Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars (4-7) @ Detroit Lions (4-7)

[Motown Bombers]

 

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

2018 Seattle Seahawks

2015 Arizona Cardinals

2011 Buffalo Bills

2009 Chicago Bears

2000 St. Louis Rams

1993 New York Jets

1984 Miami Dolphins

1979 Washington Redskins

 

so a couple/3 times a decade. Didn't think it could be very common.

[Motown Bombers]

I'm wondering how often is has happened a team has been shutout in a season and finished top 10 in scoring offense that season.

[Motor City Sonics]

19 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

so a couple/3 times a decade. Didn't think it could be very common.

No, I just made all that up.  I wasn't going to waste time trying to find all that. 

[Hongbit]

39 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

No, I just made all that up.  I wasn't going to waste time trying to find all that. 

That crazy because 2011 Bills and 1993 Jets actually did it. 

[Motown Bombers]

Poking around the Jaguars forum and a guy has this in his signature:

 

[Motor City Sonics]

5 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

That crazy because 2011 Bills and 1993 Jets actually did it. 

Really?   That's too funny.  

[buddha]

what nfc teams are better than the lions right now?

philly, dallas, seattle, san francisco...

we'll find out about minnesota next week.

FIRE DAN CAMPBELL!

 

[buddha]

1) the nfc sucks.

2) the lions can lose to anybody, including bad teams like the panthers and bears.

3) the lions have one game left om their schedule that they shouldnt be favored in: minny at home.  and that game is at home which means they have a real fighting chance to win.

4) i think almost everyone on this site had the lions in the 5-8 win range.  if they finish this year with a winning record it's a testament to #1 above, but also to the coaching staff.

5) let's not get ahead of ourselves, these are still the lions.

Edited December 5, 2022 by buddha

[Motown Bombers]

I know the Lions lost to Seattle, but I'm not convinced they are better than the Lions right now. I think that game goes differently if it's played today.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Hongbit]

9 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Really?   That's too funny.  

No, I just made all that up. I wasn’t going to waste time trying to find all of that.

[RedRamage]

12 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

That tie really mucked things up. The Lions held the tiebreaker against both the Giants and Washington, now that doesn't matter unless of course the Lions tie as well.

Yup... from a playoff perspective, that tie was the worst case scenario.  That said, I don't really care about the playoff.  All things considered I'd prefer they make them of course, but I would be shocked if they actually win a playoff game, let alone win three of 'em.  I'm happy with what appears to be steady improvement through the season and I'm excited to see what 2023 will bring.

[Motown Bombers]

9 minutes ago, RedRamage said:

Yup... from a playoff perspective, that tie was the worst case scenario.  That said, I don't really care about the playoff.  All things considered I'd prefer they make them of course, but I would be shocked if they actually win a playoff game, let alone win three of 'em.  I'm happy with what appears to be steady improvement through the season and I'm excited to see what 2023 will bring.

If they win 9 games I will be pretty happy regardless if they make the playoffs or not. The Lions have had a brutal schedule. They had the toughest schedule of any team in the league coming into this Jacksonville game and they are still in playoff contention. Arguably their best player from the draft still hasn't gotten involved yet. Lot of upside to this team right now. 

[Tigeraholic1]

 

 

[RedRamage]

On a side note... anyone else think the announcers were using the Jag's running back's initials for way too long?

[Motown Bombers]

Goff is top 10 in yards, TDs, QB rating and QBR. Just saying...

*Ducks*

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[gehringer_2]

Clearly not an easy team to read. THey weren't nearly as bad as we feared they might be at 1-6 and they probably aren't as good as we hope they might be after last week. I think winning out is still a bridge too far, but at least it's now a lot more fun finding out.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[lordstanley]

12 games into the season and the Lions have only lost two games by more than 4 points. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[NYLion]

14 hours ago, buddha said:

what nfc teams are better than the lions right now?

philly, dallas, seattle, san francisco...

we'll find out about minnesota next week.

FIRE DAN CAMPBELL!

 

And they could have beaten any of those teams (not including San Fran obviously). I still don't know how they blew that first Minnesota game.

[Motown Bombers]

If you take away the New England game, the Lions would have a +20 point differential which would be double that of Minnesota's and Minnesota has won 5 more games.