Week Four: Cleveland Browns (1-2) @ Detroit Lions (2-1)

[MichiganCardinal]

          vs.          

Setting: 09/28/2025 1:00pm EST on FOX

Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI

Weather: Climate Controlled

Opening Spread: Lions -8.5

All-Time Series Record: Lions lead, 19-6

Last Meeting: 11/21/2021, Browns won 13-10

 

Cleveland Browns (1-2)

Head Coach: Kevin Stefanski (6th Season: 41-46)

Projected Starting QB: Joe Flacco (18th Season: 106-88)

Last Game: 13-10 W vs. Green Bay Packers (2-1)

Looking Ahead to Week #5: Sunday Morning vs. Minnesota Vikings (2-1) in London, England

 

Your Detroit Lions (2-1)

Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 41-29-1)

Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 83-53-1)

Last Game: 38-30 W @ Baltimore Ravens (1-2)

Looking Ahead to Week #5: Sunday @ Cincinnati Bengals (2-1)

 

Elsewhere in the NFL

Primetime: Seahawks @ Cardinals (TNF), Packers @ Cowboys (SNF), Jets @ Dolphins (7:15pm MNF), Bengals @ Broncos (8:15pm MNF)

9:30am: Vikings @ Steelers (in Dublin, Ireland)

1:00pm: Commanders @ Falcons, Saints @ Bills, Titans @ Texans, Panthers @ Patriots, Chargers @ Giants, Eagles @ Buccaneers, 

4:05/4:25pm: Colts @ Rams, Jaguars @ 49ers, Bears @ Raiders, Ravens @ Chiefs

[Motown Bombers]

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Motown Bombers]

I’ve been saying this for a while. 

 

[Motown Bombers]

Goff struggles under pressure and needs to prove he can do it without Morton. 

[slothfacekilla]

4 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Hmmm I feel like Amik was the guy Bateman kept beating based on my recollection? 

[HugoD]

5 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

I’ve been saying this for a while. 

 

It's gotten to the point amongst the national talking heads that if they were to start talking up Goff, I'd get nervous and uncomfortable.

Heading home yesterday, I was listening to Steven A.  go on and on about how the Ravens defense was terrible.  I'm just smiling and thinking "you just can't give credit to Lions offense and Goff can you?".   

Hell, Mayfield gets more credit!  Whatever, would rather have underrated guys than overrated guys.

 

[Sports_Freak]

7 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

The game in Philly looks tough. And winning in Minnesota is never easy. Then we have road games @ the Rams and @ Washington. As well as @ the Chiefs. Any of those games could be losses. But after beating Baltimore, I like our chances in those games more than I did last week.

[Sports_Freak]

5 minutes ago, HugoD said:

It's gotten to the point amongst the national talking heads that if they were to start talking up Goff, I'd get nervous and uncomfortable.

Heading home yesterday, I was listening to Steven A.  go on and on about how the Ravens defense was terrible.  I'm just smiling and thinking "you just can't give credit to Lions offense and Goff can you?".   

Hell, Mayfield gets more credit!  Whatever, would rather have underrated guys than overrated guys.

 

But the Baltimore defense may be highly over-rated. Living on their past reputation. Look at their game in Buffalo. Not many teams lose when they score 40 points. And Detroit exposed their weaknesses. Detroit (and Buffalo) have top 5 offenses but the Baltimore defense is no longer dominating.

[romad1]

1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said:

But the Baltimore defense may be highly over-rated. Living on their past reputation. Look at their game in Buffalo. Not many teams lose when they score 40 points. And Detroit exposed their weaknesses. Detroit (and Buffalo) have top 5 offenses but the Baltimore defense is no longer dominating.

It doesn't take much to degrade an NFL D when you lose a couple key cogs.  

[NYLion]

On 9/24/2025 at 7:13 AM, Motown Bombers said:

There's no way the Lions will be favored at Philly, highly unlikely at Kansas City, Washington and the Rams, probably not at Minnesota either.

Edited 6 hours ago by NYLion

[Jimbo]

Hence us last year.

 

As a human being, I never want to see anybody get hurt although after what we went through last year my sympathy is almost null.

 

I am going to the Cincy game and I have mixed feelings about Burrow being hurt.  On one hand, I am really bummed because when you go to games you kind of  want to see all the stars on the other side.  On the other hand it makes winning that game a lot more easy.  No one wants to pay a lot of money and go to game your team loses

 

17 hours ago, romad1 said:

It doesn't take much to degrade an NFL D when you lose a couple key cogs.  

 

[Sports_Freak]

No letdown on Cleveland. They just beat Green Bay. I'm sure Campbell will have his guys ready. In the NFL, every team is dangerous, this game is a must win. Every game is a must win...😅