lordstanley

True, but at least I'd be there 🙂, like I was for Tigers @ Mariners in October.

Just like with the Bears-Packers game, there's good and bad with each outcome. On the one hand, the Lions can no longer beat out Seattle for a playoff spot. On the other hand, if the Lions do beat out Chicago or Green Bay for the wildcard and get seeded #7, if and when it comes down to play the #1 seed "perhaps" at Seattle is a bit less daunting than at LA Rams? There's still a way the Lions could beat out an NFC West team for a wildcard - if the Lions win out and SF loses out at Indy, vs. Chicago, vs Seattle. Of course we'll be cheering for Chicago over SF, so counting on the Niners losing out is only a desperate fallback.

Wild that the team many considered to be in a tier of its own in the NFL, the Rams, could well be the NFC’s #5 seed.

Rams had a 16 pt lead and the ball with 8 1/2 minutes left in the 4th. Now with 5 1/2 minutes left the game is tied and the Seahawks will be getting the ball back after a punt after a 3 and out.

Snipe.

Finnie finally gets the Wings on the board. Wings trail 2-1 with 8 minutes to go.

This feels like a trap game. Back to back vs Utah, Cam Talbot in net.

There is a real chance that the Lions could go into the final slate of games with a chance to finish #2, #3, #6, #7, or #8. We’ve seen what it takes for the Lions to win the division: Lions win out and the Packers and Bears lose at least 2 of 3. That’s likely the #3 seed, but is bumped up to #2 if the Eagles lose at least 2 of 3 (home and home with Commanders, @Bills). Lions could fall short of the division but still get the 2nd wildcard, #6 seed, if they beat out not only one of Chicago/GB, but in addition Seattle or San Francisco finish 0-3. Of course all that help from out of town would be a moot point if the Lions lose that game to Chicago to finish#8.

There's probably an obscure NFL rule just for the Lions that if you exit the end zone on your own accord and re-enter the field of play you are continuing the process of the play so if you then take a knee at the 1 the points will be taken away and you'll be marked down.

There are no great teams in the East this year. Only 3 teams in the conference have a better goal differential than +7.

Could the NHL please take all of March off this season for the Olympics?

Big win! Back in 1st place in the Atlantic.

DeBrincat gives the Wings a late lead!

Isles tie it after DeBrincat had given the Wings the lead. 2-2 with 6 minutes to go in the 3rd.

ASP makes a lot of defensive mistakes but at least he is scoring points. 1-1.

Leonard has had a few chances.

Erick Hallett won't be playing safety for the Lions this weekend. Tennessee Titans took him away.

I thought McIsaac was a steal. Maybe I was biased because of Team Canada world juniors hype and having a nice chat with his family on the streets of Vancouver.

I believe that wraps up the Red Wings’ 2018 draft class, which on draft day looked golden. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00005492.html

Hmm, that is interesting. Well then, I'll cheer for the Patriots to beat the Ravens because the Ravens beating the Packers is a key part of my hope.

I’ll be cheering for the Bears to have beaten Green Bay the day before. The Lions aren’t trying to break a making the playoffs drought, they’re trying to break a making the Super Bowl drought. Easier to do that as a #3 seed with at least home game than as a #7 seed needing to face 3 top opponents on the road. A Packers loss keeps Lions’ division title hopes alive. If that means the Lions could go 11-6 and still miss the playoffs all together,so be it.

And up 24-20 on the drive before that, the Lions had a really nice run for a 1st down by Gibbs negated by a holding charged against some dude named Giovanni Ricci.

The assumption (hope) going into this season was that the healthy defense would improve over 2025 and would help offset a possible step back from the offense. Hasn't happened, although was holding up not too badly until the loss of Joseph and Arnold. 2023: PF 27.1, 5th PA 23.3, 23rd (17 games) 2024: PF 33.2 , 1st PA 20.1, 7th (17 games) 2025: PF 30.3, 1st PA 24.6, 23rd (through 14 games)

Minnesota has scored 31 points in back to back weeks.

Yes, you are correct. I missed that one. So 4 times in past 7 games, in a 3W 4L stretch.