The Lions could have afforded giving up a 5-minute FG drive, scoring a TD in 4 minutes, then getting a stop, then going on a TD drive down 6.
Risks are fine if the odds are in your favour or close. You don’t try a 3% play with 12 minute to go.
Long pass attempt on 3rd down was the Lions’ chance for a quick stop. But no. The Lions won’t win this unless they get some help from the Bills in this 4th quarter.
Unfortunately I don’t think that’s the case. The Lions win 15-2 tiebreakers against the Eagles but not necessarily all 14-3 tiebreakers. A Lions win today would put them at 13-1 (9-1 conf) and an Eagles loss would put them at 11-3 (8-2 conf). Each finish with 3 games against conference opponents. If the Lions finish 1-2 and the Eagles finish 3-0, both would be at 14-3 and the Eagles would win the conference tiebreaker 11-2 to 10-3.
I’m surprised the refs haven’t given the Leafs a powerplay yet after those back to power plays for the Wings. Plus the Wings are up 1 with 4 minutes to go, that usually triggers a penalty.
Really don’t know. Ovie has been rejuvenated (15G 10A 25Pts 18 gms) but has been injured for a bit with a broken leg.
Cam Fowler was traded today from the Ducks. Who is the prospect they got from the Blues? The nephew of Tim Biakabatuka.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/report-ducks-working-on-trade-to-send-d-cam-fowler-to-blues/
I just happened to be watching another clip yesterday and it too reminded me how much I disliked those yucky all-greys. It was from 2021 when the 0-10-1 Lions finally won their first game, over the Vikings. But something else about that game. Lions were up 2 with just over 4 minutes to go and went for it on 4th and 2 from their own 28 and failed to convert. Vikings with the great field position scored the go-ahead TD before the Lions drove back down and scored the last-second TD to win