Answer: Defence. Question: Who did not ‘show-up’? Spectacle of defensive failures by both teams. When is the last time you saw a 1,000 yard offensive game? Down field completions by Commanders complements of Detroit’s pass defence would have made Stevie Wonder proud. Lion’s season long scandalous containment of a ‘running QB’ was an open, fetid […]

Lions feast on Viking’s really bad day. Hints of what was to come began with the first errant throw by S. Darnold and pass drop by usually reliable J. Jefferson. Down hill until games’ end. Timing was just a ‘little off’ on everything the Vikings tried. Credit the aggressive ‘balls out’ Lion’s defensive rush. Not […]

Game stats provide all the gory details. Over 900yds of total offence. Titanic defensive effort (sarcasm} by both teams. Lion’s run game offset 49ers passing effort. Without a doubt, Detroit’s two pass interceptions determined the game’s outcome. Lion’s ‘deep’ pass defense is still an open ugly wound. Some San Francisco’s receptions could have been made […]

Game of momentum shifted ‘to and fro”. Disparate stats in third and fourth down efficiency converted into more Lion’s total offensive opportunities. In spite of the ‘wounded’ defensive line J. Love was mostly held in check. Deep Lion’s pass coverage is still suspect. The real “drama” occurred at the game’s end. Against prevailing SOP D. […]

Classic game tale of two halves. First half viewing portended a second half lopsided ending. Not to be however. Lion’s inability to ‘slam the door shut’ allowed Bears to claw their way back crowned with a comical but heart wrenching farce of game clock management. Lion’s lack of Bear’s quarterback containment coupled with an asinine, […]

Not a classical battle. Key stats demonstrated balanced offensive attack via first down achievements. Ultimately played into time of possession advantage. Colts made callous errors when most beneficial to the Lions. Dropped passes, holding calls and other errors were timely and costly for the Colts. J. Goff had a good day but not stylish by […]

After the first five minutes this ‘game’ trans-mutated into a no holds blowout. Three Lion’s game stats define the overall finality: 645 yards of offense, 38 first downs and almost 2 to 1 time of possession. Every one joined in the melee. J. Gibbs and D. Montgomery slashed, dashed and burned their way generating about […]

J. Goff’s nightmares came to fruition. Lion’s defensive efforts kept the game from being be a ‘blowout’ by holding Texans scoreless the second half. Houston’s J. Mixon was held to 46 yards rushing. In an antithesis to ‘smash mouth’ football, this game’s outcome was left to the field goal kickers. However, the winning field goal […]

Classic ole time brutal weather football game not fit for man or beast. Nothing fancy but Lion’s brutal running and controlled passing. For a team regaled for executing under brutal weather conditions, Green Bay failed the test across the board: dropped passes, bad snaps from center, sorry run game and an ill advised desperation pass. […]

Usually, game stats correlate extremely high with the game outcome. This game was an extreme outlier. Titans dominated in almost every category except for the dreaded ‘turnovers’. Lions cashed every opportunity check gifted to them. Initially, the game’s opening portended a classical ‘slug fest’ validating pregame hype. Then the ancient axiom of “on any given […]