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Game Thread: Game 15: Lions @ Falcons

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No Goff this week.
 

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Also I will try to find a link to watch the game. I did not realize so many folks dont have access to one.
 

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Any predictions?
Goff is taken the day off so the Lions can lose.
Riley Patterson kicks three field goals.
Tim Boyle gets his first TD pass of his career and chokes on the 2 point conversion to tie the game for OT.
Lions 15 - 17 Falcons
 

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"That cannon of an arm Tim Boyle has."

-throws the ball 25 yards on a Hail Mary.
 

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He went full Boyle at the end there.
 

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Goff is taken the day off so the Lions can lose.
Riley Patterson kicks three field goals.
Tim Boyle gets his first TD pass of his career and chokes on the 2 point conversion to tie the game for OT.
Lions 15 - 17 Falcons
Goff is taken the day off so the Lions can lose... Check
Riley Patterson kicks three field goals.................... Check
Tim Boyle gets his first TD pass of his career...... Check
chokes on the 2 point conversion............................ Missed
Lions 15 - 17 Falcons..................................................... Missed
 

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Goff is taken the day off so the Lions can lose... Check
Riley Patterson kicks three field goals.................... Check
Tim Boyle gets his first TD pass of his career...... Check
chokes on the 2 point conversion............................ Missed
Lions 15 - 17 Falcons..................................................... Missed
Pretty close though.
 

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LOL.... I miss on the final score all the time.
Still that was an excellent set of predictions. Tough game to watch. Kind of like preseason. Coaches are getting better so hopefully next year will be more like 500.
 

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Still that was an excellent set of predictions. Tough game to watch. Kind of like preseason.
You said it first... 20 pre-season games, only two more to go.
Coaches are getting better so hopefully next year will be more like 500.
With Dan Campbell getting a 6 year deal as HC, I'm not sure I'll recognize the lowly Lions anymore.
 

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I wanted the Lions to win this game, but Boyle blew that.

I could care less where the Lions draft as there is talented prospects to draft throughout those first 5 picks that could possibly help us in the long term.
 

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There does Not exist one Elite player in this entire draft and besides, you never know what you have in a prospect until they get in an NFL system regardless of their CFB skills.
 

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Prior to this last game, AR-SB had the following stats/ranking as a Lions rookie WR

He’s also one of the most productive Lions rookie receivers of all time. Take a look:

Roy Williams: 54 catches, 817 yards, 8 TDs
Calvin Johnson: 48 catches, 756 yards, 4 TDs
Earl McCulloch: 40 catches, 680 yards, 5 TDs
Gail Cogdill: 43 catches, 642 yards, 1 TD
Dorne Dibble: 30 catches, 613 yards, 6 TDs
Titus Young: 48 catches, 607 yards, 6 TDs
Amon-Ra St. Brown: 65 catches, 601 yards, 2 TDs

With three games to go (two if you want to normalize to a 16-game schedule), he has a great chance to jump into the top three in yardage.

 

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How well is St. Brown doing compared to the rest of the WR rookie class? Outside of (Ja’Marr) Chase and (Jaylen) Waddle, he seems to be the best out of the group. — Alan Hemming on twitter

Erik: Ok, for fun, let's look at St. Brown’s stats compared to every wide receiver drafted ahead of him, with those outproducing him highlighted in yellow:

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So, three of five receivers selected in the first round—all top-10 picks—are outproducing him, and Elijah Moore clips him on touchdowns. That’s it. Now, granted some of this production is based on opportunity, but St. Brown wasn’t the Lions' top option to start the season, he has earned that role through hard work and consistency.
 

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How well is St. Brown doing compared to the rest of the WR rookie class? Outside of (Ja’Marr) Chase and (Jaylen) Waddle, he seems to be the best out of the group. — Alan Hemming on twitter

Erik: Ok, for fun, let's look at St. Brown’s stats compared to every wide receiver drafted ahead of him, with those outproducing him highlighted in yellow:

Screen_Shot_2021_12_23_at_11.07.09_AM.png


So, three of five receivers selected in the first round—all top-10 picks—are outproducing him, and Elijah Moore clips him on touchdowns. That’s it. Now, granted some of this production is based on opportunity, but St. Brown wasn’t the Lions' top option to start the season, he has earned that role through hard work and consistency.
St. Brown vs 1st round picks for December

Amon-Ra St. Brown: 35 catches, 340 yards, 3 TDs
Ja’Marr Chase: 18 catches, 257 yards, 2 TDs
Jaylen Waddle: 19 catches, 182 yards, 1 TD
DeVonta Smith: 10 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD
Rashod Bateman: 12 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
 
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