Lions vs Texans

After a last minute loss to the Green Bay Packers last week, the Detroit Lions were really reeling back on their playoff hopes, this week was a must win. They were looking at a season where they needed to win the rest of their games in order to have a shot at the wild card spot in the playoff bracket. This weeks matchup with against the Houston Texans, the leader of the AFC division, and surely a diificult opponent. The Lions got on the board early when Mikel Leshoure ran in a touchdown from 2 yards out. The scores split in the second quarter, with each team scoring a pair of touchdowns. First, the Texans' Arian Foster rushed in a touchdown from 6 yards out. The Lions responded with a 5-yard touchdown run from Mike Foster. Houston's Owen Daniels then caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Matt Schaub. The Lions' Calvin Johnson then caught a 22-yard touchdown pass. After halftime, Detroit's Jason Hanson kicked a 46-yard field goal. Houston responded with a 81-yard touchdown rush by Justin Forsett, and tied it up yet again with a 45-yard field goal by Shayne Graham. This touchdown was highly controversial by Forsett because he was clearly tackled. The referees let the play go and Head Coach Jim Schwartz for the Lions threw his challenge flag on accident which was illegal. Therefore, the play could not be reviewed and the touchdown stood. In the fourth quarter, the Lions took the lead back with a 23-yard touchdown run by Joique Bell, but Houston tied it back up with a 1-yard run by Arian Foster inside the 2-minute warning to take it to overtime. After a pair of turnovers and missed field goals by each team, Houston's Shayne Graham kicked the game-winning field goal from 32-yards out. It was the Lions' ninth consecutive Thanksgiving loss. Unfortunately this game was lost in part to a idiotic call by the referees. This took away the Lions playoff hopes and really crushed my hopes for this season!

Lions vs Packers

After a tough loss to the Minnesota vikings last week, the Lions hosted their NFC North Division rivals the Green Bay Packers. They needed to get back on track after the loss because their playoff hopes were dwindling. It was to be a tough match up for the Packers were the NFC North champions of last year and currently lead the division. The only scoring play of the first quarter was when Detroit's Jason Hanson kicked a 30 yard field goal. The Packers got on the board in the second quarter when Jermichael Finley caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers. The Lions responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Mikel Leshoure. In the third quarter, the Packers M. D. Jennings intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass and ran it back 72 yards for a touchdown. The Lions responded with a Calvin Johnson 25-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. The Lions scored their final points in the fourth quarter when Jason Hanson kicked a 27 yard field goal. The Packers then scored a touchdown when Randall Cobb caught a 22 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, and capped off their win with a 39 yard field goal by Mason Crosby. Thus the lions lost 24-20. It was a close game and the Lions found a way to hand the Packers a victory. The Lions definitely need work on closing games when they have the lead. This had happened to them multiple times now and is going to being their season to an end pretty quickly.

Lions vs Vikings 2

Lions are now on a 2 game winning streak. In week 10, the Lions traveled to Minneapolis to play their NFC North rival the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota took an early lead when Jarius Wright caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Christian Ponder, and added more points when Blair Walsh kicked a 58 yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Lions scored their only points of the first half when Jason Hanson scored a 41-yard field goal. The Vikings responded with a 23-yard field goal by Blair Walsh. After halftime, the Blair Walsh kicked another 23-yard field goal. The Lions responded with a Brandon Pettigrew caught a 16-yard touchdown yard pass from Matthew Stafford. In the final quarter, Minnesota's Kyle Rudolph caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Christian Ponder, and Adrian Peterson ran the ball in for a two-point conversion. The Lions responded when Titus Young caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. The Vikings added to their lead when Adrian Peterson completed a 61-yard touchdown run, then Blair Walsh scored a 33-yard field goal. The Lions scored the game's final points when Calvin Johnson caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. Stafford led the game with 349 passing yards, 207 of which came from Calvin Johnson. Mikel Leshoure led the Lions rushing attack with a mere 43 yards. This loss will definitely reduce the Lions chances of reaching the playoffs. Hopefully they can regather themselves and play on.

Lions vs Jaguars

Finally, after playing close games all year long, the Detroit Lions finally dominated an entire game running and throwing all over the Jacksonville Jaguars. After a scoreless first quarter, the Lions Mikel Leshoure ran in three consecutive touchdowns, from 7, 1, and 8 yards out respectively to take a 21-point lead going into halftime. Leshoure became the first Lions rusher to score three touchdowns in the first half. After a scoreless third quarter, Detroit's Jason Hanson kicked a 42 yard field goal. The Jaguars finally got on the board when Micheal Spurlock caught a 5 yard touchdown pass from Blaine Gabbert. They then completed a two-point conversion when Blaine Gabbert completed a pass to Rashad Jennings. The Lions responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Joique Bell. Jacksonville scored the final points of the game with a 6-yard touchdown catch from Blaine Gabbert to Justin Blackmon; they again went for a two-point conversion, but were unsuccessful this time. Stafford threw for a total of 285 yards, no touchdowns but also no interceptions. Joique Bell led the rushing yards column with 73 yards and one touchdown, but Leshoure dominated the short yardage situations pounding in three total touchdowns. This was a much needed win for the Lions who brought their record back to .500 at 4-4. This puts them in a great spot to continue to sneak their way into the playoffs.

Lions vs Seahawks

In week 8, the Lions hosted the Seattle Seahawks. After losing a close game to the Chicago the previous week on Monday night football, the Lions were looking to come out and play a complete game.The Seahawks have been a surprise team this year defeating formidable opponents such as Green Bay and New England. Seattle started the scoring with a 23-yard field goal by Steven Hauschka. The Lions then took the lead when Ryan Broyles caught a 6 yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. In the second quarter, the Seahawks scored 2 consecutive touchdowns: first with a Marshawn Lynch 77-yard run, then with a Sidney Rice 9-yard catch from Russell Wilson. The Lions responded with a Titus Young 46-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford. After a scoreless third quarter, the Lions took the lead back when Matthew Stafford ran in a touchdown from 1 yard out. Seattle went up by 3 points with a Zach Miller 16-yard catch from Russell Wilson. The Lions' Titus Young then scored the game-winning touchdown with 1-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. This win was a great confidence booster for the Lions and helped their cause to fighting for that wild card playoff spot. There is a lot of work ahead to be done, but with focus on the details, the Lions have a great chance at turning the season around. The next test for the Lions is against the Jacksonville Jaguars who have been struggling this year to play full games. The Detroit Lions need to come out and win the game handily!

Lions Vs. Bears

Hello Class!

Sorry for the delay on my posts, but we haven't been missing much from the Lions performances as of lately. This past monday night, the Lions squared off against the Chicago Bears in a prime time showdown. Last year the Lions were set up on a Monday Night game for the first time since 1999 and they shined running wild all over the Chicago Bears. This year was a different story though. The Bears assembled a dominant team over the offseason adding a new young wide receiver and also All Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall. With running back Matt Forte and Quarterback Jay Cutler controlling the offense, it is a force to be reckoned with. The Lions, coming off an exciting win over the Philadelphia Eagles, were up to the challenge in front of them. Chicago's defense was to much for the Lions high powered offense, or so its called this night holding them to only 7 points total in the game. Chicago also struggled on offense too only scoring 13, which is drastically lower than their season average. The Lions defense came to play. If only we could've had the offense play a full game, we could have stolen this game away from the Bears and won as the underdogs. I think our team this season has a lot of potential, but have just underperformed. Hopefully next week they can put together multiple successful offensive drives and score some points!

Lions BYE Week

Good Day Clasmates,
We have some good news this week. The lions didnt lose a game this weekend, this is duie to the fact that they didnt play one. This was their bye week that each team in the NFL gets. 1 per 16 game regular season. So i thought id take this opportunity to give my thoughts about the team and the restructuring that i believe they should do. I'll start on the offensive side of the ball, directing my attention towards the offensive line. I think we are very week in this area though others dont. Our long time left tackle, Jeff Backus, is falling under the radar of good tackles. I think it would benefit us very much to either cut him from the team and let our new draft pick, Riley Reiff, have a shot at the job. Backus last week allowed 2 sacks that were direcly his fault. These came at critical times as the lions were trying to mount a comeback against the Minnesota Vikings. We have one outstnading guard in Rob Sims, but his opposite, Steven Peterman, has played attrocious the last 2 years and needs to be cut. If we were goinjg to utilize Backus anymore, i think it should be as a replacement for Peterman. Also, our long time center, Dominic Raiola, is god awful. He is a great leader and speaker, but can not lead by example anymore because he gets blown off the ball by these new monstrous defensive tackles. We need to draft a new center to lead and direct our offensive line to an elite status. Until then, we will always fall short of being considered a dominant offense. On the defensive side of the ball, it is blunty obvious that our secondary looks like that of a high school team. We have a decent safety in Louios Delmas, but he cant stay healthy throughout an entire season, so we pay him to be hurt and sit the bench. CUT! I think we could find a much better safety in free agency and probably save a lot of money that we are paying for Delmas to produce nothing. The only other real change id like to see on our defense is a better middle linebacker. Tulloch is an excellent player, but he is to small to be a dominant linebacker. He is not feared by any running back and will continue to be ran over always aloowing the running backs to get extra yards. These are just my thoughts on the restructuring i believe the lions need to tend too!