I’ve been waiting to write a post on the Detroit Lions because they’ve been incredibly frustrating to watch and last night was obviously as frustrating as usual. The special teams have been nothing short of embarrassing, and they were quite honestly, very lucky to beat the Philadelphia Eagles last week.
The loss against the Vikings prior to the bye week, following the loss to the Titans was purely crippling. Back-to-back weeks giving up a kick return touchdown and a punt return touchdown was the first time it had ever happened in the NFL. The defense has looked good, but the offensive play calling has been utterly pathetic. Titus Young has been nothing short of bad so far this year, and has contributed to the underachieving on offense.
Not necessarily when you consider passing yards, but the fact that the Detroit Lions keep having to settle for field goals instead of getting touchdowns. Or as they decided last night on Monday Night Football, to just turn the ball over three ti...
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PLAYERS:
Titus Young,
Ryan Broyles,
Matthew Stafford,
Brandon Pettigrew,
Mikel Leshoure,
Jahvid Best,
Cliff Avril,
Jacob Lacey,
Chris Houston,
Stephen Peterman,
Calvin Johnson,
Jim Schwartz,
Ndamukong Suh
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Alabama Crimson Tide
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Alabama Crimson Tide
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