Week Ten: Detroit Lions (2-6) @ Chicago Bears (3-6)

[Motown Bombers]

The Bills Lioned it.

[1984Echoes]

Anybody watch Justin Jackson on the field...?

Thoughts on him...?

[NYLion]

That was an awesome 4th outside of the long Fields TD run, D stepped up big time and Hutch was a menace all game. We should be thanking our lucky stars that the Jags Jagged and passed on Hutch.

And what in the living hell just happened in the Vikings game. 

[CMRivdogs]

Still is.....

1 minute ago, buddha said:

that was unbelievable.

 

 

[buddha]

Just now, 1984Echoes said:

Anybody watch Justin Jackson on the field...?

Thoughts on him...?

dime a dozen running back who will get the yards his oline gives him.

he is a serviceable backup nfl running back, nothing more.  not that that is a terrible thing.  he's ok.

[MichiganCardinal]

I stand by my earlier statement of being impressed with Hutch today.

 

 

[Shinzaki]

This Buffalo/ Minnesota game is insane

[buddha]

omg vikings.

[1984Echoes]

1 minute ago, buddha said:

dime a dozen running back who will get the yards his oline gives him.

he is a serviceable backup nfl running back, nothing more.  not that that is a terrible thing.  he's ok.

That's sort of what I thought... 

And that's OK... having a backup who is a competent backup and be able to do backup things is good enough... 

... for a #4 RB. If Swift wasn't so breakable he could be a #3. JJ seems decent enough in the return game and catching the ball out of the backfield... so he has some usefulness methinks.

But with Swift's porcelain running and health... that means we need another RB that could potentially take over as the bellcow/ gamebreaker. That's not Jamaal (tough yards) or JJ (solid backup only)...

I'm thinking about the draft next year of course... 2nd to 5th round RB with speed & athleticism & (yikes! ... "Potential" !!!)

[buddha]

this is one of the craziest games i've ever seen.

[RandyMarsh]

Rams draft pick watch, Stafford is indeed out for the Rams but so is Murray for the Cardinals so it's going to be battle of the backup QBs. 

[gehringer_2]

59 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

The meltdown in this thread and wanting to fire everyone has been more entertaining than the game.

It's always the high piont of a Sunday to have read the Lions' game thread up through about the end of the 1st half of any given game, then go do some chore that takes until the game over, and check back to see that the Lions actually won the game....

[Motown Bombers]

When they cut into this game and Minnesota converted that 4th and long, I never imagined it would be 30-30 heading to overtime.

[Aar000n]

I'm watching the Minnesota game also. 

[1984Echoes]

Vikings trying to prove they're as good as their record...

[MichiganCardinal]

I think that was a catch... To say it's not is to go beyond the bounds of replay into super slo-mo overthinking nonsense. You cannot see the tip of the ball as he goes to the ground and I think it's just as likely it's touching his forearm as it is it's touching the ground.

[NYLion]

8 minutes ago, buddha said:

this is one of the craziest games i've ever seen.

THE craziest game I've ever seen in my 35 years or so of watching football. I can't think of another that measures up.

[Shinzaki]

If the Vikings win...Bills fans will wonder if they should have taken a safety instead of trying the QB sneak from their own .5 yd line

 

[lordstanley]

Dan Miller’s call of final sack 

[buddha]

if the packers lose the lions will be in second place in the division...

[Motown Bombers]

Just now, Shinzaki said:

If the Vikings win...Bills fans will wonder if they should have taken a safety instead of trying the QB sneak from their own .5 yd line

 

They fumbled the snap. They could have easily fumbled the snap if they were going to take the safety.

[mtutiger]

Just now, NYLion said:

THE craziest game I've ever seen in my 35 years or so of watching football. I can't think of another that measures up.

I wonder if that makes teams reevaluate what to do in that situation. Shotgun and rolling out makes more sense on retrospect, and then stepping out and taking the safety on 4th if you don't gain yardage

[Jason_R]

The Lions did not melt down today. Good for them.

Chicago kept shooting itself in the foot with penalties and would have won the game easily without them. This includes an INT that was nullified due to penalty. Also they would have won the game easily if not for the Fields INT.

It is not often that we can say the Lions made fewer mistakes than the other team, but today that was the case. Dan Campbell deserves credit for that. 

[Motown Bombers]

You take a safety and give it back with 30 seconds on the clock and a FG wins. Just don't fumble the snap next time.

[buddha]

i dont think you can take the safety there.  it was just a fluke play.