Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+ The Official 2010 Detroit Lions Season Thread, 3 wins in a row!...5-10

[yilduz]

If we would of ran the ball on 3rd down on our final drive, we would've knocked off 40 more seconds. Petersons 15 yard penalty to put them in field goal range for the tie was a dagger to the heart.

If they ran the ball on that third down; if they hadn't taken that penalty; if Hanson wasn't injured and made the PAT that Suh missed; if Stafford didn't fall on his shoulder and re-injure it, keeping him out of the final drive. We can come up with excuses all day (and I'll be right there with you ) but it doesn't change the fact that they've lost yet another very close game.

Whether they're taking too many penalties, getting injured, or not properly managing the clock, they can't seem to finish. Once they can manage that, they'll be a top team.

In any case, the Lions are playing the Bills next week so let's look to that. Buffalo is currently 0-8 and it's an away game for Detroit, so we may finally break this winless road streak!

Yeah! Go Lions!

[ronaldinho0003]

Hopefully Hill can play. Regardless of Buffalo's record, it's always a tough place to play.

[19th Century Indiana Jones]

I wouldn't underestimate the Bills.....

[ronaldinho0003]

I wouldn't underestimate the Bills.....

+1, especially at home.

[19th Century Indiana Jones]

Stafford's season looks dim....
NFL.COM

[yilduz]

Well that isn't good.

[ronaldinho0003]

Stafford's season looks dim....
NFL.COM

We should shut him down for the year. Sam Bradford had a similar injury situation to this back at Oklahoma, and now he's fine. We just have to hope he has a healthy recovery and is truly back to 100% before next years preseason game one.

[ronaldinho0003]

The Lions (2-6) and new starting QB Shaun Hill travel to Buffalo today to take on the Bills (0-8). The Lions always struggle on the road, and the Bills have been right on the hump the past couple of games. Hopefully Hill is back to 100% and can re-start where he left off. Game is scheduled for 1pm EST on FOX.

Prediction: Bills-27 Lions-24

[28Vikings28ALLDAY]

Bills are better then there record shows.

but i see the lions pull it off 35-31

[yilduz]

Lions are better than their record shows as well. However, penalties and the inability to produce on offense killed them today. I expected them to score a lot on this defense, but they weren't able to. The Bills only scored 14 points, the Lions should have outscored that by a lot - but only came out with 12. They missed the 2-point conversion at the end of the game.

Yet another hugely disappointing loss. Every game is close and they can't manage to get that little extra. When will things go our way?

[19th Century Indiana Jones]

Lions are better than their record shows as well. However, penalties and the inability to produce on offense killed them today. I expected them to score a lot on this defense, but they weren't able to. The Bills only scored 14 points, the Lions should have outscored that by a lot - but only came out with 12. They missed the 2-point conversion at the end of the game.

Yet another hugely disappointing loss. Every game is close and they can't manage to get that little extra. When will things go our way?

You got to hand it to the Bills, they played tough at home. And the Lions were up against it from the get-go with Stafford out.

[ronaldinho0003]

I agree with you guys. WAY too many penalties today. Plus, not having Stafford out there really uhrt us. Hill didn't look a 100% at all, a couple of times he looked scared to throw it more than 10 yards down the field. Yet, another very disappionting loss. We drop to 2-7 on the year...*sigh*.

I'll have highlights and stats up later.

[yilduz]

I agree with you guys. WAY too many penalties today. Plus, not having Stafford out there really uhrt us. Hill didn't look a 100% at all, a couple of times he looked scared to throw it more than 10 yards down the field. Yet, another very disappionting loss. We drop to 2-7 on the year...*sigh*.

I'll have highlights and stats up later.

Yeah, his fear of throwing the ball was really starting to frustrate me. Too many times they were third and long, and he would only throw a few yards. It was driving me nuts.

I also hope that Suh and Calvin Johnson aren't injured. That's the last thing we'd need - more injuries to our main guys.

[yilduz]

So... The Lions were ahead at halftime, 10-7. However, they couldn't hold on and was destroyed in the second half. 19-35 was the final score and Detroit loses, yet again, on the road. They fall to 2-8 on the season and these last few weeks have been hugely disappointing.

All we can do is leave this game behind and look forward to the annual Thanksgiving game. Let's kick some New Englanders back from whence they came.

[ronaldinho0003]

We looked pretty bad yesterday...

I'm dreading Thursday, I'm almost positive we'll get totally embarassed at home. Without Stafford it's clear the Lions are a completely different football team. We need him to get and stay healthy. The hair pulling/horse collar call really hurt us yesterday. Then the punt return for the TD, (which showed on the replay that the runner had stepped out of bounds), really gave Dallas all the momentum and eventually the game.

[19th Century Indiana Jones]

We looked pretty bad yesterday...

I'm dreading Thursday, I'm almost positive we'll get totally embarassed at home. Without Stafford it's clear the Lions are a completely different football team. We need him to get and stay healthy. The hair pulling/horse collar call really hurt us yesterday. Then the punt return for the TD, (which showed on the replay that the runner had stepped out of bounds), really gave Dallas all the momentum and eventually the game.

Lions lead at halftime, but Alphonso Smith got knocked backwards and down on his butt on national TV trying to stop Cookie Jarvis Green Ellis.

[ronaldinho0003]

Lions lead at halftime, but Alphonso Smith got knocked backwards and down on his butt on national TV trying to stop Cookie Jarvis Green Ellis.   

And then he gets burned twice by Deion Branch in the second half for TD's...

[ronaldinho0003]

Well, if you haven't already heard, the Lions lost AGAIN on Thanksgiving day to the Patriots. We had the lead going into half 17-10, but the Pats totally dominated the 2nd half and pulled out with the victory 45-24. Man, we are really missing Stafford.

Game highlights and stats:

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=301125008

[ronaldinho0003]

I'll write up an official report tomorrow, but...

HOW ABOUT THOSE LIONS!

3 wins in a row, two of those coming on the road!

[yilduz]

This thread seems to have died while I was away.
I can't believe the Lions start winning games (four in a row to end the season) and the Lions thread is dead. What gives, guys?

I can't wait for next season. Hopefully Stafford and Best can stay healthy. If so, and we get some help in the secondary, Detroit is going to rock the NFC north! Lions are going to the playoffs next year!