Die hard fans I fell prey to a delusional psychosis and actually believed the Lions had exhausted all possible ways to lose a game.  Did you listen to your “gut” sense after the first half of the game and recognize that eerie feeling of the Lions being at a familiar fork in the road?  Should have but did not.

After Rodgers scrambled into the end-zone the outcome was inevitable.  Somewhere in the Lion’s genetic code the switch moved from trying to win to trying not to lose.  Forget about the ‘face mask’ penalty.  Yes, it was a close call but the game never should have hinged on the last play of the game.

Winning has a thousand mothers but losing only has the Detroit Lions.  Upward and onward to our 58th year of rebuilding.

This  was almost like a fairy tale dream.  All the pieces came down from never-never land and formed a coherent exhibition of a professional NFL team.  The offence was effective and devastating.    The defence made ‘stops’ when it counted.  And finally, a “killer instinct” that was solely lacking emerged in full bloom.    Even ‘brick hands’ Ebron functioned well.

This refreshing refurbished conversion to winning is going a long way to establising respectibility and fan endearment.  An endless streak of wins for the rest of the season is an unreasonable expectation.  However, if credit is due, it’s due to Jim Bob Cooter.

The Lions are no longer predictable and that makes them very dangerous oponents. Maybe it’s time for Bobby Lane to rest in peace.

You can’t win ‘big’ games by kicking field goals.  Scoring touchdowns when the opportunity presents itself is crucial.  When “Brick Hands” Ebron dropped a sure touchdown pass I feared the worst outcome.

Whether it was the combination of Lion’s play calling, key defensive stops, or an inept play by Oakland we’ll take the win.  Stafford did not make any real ‘desperate’ passing decisions and the running backs held onto the ball.  Resulting in no fumbles and no interceptions.  Great to see the passing game spread across lots of receivers including the backs again.

Before you store away the “Tums”, wait for a few repeat performances the rest of the season.  The Lions have a roller coaster history that included games like this before.  A glimmer of hope is justified with a guarded dose of historical reality.

You had to see this game to believe it.  Green Bay stunk up the place and actually made the Lions look semi competitive.  When is the last time you remember Lambeau field fans boo the Packers?  Creative and inventive in finding new ways to give the opposing team ‘another chance, another chance and another chance’ the Lions excelled.  How do you miss two PATs?  How about the critical ‘roughing the passer’ penalty that gave the Packers ‘another chance’.  And, who could have possibly imagined Green Bay would try an ‘on-side’ kick off and recover the ball?   Who would have thought the Packers would march down the field for a last second field goal attempt to win the game?

A high point was that Stafford was not pummelled into the ground for a change.  How about that spectacular(sic) running game?  Also, someone please send the referees a bouquet of roses for all the non defensive holding calls on the Lions on multiple pass plays.  Stafford or the coaching staff receives kudos for spreading the passing attempts between receivers.  “Brick Hands” Ebron was less than terrible this game.

Be not deceived gentle Lion’s fans, “Lady Luck” is a fickle shrew and her continence, based on the Lion’s history, will not likely be repeated this season.

Just when you think you have seen it all.  The stench spanned the Atlantic ocean all the way back to Detroit.  Ray Charles could have directed the KC offence and still won the game by 45 points.  Up until the 4th quarter your punter was Detroit’s most effective weapon.  After the opening drive resulted in a field goal, hope against hope, you new in your gut that another debacle was in the making.  Not hard to notice but KC’s quarter back was running for significant yardage as apposed to running for his life.

The Lions sprinkled in a few of the usual critical dropped passes accompanied by their standard penchant for timely stupid penalties and ‘presto’ another Lion’s classic loss.  Even the TV sports commentators ran out of superlatives to describe the Lion’s ineptness.  Maybe this culminates the end of the pitiful fall from respectability and the recent changes will ‘kick in’ and show some positive effects for the rest of the season.

If not, the glorious 59th year of rebuilding can start materializing with a revamped team roster, coaching staff and management.  We bid Caldwell and Mayhew a fond adieu as Caldwell migrates into the Lion’s ‘graveyard’ of failed coaches.

Yes, the Lion’s ‘sucked’ us in again with their play the first half.  As soon as Stafford got nailed on two Minnesota’s blitzes, the ending was inevitable.  Throw in a helpful pass interference by the Lions and it was adiós Lions.  You would think someone would see that blitzing Vikings were unimpeded and had direct shots at Stafford.  If this is best effort by the offensive line and coaching staff, just use the ‘tackling’ dummy and save Stafford the painful demolition.

The more the Lions play this season the more it resembles all the other ‘disappointing’ seasons.  As Yogi Bera said, “it’s Deja Vous” all over again.  Get ready for all the parsing of words to explain why the Lions fail to execute.  Our 59th year of rebuilding can’t get here soon enough.

Folks if your into theatrical football, this was the game for you. Titanic efforts by both defenses allowed only 758 yards of total offense.  Extra added spice was mixed in by the referees reviewing game altering calls.  For a change, the best ‘reviewed’ calls went in the Lion’s favor this time.  Golden Tate’s review was a classic beauty.  Both teams were infected by the  ‘stupid penalty’ virus.  Noticeably, Lion’s fans especially give thanks to the Bears for the ‘roughing the passer’ call that allowed Detroit to survive for another play.  Well, a win is a win and historical stats will not contain any footnotes describing any mitigating circumstances in the games’ outcome.

A bright spot if any was passing by Stafford.  Deep passes to Johnson harked back to yesteryears of highlight reel quality.  May you be reminded that Stafford had time to throw but it was generally due to a sub-par Bear’s defensive line and not  Detroit’s sterling offensive line.  Remember back to Stafford running for his life in recent games?  Future opponents will not be as ‘charitable’  as the Bears.

It’s painful, but as fans, we must remember that “putting lipstick on a pig” does not change anything.  Dawn still is still out there representing our 59th year of rebuilding.

Even under a local anaesthesia or effects from recreational pharmaceuticals this game was nothing but a “Nightmare at Ford Field”.  When you have exhausted all the ‘creative’ ways to lose games revert back to the old tried and proven techniques of pass interceptions and fumbles.  And boy the Lions put on superb how-to demonstration on Sunday.

Someone needs to apply a ‘root cause’ analysis of the Lion’s problems and discontinue all the ‘wishy-washy’ B***S*** trying to explain the latest dismal performance.  The Lions have a problem with: the offensive line, quarterback, running game, defensive secondary or coaching staff or any combination thereof.  Speaking of coaching, did you notice that Caldwell has started to exhibit that ‘deer in the highlight look’ last seen by B. Ross?

The fans have taken notice and will become more vocally vociferous as the seasons drags out.  Remember the grocery paper bags worn by fans in previous years?  That is assuming they even have the fortitude to show up on home game day.  After 58 years of rebuilding we the fans deserve better.  Other NFL teams have arisen from the ‘ashes’ to excel again but our Lions somehow skipped that history lesson.

The 59th year of rebuilding can’t start soon enough!

Where to begin.  First the obvious, Seattle is not the team it was last year.  But the absence of M. Lynch was a gift to the Lions.  Now onto the game.  The Lion’s offence was totally ineffective.  Forget the last minute heroics.  To many 3 and out series when they had the ball.  Kinda begs the question why some version of plays in the ‘hurry up offence’ are not reflected in the overall game plan?  And yes, I realize Seattle was in some type of ‘prevent defence’.  Did not have much effect.  The Lion’s running game is still sub-par.

The Lion’s defence did prove that blitzing will keep Wilson running for his life.  He will not last long as a running QB if this continues.  Also, missed tackles helped make him look like a version of Houdini.   Why can they play almost one half of the game with a single penalty and go back to the ‘old ways’ in the second half of the game?

The referees did ‘blow’ the fumble and swatting of the bad out of the end zone.  Think back to the Dallas game and the pass interference call that was reversed.  Is this part of the Lion’s curse and burden to bear forever?  What is going to haunt them is all the injuries incurred in this game.  Sadly, a 6-10 won lost record is about the best outcome for this season.

Now is the time to see what the ‘new guys’ can do.  Give the ‘wounded warriors’ a chance to heal properly and the ‘new guys’ experience they need to adapt to the ‘big show’.

Maybe if all beleaguered Lion’s fans appeal to the ‘on high’ that we have paid our penitence and it is time for the Bobby Lane curse to expire.  If not, it’s on to our 59th year of rebuilding.

First the good.  Stafford did not get carried off the field in the ‘cart’.  All the rest was just ugly.

How about that running game with 19 carries for a whopping net of 28 yards.  Stafford had to be quick on the pass release in order to avoid being impaled by Denver’s defence.  No results from the accumulated passing yardage to speak of.  Erringly similar to the last game, the offensive line was in the “Silver Sieve” mode of operation.

The Detroit Lions must hold the record for being the most charitable team in the league.  Who else will generously create a penalty for a second chance field goal or a fresh set of downs in the red zone?  Speaking of the defence, did you notice that the “old man Manning” only managed to throw for 324 yards and complete passes when it counted?  We can write off the overloaded line rush on a punt as a “brain fart” by the Lion’s secondary.

A favourable outlook for the season is now in the rear view mirror.  Expect a massacre next week in Seattle.  It’s not premature to start planning the seasons’ funeral.  Die hard Lion’s fan, masochist that we are,  can start fantasizing about our 59th year of rebuilding.