MichiganCardinal Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 vs. Setting: 12/24/2023 1:00pm EST on FOX Site: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Lions -2.5 All-Time Series Record: Vikings lead, 80-41-2 Last Meeting: 12/11/2022, Lions won 34-23 Minnesota Vikings (7-7) Head Coach: Kevin O'Connell (2nd Season: 20-11) Projected Starting QB: Nick Mullens (7th Season: 5-13) Last Week: 27-24 L @ Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) in OT Looking Ahead to Week #17: Sunday Night v. Green Bay Packers (6-7)* Your Detroit Lions (9-4) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (3rd Season: 22-25-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (8th Season: 64-49-1) Last Week: 42-17 W v. Denver Broncos (7-7) Looking Ahead to Week #17: Saturday Night @ Dallas Cowboys (10-3)* Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Saints @ Rams (TNF), Patriots @ Broncos (SNF) Saturday: Bengals @ Steelers (4:30), Bills @ Chargers (8:00) 1:00pm: Colts @ Falcons, Packers @ Panthers, Browns @ Texans, Commanders @ Jets, Seahawks @ Titans 4:05/4:25pm: Jaguars @ Buccaneers, Cardinals @ Bears, Cowboys @ Dolphins Christmas Day: Raiders @ Chiefs (1:00), Giants @ Eagles (4:30), Ravens @ 49ers (MNF) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 All I want for Christmas is an NFC North title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP_Fan Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I’ll be in the house. Taking my woman, who is a vikes fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, TP_Fan said: I’ll be in the house. Taking my woman, who is a vikes fan. Godspeed to her if Johnson dials up a 2nd and 3rd long run play. 😀 Edited December 17, 2023 by RandyMarsh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 nick mullens is the vikings qb. the lions should win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_R Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Detroit cannot be stopped! Undefeated the rest of the way baby! 😂 Was nice to have the whole OL play the whole game. If the OL stays healthy, and the defense can muster a few takeaways, anything could happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Jason_R said: Detroit cannot be stopped! Undefeated the rest of the way baby! 😂 Was nice to have the whole OL play the whole game. If the OL stays healthy, and the defense can muster a few takeaways, anything could happen. As long as Ben Johnson doesn't get in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 58 minutes ago, Jason_R said: Detroit cannot be stopped! Undefeated the rest of the way baby! 😂 Was nice to have the whole OL play the whole game. If the OL stays healthy, and the defense can muster a few takeaways, anything could happen. Teams haven't beat Dallas at home in a long time. I'll take a sweep of the Vikings and a close game in Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Just for fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: Just for fun... Stafford throws a pass on 3rd to 1 to Higbee but Anzalone is face guarding and makes contact. Flag is thrown and picked up. Lions get the ball back on a shanked punt. Goff completes an improbable 4th down pass while Donald is being held every play. Lions win. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Assuming we don't get the bye, who would we like to see in the wildcard round, if we had a choice? Right now it's (6) Vikings (7-7), (7) Rams (7-7), (8) Saints (7-7), (9) Seahawks (6-7), (10) Falcons (6-8), (11) Packers (6-8)... the Giants and Bears are technically not eliminated, but for all intents and purposes aren't worth considering. The Rams, Falcons, Saints, Packers are probably my four preferred in order. Stafford's return to Detroit being in Ford Field's first playoff game would be cinematic. And I don't think they're that great of a team. While I think they are going to capitalize on your mistakes if you make any (any playoff team would), I think they would be playing with house money as a 6 or 7-seed. They're a middle of the pack team across pretty much every metric, and I think Goff would have a field day against McVay. Neither the Saints or Falcons impress me. We've done it once and we can do it again. While a rubber match against the Packers doesn't seem appealing, they've plateaued since that matchup, and I think the Lions would be ready to roll over the Packers more akin to the first meeting. The Vikings I don't love, but I also think we should win. I don't love the idea of playing three out of four consecutive weeks against one opponent. Hopefully we would only be playing starters for one of the first two games, and I'm sure either way we would have cards close to the chest in the second match if we saw the third one coming, but it just feels weird. In any event though, I think we would win. The Seahawks scare me a bit. They just seem to have our number for some reason. Another game we should win, but we should have beat them in week two. And last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: Stafford throws a pass on 3rd to 1 to Higbee but Anzalone is face guarding and makes contact. Flag is thrown and picked up after Jamo runs on the field without his helmet. Lions get the ball back on a shanked punt. Goff completes an improbable 4th down pass while Donald is being held every play. Lions win. You missed an important detail but I fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_R Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: Assuming we don't get the bye, who would we like to see in the wildcard round, if we had a choice? Right now it's (6) Vikings (7-7), (7) Rams (7-7), (8) Saints (7-7), (9) Seahawks (6-7), (10) Falcons (6-8), (11) Packers (6-8)... the Giants and Bears are technically not eliminated, but for all intents and purposes aren't worth considering. The Rams, Falcons, Saints, Packers are probably my four preferred in order. Stafford's return to Detroit being in Ford Field's first playoff game would be cinematic. And I don't think they're that great of a team. While I think they are going to capitalize on your mistakes if you make any (any playoff team would), I think they would be playing with house money as a 6 or 7-seed. They're a middle of the pack team across pretty much every metric, and I think Goff would have a field day against McVay. Neither the Saints or Falcons impress me. We've done it once and we can do it again. While a rubber match against the Packers doesn't seem appealing, they've plateaued since that matchup, and I think the Lions would be ready to roll over the Packers more akin to the first meeting. The Vikings I don't love, but I also think we should win. I don't love the idea of playing three out of four consecutive weeks against one opponent. Hopefully we would only be playing starters for one of the first two games, and I'm sure either way we would have cards close to the chest in the second match if we saw the third one coming, but it just feels weird. In any event though, I think we would win. The Seahawks scare me a bit. They just seem to have our number for some reason. Another game we should win, but we should have beat them in week two. And last year. Do not want to play Stafford, Kupp, Nacua, and Donald. Give me the Aints. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Matthew Stafford doesn't win playoff games in Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongbit Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Everything about SKOL including the stupid pattycake clap they do to start the game is dumb as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buddha Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said: Assuming we don't get the bye, who would we like to see in the wildcard round, if we had a choice? Right now it's (6) Vikings (7-7), (7) Rams (7-7), (8) Saints (7-7), (9) Seahawks (6-7), (10) Falcons (6-8), (11) Packers (6-8)... the Giants and Bears are technically not eliminated, but for all intents and purposes aren't worth considering. The Rams, Falcons, Saints, Packers are probably my four preferred in order. Stafford's return to Detroit being in Ford Field's first playoff game would be cinematic. And I don't think they're that great of a team. While I think they are going to capitalize on your mistakes if you make any (any playoff team would), I think they would be playing with house money as a 6 or 7-seed. They're a middle of the pack team across pretty much every metric, and I think Goff would have a field day against McVay. Neither the Saints or Falcons impress me. We've done it once and we can do it again. While a rubber match against the Packers doesn't seem appealing, they've plateaued since that matchup, and I think the Lions would be ready to roll over the Packers more akin to the first meeting. The Vikings I don't love, but I also think we should win. I don't love the idea of playing three out of four consecutive weeks against one opponent. Hopefully we would only be playing starters for one of the first two games, and I'm sure either way we would have cards close to the chest in the second match if we saw the third one coming, but it just feels weird. In any event though, I think we would win. The Seahawks scare me a bit. They just seem to have our number for some reason. Another game we should win, but we should have beat them in week two. And last year. the falcons, no doubt. desmond ridder is a terrible qb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I feel fairly well against any of the teams with the exception of Seattle just cause our recent history with them. In a vacuum though I think the Rams would be the scariest of the bunch since they have a legit competent qb, stud WR and potential game changer on defense. Our offense should be able to have their way with them but their offense could give us trouble so Id prefer not to face them either even though like I said Id still feel relatively confident just not as much as I would against the NFC South or North teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CMRivdogs Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Just need to keep them in bubble wrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: Just need to keep them in bubble wrap Seriously. Win on Christmas Eve and prioritize health over everything. Don’t sacrifice health for a chance at the 2-seed instead of the 3-seed, because if we have a patchwork offensive line, we aren’t winning any playoff game, home or away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 37 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: Seriously. Win on Christmas Eve and prioritize health over everything. Don’t sacrifice health for a chance at the 2-seed instead of the 3-seed, because if we have a patchwork offensive line, we aren’t winning any playoff game, home or away. Yes. And wouldn’t it be great to have CJ Gardner-Johnson available to test his health and shake rust off in a largely meaningless Week 18 game at home to Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, lordstanley said: Yes. And wouldn’t it be great to have CJ Gardner-Johnson available to test his health and shake rust off in a largely meaningless Week 18 game at home to Minnesota. James Houston too. Imagine those two, Teddy Bridgewater, and Hendon Hooker leading our scout team to a win over a Minnesota team needing a win for the 7-seed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 this seams like a TSOL loss in the past.. this will be a sign of a change in the direction of the franchise for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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