November’s team schedule is a tough test for the Lion

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A typical game week involves.

Sunday game day/ travel home.

Monday Review & Recovery

Tuesday off day

W-F Practice

Saturday walkthrough/ travel

Sunday game/ travel

Leading up to the Minnesota game was a “normal” week for Week 8.

But this week you had the Jack Campbell situation for week 9

Next week is Germany so your dealing with extended travel to and from. So that effects week 10 and 11.

Week 12 is Thursday for thanksgiving.

Then finally you get a mini bye going into a normal week 13 and 14.

Its going to be a tough test. Take it a week at a time. A day at a time. But these next 3 weeks is crucial. Then a softer middle 2 weeks. Then a brutal likely toughest SOS in the NFL final 4.

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If we go 3-0 through the next three I think we will end up with the 1 seed. I don’t happen to think we will go 3-0 though.

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3-0 would be amazing and yes very capable of 1 seed at that point. Especially being 3-0 in division. However. Realistically 2-1 seams more realistic.

Cant go 0-3 or 1-2 if you want the division let alone 1 seed. Which the division title this year is extra important because it will likely be the 1 seed if not definitely the 2seed.

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I’d almost rather be the 5 seed and go to whoever wins the NFC South… Beyond that though, I’d rather they have home field advantage

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https://x.com/fieldyates/status/2119801200787038327?a=mpj9wBDfF448UzuaRJw&s=46

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Current betting trends for playoff projections

1SFF 13-4

7SEA 10-7 @ 2CHI 12-5

6MIN 11-6 @ 3NYG 8.5-8.5

5DET 11-6 @ TBB 7-10

8LAR 10-7

9GBP 10-7

10DAL 8-9

So sure “easy” win in tampa. But your prize is likely having to go to Chicago again. In mid January, no thanks.

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we play 3 games in 11 days including one in Germany and TB coming off a bye and Bears play 2 games in 17 days, NFL is trying to make it easier for the Bears

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That part of the schedule is definitely the most unfair for the Lions, in terms of amount of rest and travel vs the opponent.

However the entire rest of the season? The lions have had more rest and/or less travel than their opponents.

So this 2-3 week stretch is the real test of adversity and adaptability,

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So in that scenario you are assuming the viking beat the giants right?

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Yes. However i dont thing going all the way to the west coast in Levis is a great option either. (Which i know would be the NFCCG) but lets not get ahead of ourselves.

But thats why the division is so important. Win the division 2+ home games. Lose, 3 bad road games.

Massive difference

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I think we’re gonna go 4-0 over the course of the next three games

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NFC North has 8 combined losses. 5 of them are divisional opponents.

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North much stronger than the South. I’ve heard this happened once before.

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We are a little crazy up north. But tough as nails.

bobby-clarke-philadelphia-flyers

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Let’s see what these Lions are made of.