Jason_R

Also works at 4:35 EST.

https://www.detroitlions.com/news/notebook-williams-making-plays-earning-lions-trust He had a tough catch on third and long for a first down, then a 32 yard TD to make the comeback possible. And MCDC says he is part of the herd. It’s looking better all the time.

Oh don’t mind me. I was cheekily referring to another post from several weeks ago. 😊

Out of conference losses don’t count for playoff seeding. 😉

You don’t get a lot of touches when the team coughs the ball up four times.

Just watched the Hutchinson strip safety again. What a monster.

Great comeback. Goff has not had a worse game this year and they still come out with a win.

Two safeties standing around watching their only deep threat.

Oh dear lord. Three turnovers again?

What a pathetic call.

They can barely call a delay of game!

Branch. Wow.

Great catch. And we get the ball after halftime.

Hands to the face.

Ok defense waking up.

Ok, what is going on with Goff today?

Oh geez.

DPI on a pass ten yards out of bounds?

I never said they would have won with Montgomery and Jackson. I said it would have made a difference. A beating but maybe not a brutal one And you are more pessimistic that I thought if you assume the Lions would have scored even fewer points if they had two of their most important offensive players. 😊

Montgomery picked up a 4th and 5 running last week, behind a pull block from Jackson IIRC. So yes, it seems likely if they had been healthy the Lions would not have been down 28-0 before getting a first down.

I’m sympathetic to the pessimism. We’ve all been hurt before. OTOH, these really aren’t the SOL. And every team in the NFL has a flaw this season. Philly fewer than most at this point, but they have a bruising schedule coming up, and a QB who seems to have a knee issue. I’m letting myself hope.

So now we are hearing that this Stalions kid sold a house and self-funded dozens of scouting trips. Never requested a dime of reimbursements from UM. Am I missing something or did this guy have weird pathological delusions of grandeur?

The best team Detroit played caught them without Montgomery, who is the heart of their running game, and with a clearly hobbled Vaitai in the lineup and Jonah Jackson out of it. Detroit was playing with one hand behind its back, and you could tell they knew it. The second best team they played won the coin toss in OT. If they stay healthy, anything can happen, including winning the #1 seed. In the playoffs, anything can happen, especially if they get the #1 seed, and especially if they get a quality pass rusher and DB back.

True. In the back of my mind I’m thinking about a possible rematch with Baltimore in February.

Mark Andrews out for the season in Baltimore.