Week Seven: Detroit Lions (4-1) @ Minnesota Vikings (5-0)

[sagnam]

35 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

And then the kickoff through the end zone. 

That was the correct call. Make them throw the ball then get to the line. Remember that Dallas got a huge return right before halftime that cost 3 points.

[sagnam]

35 minutes ago, NYLion said:

I think a 45 yard or under FG is pretty much automatic for any NFL kicker. It's probably more risky to go for a TD and risk an incomplete pass leaving too much time on the clock. Three runs, not one run and two kneel downs, would have been the right call IMO.

We already fumbled on a rush today. No reason to risk it all when the FG is set up. 

[lordstanley]

10 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Be very very careful next week.    Two very emotional games then Green Bay and Houston,  don't sleep on Tennessee.  Anything can happen in the NFL.  

Four road games against Dallas, Minnesota, Green Bay and Houston, within a 5 game span is arguably as tough of a stretch as any NFL team will face this season. The Lions have passed the first two of those four tests. 

[RandyMarsh]

 

[KnoxP]

Is this 2 game in a row no PI calls on Arnold?

[Motown Bombers]

2 minutes ago, KnoxP said:

Is this 2 game in a row no PI calls on Arnold?

It is. They must have put mittens on him in practice. 

[Motown Bombers]

Watching this Chiefs-49ers game, and the Lions are clearly the best team in the league right now. 

[Sports_Freak]

50 minutes ago, KnoxP said:

Is this 2 game in a row no PI calls on Arnold?

 

47 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

It is. They must have put mittens on him in practice. 

The refs may have started showing him some respect.

[TP_Fan]

Couple thoughts.  Goff, through 7 weeks, is the mvp of the league.   Hutch through 6 weeks was the DPOY.  Branch, through 7 weeks, is the DPOY.

Need a pass rusher. This is a Super Bowl year.  If Crosby is available for 2 firsts, pull the trigger.  Lions look to be best team in the league. 

[RatkoVarda]

Raiders kicked 5 FGs; lost their sorta starter QB to broken thumb;

Maxx Crosby has got to know that a rookie 2025 QB means he is looking at 2026 at the earliest for relevancy.

[Jason_R]

1 hour ago, sagnam said:

We already fumbled on a rush today. No reason to risk it all when the FG is set up. 

I also think they wanted to put an early season game in Bates’s hands to give him the experience. 

[Sports_Freak]

Somebody watched the game today;

 

[Jason_R]

The way he says “Lions” is so Michigan. 

[Jason_R]

 

[TP_Fan]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

Finally home after having to watch the game in like six different locations, driving all over the state today.

What a god awful start. I don't get the fake punt call at all, though I'm still not sure if that came from Fipp/Campbell or JRM. Either way, not the time or place. Fake punts should come when you catch the defense on their heels, after a lucky third down stop, when they're hoping you're about to punt, when you need a score on that drive, and when you're 95% confident you'll convert. That fake didn't meet any of those categories, let alone all of them.

After a dreadful start, major kudos to the coaching staff for not panicking, not throwing in the towel, settling the troops, and pushing forward with the game plan. If the Bucs loss was a coaching loss (Campbell says it was, I'm not so sure); this win is a coaching win.

[NYLion]

3 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

 

The Lions have the best, or at least the most balanced, offense in the league. The amount of playmakers are endless, they have an elite QB (yes Goff is elite) and arguably the best offensive line in the league.

[Shinzaki]

 

[Motown Bombers]

7 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

 

Just don't say he's basically Matthew Stafford. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[lordstanley]

 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

2 hours ago, TP_Fan said:

Couple thoughts.  Goff, through 7 weeks, is the mvp of the league.   Hutch through 6 weeks was the DPOY.  Branch, through 7 weeks, is the DPOY.

Need a pass rusher. This is a Super Bowl year.  If Crosby is available for 2 firsts, pull the trigger.  Lions look to be best team in the league. 

Think they're going 1-10 the rest of the way ? 

[gehringer_2]

Beating the Vikes on the road should improve the Lions perceived bargaining leverage if they are pursuing a DE. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

20 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Think they're going 1-10 the rest of the way ? 

I was going to wait until they beat the Titans to pull that out. 😉