Week Fifteen: Denver Broncos (7-6) @ Detroit Lions (9-4)

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Campbell needs to get his starters out of the game now. 

[Motor City Sonics]

Just kick the FG here............

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Sam LaPorta is so damn good!

[Motor City Sonics]

Well, the offense did what I asked and scored 42, even though they didn't need to.  

[chasfh]

I get why they wanna run up the score. They’ve really been struggling the last six weeks, and they need a no-doubt blowout to get back on that horse.

[1984Echoes]

Freakin' OUTSTANDING...!!!

[TP_Fan]

LaPorta man.  Wow. People were upset they took him over that ND guy.  

[RandyMarsh]

Holmes essentially flipping Hockensen for a younger, cheaper and better version of him is one of his finer moves to date. 

[number20]

4 catches 47 yds tonight for Jamo. Baby steps

[TP_Fan]

Lions settled a lot of nerves this week.  As I live in Minnesota, I’ll be at the game next week.  Taking my lady, who is a vikes fan.  Hotel downtown, across from stadium and chose to fly instead of drive 4 hours.  Christmas Eve, let’s go win that division. 

[1984Echoes]

Just now, number20 said:

4 catches 47 yds tonight for Jamo. Baby steps

All the Young Dudes seem to be blossoming nicely...

[TP_Fan]

1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said:

Holmes essentially flipping Hockensen for a younger, cheaper and better version of him is one of his finer moves to date. 

And he traded down and got Gibbs too!  So many cooked Holmes for Gibbs. But man is he a difference maker. 

[TP_Fan]

Awesome game.  Johnson got the playmakers involved.  Glenn sent pressure.  Worked all around. 

[RandyMarsh]

The announcers are talking about the Lions watching the Seahawks game closely in the sense that they will be pulling for them to lose so they clinch the playoffs but I'd bet they are actually rooting for them to win so the Eagles drop to 10-4 as well. 

[romad1]

So, that was a good win over a well-coached team. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Now this is how a good team dominates a game. Great play on both sides of the ball. Strong running attack all night. Goff looked good, limited the turnovers, and spread the ball around well. Controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball too. Very happy with the play calling today from both Johnson and Glenn. You love to see a complete performance like this. 

[NYLion]

I hope this narrative that the Lions haven't beaten good teams dies now. The Broncos were arguably the hottest team in the league and the Lions wrecked their donkey asses. Still a longshot but if they beat Minny next week, the game against Dallas could potentially be for the 2 seed or even home field throughout if everything breaks right. This win allows us to think bigger now.

[Sports_Freak]

Lions are 18-6 in their last 24 games? That may be the most wins in a 24 game stretch since the 50's or 60's?

 

[lordstanley]

[Motor City Sonics]

Oooh, and several Deadly Women episodes are on now.    Great night !

[Sports_Freak]

Just now, NYLion said:

I hope this narrative that the Lions haven't beaten good teams dies now. The Broncos were arguably the hottest team in the league and the Lions wrecked their donkey asses. Still a longshot but if they beat Minny next week, the game against Dallas could potentially be for the 2 seed or even home field throughout if everything breaks right. This win allows us to think bigger now.

Dallas hasn't lost at home in a very long time.

[NYLion]

3 minutes ago, TP_Fan said:

Awesome game.  Johnson got the playmakers involved.  Glenn sent pressure.  Worked all around. 

I wonder if Ben was saving some Gibbs and Jamo plays for the playoff stretch. Kind of keeping the weapons on the shelf until they REALLY need them. He's a really smart guy so that wouldn't surprise me.

[Motor City Sonics]

1 minute ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Now this is how a good team dominates a game. Great play on both sides of the ball. Strong running attack all night. Goff looked good, limited the turnovers, and spread the ball around well. Controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball too. Very happy with the play calling today from both Johnson and Glenn. You love to see a complete performance like this. 

Goff was bad in the first quarter, How Goffy Got His Groove Back is the name of this one.  

Just keep that O-Line healthy !!!!

[RandyMarsh]

I missed the first couple drives so I was fortunate to miss most of the bad stuff apparently but from what I saw outside of the Chargers game that was probably the best the O line has looked all year to me. For the most part gave Goff a clean pocket and gave Gibbs and Montgomery holes to run through. When they play like that this offense is as good as any in the league and the team in general is tough to beat. 

Edited December 17, 2023 by RandyMarsh

[number20]

12 minutes ago, romad1 said:

So, that was a good win over a well-coached team. 

With a winning record. Haven't played one of those in a while