Four!

[VulturesRule]

The Lions have won the last three Turkey Day tilts. What looked like a lousy match-up in August now plays out for first place in the NFC North. The Lion's are already in the record book against the Vikes by virtue of handing them their first loss in their new stadium. Here's what I see as the keys to victory Thursday.

Start fast, score first. It wouldn't take much to collapse the opposition's momentum. Minnie has a minimal run game, a spotty passing game, and getting out first could easily take the wind out of their sails. Confidence is not high, they've lost a bunch of games, and they're on the road.

Kick the ball out of the end zone - no special team returns for Vikes. It was their catalyst against Arizona. Don't give them a chance to get momentum.

The Vikings don't have a strong offense. Remove special teams, avoid turn overs, and it's a game Detroit should win. Home field provides the advantage to the Lions.

Four Thanksgiving Victories, and for dessert, First Place in the NFC North. Sweet!

 

[themuzzer]

Love the Theory and it makes sense until we realize it is the Lions playing.....I thought for sure the Jags game was a no brainer......Lions on the bye week getting healthy playing at home against Bortles, then all the sudden the Detroit Lions show up and once again we are down in the 4th quarter......If any team plays to level of their competition it's Detroit.

 

[Thruthefog]

Just win. I don't care if it's pretty, or as ugly as a Seahawks victory. Just win.

 

[themuzzer]

Just win. I don't care if it's pretty, or as ugly as a Seahawks victory. Just win.

When the Jags come into Detroit and the Lions have a whole week of rest and struggle against Blake Bortles.......There's a problem.

When Seattle goes into Gillette stadium and beats Tom Brady and the Patriots (which has only been done twice since 2001) There's a big difference in caliber of team.

 

[Howie115]

What looked like a lousy match-up in August now plays out for first place in the NFC North.

I'm sure CBS is thrilled about that. A Lions Thanksgiving Day game that actually means something.

 

[Howie115]

When the Jags come into Detroit and the Lions have a whole week of rest and struggle against Blake Bortles.......There's a problem.

Bortles was pedestrian by Lions standards. Opposing QBs were completing 74% of their passes against Detroit before this game; Bortles completed "only" 66%, most of the completions for short gains, and threw two picks.

It was the Lions offense that struggled ... only one offensive TD in the game.

 

[Thruthefog]

When the Jags come into Detroit and the Lions have a whole week of rest and struggle against Blake Bortles.......There's a problem.

When Seattle goes into Gillette stadium and beats Tom Brady and the Patriots (which has only been done twice since 2001) There's a big difference in caliber of team.

Cherry pick much?

 

[gandydancer]

Cherry pick much?

Makes me think that you're still eating pie filling from a can.

 

[gandydancer]

When the Jags come into Detroit and the Lions have a whole week of rest and struggle against Blake Bortles.......There's a problem.

When Seattle goes into Gillette stadium and beats Tom Brady and the Patriots (which has only been done twice since 2001) There's a big difference in caliber of team.

Care to know the real record?

http://www.google.com/amp/www.nj.co...ngland_patriots_tom_brady_b.amp?client=safari

 

[gandydancer]

That 92-15 was through Oct. of 2015

 

[themuzzer]

Care to know the real record?

http://www.google.com/amp/www.nj.co...ngland_patriots_tom_brady_b.amp?client=safari

I should have clarified during the regular season, as well as starts.....Losses in Gillette stadium started by Matt Cassell or other QBs, don't qualify.....I stand by statement because Al Michales and Chris Collingsworth said it was so two weeks ago when Seattle beat New England in Gillette stadium.

 

[RobBase]

Is this the game thread?

 

[themuzzer]

And yes Fog, that is cherry picking......Worked great in basketball till they made it illegal.

 

[themuzzer]

Or did they?

 

[gandydancer]

And yes Fog, that is cherry picking......Worked great in basketball till they made it illegal.

Did you read that article? The headline has nothing to do with Cassel or anybody else. The article states that 107 starts for Brady and a 92-15 record.

Go cherry pick the part that says 2 loses. He's had two to Manning alone there, so that makes 3, I know the Dolphins beat him in 06'. Only two wins there since 2001 for the Phins 06' and 08'. Cassel was 08'. So....

 

[themuzzer]

Did you read that article? The headline has nothing to do with Cassel or anybody else. The article states that 107 starts for Brady and a 92-15 record.

Go cherry pick the part that says 2 loses. He's had two to Manning alone there, so that makes 3, I know the Dolphins beat him in 06'. Only two wins there since 2001 for the Phins 06' and 08'. Cassel was 08'. So....

I read it, and also watched the game between Seattle and New England two weeks ago when they put up a stat of the Patriots record at Gillette stadium was 102-2 under Brady since 2001.....I found it hard to Believe. I didn't google or fact check, I just posted here about it...Don't blame the messenger, blame Al Michaels and Chris Collingsworth.....Or the Network that posted it.....I'm just the guy relaying it.......

 

[themuzzer]

We can also fact check and google polls of the election at 7pm EST when the world knew Hillary Clinton was going to be our next president.....We know how that ended up....

I'm not factually stating it as record, I simply stated what the network put up on tv and I simply replied to it here on this site.

 

[RobBase]

We can also fact check and google polls of the election at 7pm EST when the world knew Hillary Clinton was going to be our next president.....We know how that ended up....

I was LOLing so hard at how desperate the libs were the week leading up to the election when they realized she was going to lose, that they decided to just tell everyone "don't bother even voting Trump supporters, she already won it!"

I mean, I get that far left libs are dumb enough to buy their own shit, but that's the thing about libs. They think everyone is as dumb as them.