I'm clearly the good luck token Detroit needs. First game I'm not in town for and look what happens. Though our record is phenomenal regardless given the insane amount of injuries.
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So....another onside kick then?
Another class win for the Eagles but a lot of injuries piling up
Jesus, Tomlin looked possessed there.
Tomlin is a great man manager but his in game management is pathetic. Punting there regardless of the opponent is crazy but Eagles on the road it's just awful
What a catch by Knox...
I am still trying to understand that onside kick decision. In the current version of the onside kick we are at less than a 5% chance of a successful onside kick so how does it make any sense at all in that situation
Massively let down by the way they are using him imo, as a traditional X receiver while he’s not THAT good in contested catch situations and his biggest strength is route running. Playing the toughest part of the position already though so might pay off in the long run, dunno.
Nabers, BTJ, McConkey all easily had better rookie seasons than him though. He’s probably somewhere on par with Odunze a tier below, obviously the talent is there but don’t think he’ll amount to an all-time great receiver or anything.
Awwww man, that was such a sweet toss 
If they’re at the 40 or in the redzone they can chew less time off the clock. If Allen puts together a 90-yard drive when you kick it deep that’s Detroit down 18 with what, 6-7 minutes left? Because they aren’t stopping him today at all.
If you recover it it’s a huge momentum shift.
Not saying it’s right but that’s the only explanation I can think of.
I feel like almost all onside kicks go for the bounce/hop but I'd be curious if the odds lean more towards a drive kick and hope for a ricochet. It seems a tough task with the short distance, time of the kick, time for the kicking team to reach the area of recovery while facing a wall of blockers, perhaps this is why the bounce/hop is the option. I wonder if there's another scenario someone could dream up with that would make for a better conversion rate.
Have to give it to the Lions, some sweet plays being called here...
Entertaining game but gotta worry for both Buffalo and Detroit giving up so many yards and points that it could cost them in January. There's only so much an offense can do unless it's just that unstoppable.
In fairness, it is the two best offenses in the league.
Buffalo has 560 yards and Detroit has 521 yards.
That was a fantastic finish there!
That was a fantastic finish there!
How is that not a defenseless receiver btw? Would hate to have to secure that ball...
Great win anyways, really happy with that one.
Not too worried if we (Detroit) can get even just a few of our defense back. The fact we didn't roll over for the bills after basically being without the majority of our defensive starters since about two games ago had to come home to roost at some pt. Fun finish regardless.
Any word on that dolphins receiver?
Who gets the NFC 1 seed if Eagles and Lions finish on 15-2?
We did it x2!
Detroit get it on 15-2.
For Eagles to get 1 seed we need to win out and have minnesota & Detroit lose one game each
If Detroit lose 1 game and minnesota win out. Then minnesota get top seed
What's crazier is that vikings play lions in week 18 so if both of them win out for the next 2 weeks then that game is for the 1 seed
Seems really bizarre to me that this is recorded as a fumble recovery rather than a pick-6 just because it was a backwards pass.
Bonitto is definitely in the conversation for DPOY too, he’s been massively under appreciated.
David Montgomery out for the year. Really is crazy how injuries have piled up on the Lions this season.
That's huge for them.
Thank feck.
Lions to claim him and he then scores against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl???
The Lions and Bills both have given up 30+ points in consecutive weeks, while the Chiefs last did that 35 games ago against the Eagles in the Super Bowl. That's a worry for the other contenders, although luckily the Chiefs offense isn't quite what it used to be this year so nothing that can't be overcome. The way Josh Allen is playing he only needs one stop from his defense anyway
Lions injuries on the defensive end are crazy though, just an entire squad of starters out by now. Losing Montgomery hurts as well but at least they have adequate cover with Gibbs there if he can hold up to a higher workload.
Vikings clinched a playoff spot last night (Jefferson a yard and a drop away from a 3 TD performance
), hope they get to play for the bye in Wk 18 vs the Lions, that'd be great. I like pretty much all the NFC teams with a realistic shot at the Super Bowl bar the Eagles so really hoping they don't get the #1 seed.
Lions injuries on the defensive end are crazy though, just an entire squad of starters out by now. Losing Montgomery hurts as well but at least they have adequate cover with Gibbs there if he can hold up to a higher workload.
Vikings clinched a playoff spot last night (Jefferson a yard and a drop away from a 3 TD performance
), hope they get to play for the bye in Wk 18 vs the Lions, that'd be great. I like pretty much all the NFC teams with a realistic shot at the Super Bowl bar the Eagles so really hoping they don't get the #1 seed.Not even the zebras can get the chiefs to the Super Bowl this year
Yeah the 11-6 Chiefs were really tearing it up this time last year. This 13-1 team has no chance, even with the refs!
Bills are the new media favourites this week ignoring the fact that they have given away over 800 yards & 80 points combined in the last 2 games
86 points over two games is crazy yeah. Against two of the best offenses in football, admittedly, but still. The scary part about them is that Josh Allen literally looks unstoppable for the moment.
Still think MVP is a close race between him, Lamar and Goff but looks like Allen is the clear favorite for most people now.
Allen is playing at a ridiculous level so I think he will win MVP easily. Their defence was playing at a decent level till these last 2 weeks so maybe it's just a blip
They get the Pats twice and the Jets in their last three games, not too bad to get back on track before the POs start. I see them winning out but think they'd need the Chiefs to lose 2 out of their remaining 3 to get the bye (Texans, at Steelers, at Broncos so no cakewalk).
Shefter is such an asshole
Goff has no business in that conversation.
Seems like the bookies agree with you yeah, maybe I am just way higher on him than consensus.
But leads one of, if not the best offense in football, has a better record than Allen and (convincingly) better one than Lamar this season (which matters, otherwise Burrow would be in the conversation), and is on pace for a career high in completion percentage, yards per attempt, TDs and QB rating. Has more yards and more TDs than Allen on a better completion percentage on almost exactly the same amount of attempts.
He's obviously not in the same tier talent wise as Allen, Lamar, Burrow, ... and I don't think he should win it either or that he should be the favorite at this point, but he should be in the conversation imo, not sure what more he can do, especially with the Lions' record this season while their offense has been carrying them.
EDIT: comparison with Allen was from a passing perspective as Goff's rushing is non-existent, obviously Allen's stats in that respect put him in a better position than Goff again, I'd agree.
He's a product of the offense. The Bills and the Ravens and the Bengals are a product of the QB.
you can't throw 5 picks but have your team still win, then be considered MVP. It's not 1967.
He threw 5 TDs two days ago with no INTs and they lost.