and then Eagles would be a tough route. No one said it was going to be easy though.

I will say…. I really don’t want to play the Packers in January. If we do, we will, and I know Campbell will be ready for it. But I would rather take on the Eagles or Vikings than these Packers a third time. It feels likely though that we would have an NFC North matchup in the Divisional Round, unless the 7-seed upsets the Eagles.

God I LOVE this team. I LOVE this coach. I’ll try to upload my video of the final kick later when I have reliable WiFi. But THIS TEAM!!!! This was a top five greatest game of my Lions lifetime.

10-point lead to a 4-point deficit in 3:45

Having a practice squad defensive interior killed them. They never get gashed on the ground like that. Until they get decimated.

He needs to turn his head around. NFL officials are clueless as to what is and isn’t pass interference, so they just look for clues. If gets his head around, it’s not called.

I’ll add to the jelly. With my season tix I get two “perks” a year. With my first I selected a VIP Draft experience, where I was in the right place at the right time to shake Roger Goodell’s hand, and have a funny exchange with him where I told him I loved him and he asked if I was the one booing him earlier. Today is my other perk. I’m heading downtown now, have tickets to the open bar VIP tailgate in Eastern Market. Just have to stay sober enough to scream in a few hours.

This is the most optimistic take in TP_Fan history. We need to frame this post.

A lot of signs are pointing to a Green Bay victory tonight. Which is usually when we see the team pull it together and provide a solid four-quarter effort. I think we see a really strong offense tonight to counter the weakened defense. Detroit 34 Green Bay 28

The entire starting defensive line except Alim will be out tomorrow. Decker too.

I agree. At least in perception, people will say it’s all Ben Johnson, or that any QB could do what he did. Goff is the type of guy to win Super Bowl MVP though.

I greatly enjoyed listening to Karsch and Anderson this morning, knowing full well that Doug very likely had a vacation day scheduled for this morning that he decided to forego after Saturday.

This was Jason Avant.

SF looks really bad. Like, possibly easiest game remaining bad.

Oh no..... 35-40 at Texas Tech Kliff Kingsbury?!? Who somehow got hired to the NFL and went 28-37-1 with Arizona Kliff Kingsbury?!?! Who nearly ruined a Kyler Murray who looks a lot better without him Kliff Kingsbury?!? Noooooo...... Anyone but Kliff Kingsbury!!!

Until they lose, I still think it's most likely they finish as the #1 seed. 15-2 should be good enough, no matter when the second loss comes. I also think Philly will lose one more. They have a lot of talent, but their coaching isn't so great. Pittsburgh or Washington are my guess.

He's under contract through 2027 too. I'll take Bates.

When the Lions are on their game, they could beat either of these teams by 10+ points.

That was a mediocre team playing against a mediocre+ team. The Vikings don’t scare me, they annoy me.

I feel like Arizona is going to blow this in spectacular fashion just because.

Minnesota would win in that case. Prefer them lose, lengthen the lead on the division. Even if the Lions lost every game from here out, they’d very likely make the playoffs.

If they were writing blank checks last year, I expect that they will write even blanker checks this year. I just think when the dust settles and tempers calm they are going to see a coach that has won 10+ games every season and routinely is competing for National Championships. Maybe behind Door #2 will be a coach who wins 10+ games every season and routinely is competing for National Championships... but maybe not.

I was curious who Ohio State genuinely wanted to replace Day with so I read a thread on 11W. Unsurprisingly, there is no consensus. One poster to their credit described it well as "looking to replace a 99th percentile coach with a 100th percentile coach" 66-11 (1-4) is a home run hitter, who strikes out when it matters most. You can't just replace a home run hitter with anybody off the street and expect him to continue to hit home runs against everyone, including the one who matters most. You're going to sacrifice somewhere else. The names they throw around are Dan Lanning (won't happen), Mike Vrabel (probably wouldn't happen and may not work even if it did), Marcus Freeman (have fun losing to Marshall and NIU and he also probably won't leave, and his rivals are down and out Stanford, USC, and Cal), and Brian Hartline, their current WR coach (massive risk). I think Day wins a playoff game, loses in the semis, and they keep him another year.

We are due these teams taking a step back. They have been holding serve for a while, the tiniest bit of breathing room would be very welcomed.