Week Seventeen: Detroit Lions (13-2) @ San Francisco 49ers (6-9)

[MichiganCardinal]

That's probably ball game. Can't afford to not score 7 on every possession.

[number20]

SF has plenty of time to walk down the field and score

 

[TP_Fan]

St brown was wide open for the first down.  Incomplete to LaPorta instead.  This game is a morale buster for this team. Defense being absolutely cooked and offense feeling like they need to score 10 every drive.  

[Nate7474]

Late on the throw because he had him open.

[Motown Bombers]

So the 49ers get the ball before the end of the half and will have an extra possession in the 1st half. Deferring did not gain them an extra possession. 

[Sports_Freak]

Deferring didn't work, SF gets the ball at the end of the 2nd quarter. Put that into the books as another BIG fail.

[Jason_R]

I did not like that call. They needed the points. 

[Adullin]

Should have kicked a field goal 

[Sports_Freak]

  On 12/31/2024 at 2:27 AM, Motown Bombers said:

So the 49ers get the ball before the end of the half and will have an extra possession in the 1st half. Deferring did not gain them an extra possession. 

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This defer strategy only started a few years ago. Teams used to always take the ball. Some old ways are better....

[number20]

Purdy is going to air it out. Probably go after Arnold

 

 

[TP_Fan]

  On 12/31/2024 at 2:27 AM, Motown Bombers said:

So the 49ers get the ball before the end of the half and will have an extra possession in the 1st half. Deferring did not gain them an extra possession. 

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Still a chance to get the ball back.  

[RandyMarsh]

Dumb play design, have Laporta and St. Brown running routes right next to each other on the short side of the field. 

[holygoat]

That's pretty much the game right there. The 9ers will 3-4 more possessions minimum, so that's another 21-28 points at least, and they might hang 50 on us. This defense blows so hard.

[Motown Bombers]

  On 12/31/2024 at 2:28 AM, Sports_Freak said:

This defer strategy only started a few years ago. Teams used to always take the ball. Some old ways are better....

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I don't know that one way is better than the other, but to be so adament about it, is weird. 

[number20]

Glenn should blitz more

 

[TP_Fan]

lol. This is ****ing embarassing.  Has a coaching staff ever been this unprepared?  Get the starters the **** out of there. 

[MichiganCardinal]

The defensive line looks surprised when they actually get pressure and don't finish anything. The secondary just looks gassed.

On the bright side, since the Lions never lose back-to-back games, next week is a lock if this game trajectory doesn't change.

[buddha]

  On 12/31/2024 at 2:29 AM, holygoat said:

That's pretty much the game right there. The 9ers will 3-4 more possessions minimum, so that's another 21-28 points at least, and they might hang 50 on us. This defense blows so hard.

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you cant expect them to compete when half the defense WASNT EVEN IN THE LEAGUE a week ago.

the fact that they are 13-2 is a testament to the coaching staff and the offense.  the defense isnt an nfl caliber team.

its a dam shame that it has to end this way, but no team can survive what the lions have gone through this year.

[MichiganCardinal]

Gotta be OPI right?

[Sports_Freak]

  On 12/31/2024 at 2:29 AM, Motown Bombers said:

I don't know that one way is better than the other, but to be so adament about it, is weird. 

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Well, there's some common sense involved. Your defense has problems so you don't want to expose them and play from behind. If a team has a top defense, I could see it. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Clock should be running right now unless SF called a timeout.

[number20]

  On 12/31/2024 at 2:30 AM, MichiganCardinal said:

The defensive line looks surprised when they actually get pressure and don't finish anything. The secondary just looks gassed.

On the bright side, since the Lions never lose back-to-back games, next week is a lock if this game trajectory doesn't change.

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Could end up being a good tuneup game for Minnesota 👍🏻

 

[buddha]

  On 12/31/2024 at 2:30 AM, MichiganCardinal said:

The defensive line looks surprised when they actually get pressure and don't finish anything. The secondary just looks gassed.

On the bright side, since the Lions never lose back-to-back games, next week is a lock if this game trajectory doesn't change.

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you still think this is a super bowl caliber team?

[MichiganCardinal]

Love Moody for what he did in Ann Arbor, but there is a reason you don't take kickers in the 3rd round.

[lordstanley]

I think Moody’s time with the Niners is over.