The score in Green Bay was 24-14 but the game really wasn’t that close. Green Bay got a late TD to make it appear closer than it really was.
Our offense is mostly healthy (missing Leaf) so we should be scoring 31 on them.
Our defense will be helped tremendously if Davis is back. The interior defensive line is amoung the best in the league which really helps out our DE’s and LB’s absorb the injuries we’ve had.
Packers only have 1 loss in their last 8 games (to us). Their wins weren’t particularly impressive but they did what they were supposed to do, beat bad teams.
Lions were clearly the more physical team in our last match up. A friend of mine, Packer’s fan, said in watching the last game, it was like the Packers were playing in a monsoon and the Lions were playing like it was indoors.
That second half against Chicago was pretty miserable and has spooked me. I hope it’s woken them up. Injuries are mounting. Some of the guys look spent. We’re in the grueling part of the NFL season, and Detroit’s road is tough.
I think they eek out a win, but I would not be surprised if Green Bay upset them. The Packers are not a bad team. They’re a solid, playoff-bound team, and if a few bounces go their way it could be enough.
What I hope to see? The return of our dominance. In 3 of the last 4 weeks, the wind seems to be a bit out of our sails.
Indy was fine. Nobody had beaten them by more than 10. We’ve played 2 really bad halves out of the last eight halves. One of those two was our most recent half.
The defense is badly beat up. To me this game is on the Lions offense. Our defense has kinda been carrying us the last few weeks. Score 35+ on the Packers andgive the defense some room to breathe. Good chance the Pack are gonna score some with how injured we are at the moment.
I agree with @Bols and @stephenboyd57 , Lions need the offense to carry them for a while and they have the horses to do so.
I think Lions have to run the ball, then run it some more and finally run it again. Keep the clock moving and GB’s offense off the field, need to win the time of possession by a large margin.
Edit: Also want a big game from Lion safeties, couple of picks and a pick six would be appreciated.
I’m still a little curious on why Gibbs only got two touches in the second half, Montgomery had 8 if I recall correctly. The Lions ran into a loaded box all first half, with success.
I think a lot of it was the Bears had the ball most of the 2nd half, at least it felt that way. But agree, Gibbs is way too talented for 2 touches in a half in a close game. You could tell he was disappointed after the game in his interview. Wanted to make up for the fumble.
How many offensive plays did we run in the 2nd half? Not many.
We ran 23 offensive plays in the 2nd half. 46 plays in the first half.
Pretty sure he’s only fumbled once all season on over 200 touches. I doubt that was it. Monty has fumbled more. The defense just couldn’t get off the field.
Every year there are some NFL teams that are middling but every Sunday going against them is like going to the dentist. The 2024 Colts are one of those teams IMO. So I was quite pleased with 24-6.
I also think there were two critical plays that prevented a blowout from occurring on Thursday. Everyone has talked about the Gibbs fumble but I also think Dan messed up not challenging the Keenan Allen reception on 3rd and 15. I could swear I saw that short hop into his belly.
We get the ball there and stretch the lead to 23-0 the dike likely breaks.
Dan Campbell will be able to use last years game as motivation. GB came in and smacked the shit out of us. I expect the running game to really be what we lean on. Hopefully CD3 can get back on the Field.
Im expecting a loss but hoping for a win. Think injuries right now are just too much to overcome. We’re probably going to play PS players who havent even had a week on the team yet.
The Lions were down Hutch, Branch, Rodrigo, Wingo, Paschal, and Jamo… Za’darius wasn’t on the team yet either… They still handled them on the road… Should be a good game… 34-27 Lions