Preseason Game #3 - Lions vs. Browns - Game Thread
by Sean Yuille on Aug 23, 2008 3:48 PM EDT
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PrintNote: This game thread is for people that want live updates or are able to watch the game live. If you don't want to know what is happening then wait to talk about the game until tonight. I'll put up a separate game thread for those watching the game tape-delayed.
| DETROIT LIONS (2-0) | GAME #3 | CLEVELAND BROWNS (0-2) |
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| Date: | August 23, 2008 | Location: | Detroit, MI |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. ET |
Stadium: | Ford Field |
| TV: | WWJTV (CBS Detroit) | Favorite: | Lions by 3.0 |
| Radio: | 97.1 FM The Ticket | Over/Under: | 40.5 |
| Weather: |
Domed Stadium |
Injury Report: |
Not Available |
| SBN Coverage: | Dawgs By Nature | My Prediction: |
None (It's preseason) |
| Final Score: | Detroit Lions - 26 :: Cleveland Browns - 6 | ||
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Let's Do This.
I’m excited to see Kevin Smith play for an extended period of time with the first team. We really need to see more from the running game today if we’re going to keep having these lofty expectations of 9 or 10 wins.
**UPDATE**
The game isn’t going to be on TV until tonight. I just got checked the guide and realized it’s being blacked out or WWJ is simply not going to broadcast it until tonight.
Please see this post for the details: http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2008/8/23/599799/programming-note
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Hmm
It’s on the NFL Network here in Detroit too. But I’m getting the Lions broadcast.
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You gonna be sticking around throughout the game?
If so I’ll do them now since I don’t want to be here talking with nobody, lol.
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I guess I'll do them now
FitzSimmons returned a short kickoff to the 25. Kitna hits Roy for a first down and the Lions are in a 2-minute drill to start the game.
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Kitna avoids a sack
Throws an incompletion. Still a nice job to get away from the pressure.
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Amazing catch by Roy!
Kitna avoided being sacked again, scrambled outside and hit Roy as he was running downfield. Roy had to come back to the ball and barely made the catch.
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Kitna hits McDonald
He snowconed the pass for a gain of 8. Lions now on the Browns’ 23.
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Gus Johnson said...
The Lions are running the 2-minute drill right now.
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Kitna does it again!
Should have been sacked, escapes the pressure, and hits Furrey for the first down. He’s doing an awesome job of avoiding pressure.
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Kitna to Calvin Johnson
Gain of 7, but not enough for a first down. Rayner out for a FG.
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Kick is good
It was close, but it’s good. 3-0 Lions.
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Yeah
It’s the WWJ broadcast of the Lions game. That’s weird. MoTown said he’s getting the Cleveland broadcast. Something’s up.
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Yeah, Bernie Kosar is awful. Really painful to listen to.
by MoTown Lions on Aug 23, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I have Comcast
I’m guessing that’s why you got stuck with Kosar and company.
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I have WOW
That’s OK, I hate Comcast enough to wait until 8pm for the video :)
by explosivo2k2 on Aug 23, 2008 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
Can’t disagree with you there. I don’t have WOW in my area. If I did I would’ve ditched Comcast a long time ago so I wouldn’t have had to wait for the Big Ten Network until this August.
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Holding on the kickoff
Browns will start around the 20 I believe.
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Brady Quinn overthrows a receiver downfield to open the drive
But Dwight Smith gets called for holding, resulting in an automatic 1st down.
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Quinn finds Winslow for only a gain of 1
Nice tackle by Dwight Smith and nice job by DeVries getting pressure on Quinn to force a quick pass. 3rd and 5
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Penalty is illegal motion
Lions decline, making it 4th down.
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Drive starts at the 37
Kitna hits Calvin for a gain of 9. Johnson stretched out for a few extra yards and fumbled, but he was already down.
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Nice run by Smith
Bounced to the left side and made something out of nothing for a first down.
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Sadly I can't disagree
And to think Steve Hutchinson went 1 pick before we took Backus.
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Lions come out in a Power I formation
Smith gets no gain on the play.
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Play action to Roy
Gain of 22. Roy got up there to make that catch.
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Kitna overthrows Roy
Smith made a nice block to protect Kitna
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Smith attempts to run outside to the left
Shaun Rogers knocked him down, though. Lions fans booed him.
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Tatum Bell gains 8 on a pass reception
Rayner out to kick a field goal.
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Lol, that's the problem with Rogers
No matter how great he is, he can only play so many snaps before becoming too fatigued.
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Keith Smith makes the tackle on the return
Cleveland will start at the 23.
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I wish I was getting the Cleveland feed just for entertainment purposes
I need something to keep this game interesting.
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Wright gets stood up by Ernie Sims
Maybe a gain of half a yard or so.
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Quinn throws another incompletion
4th down again.
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Cason with a bad return
Looks like a block in the back on Detroit too.
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Smith tries to spin away and gets laid out
Running game is pathetic today.
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Ain't that the truth
If it weren’t for Kitna being able to scramble away from defenders he would’ve been sacked 2 or 3 times already, and the run game just blows right now.
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Orlovsky is in now
He finds Michael Gaines for a short gain. Lions will have to punt.
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Harris got knocked down after the punt
Surprisingly there is no flag.
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Browns start on the Lions side of the 50
Quinn to Winslow for a decent gain.
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Some 1st quarter stats:
TOP: 11:37 for DET, 3:23 for CLE
Penalties: 3 for 19 yards for Detroit
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Nice play by Gerald Alexander and Ernie Sims
No gain on the play.
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I haven't noticed him
Gerald Alexander and Dwight Smith are the safeties I think.
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Great pressure by the Lions
Shaun Cody forced Quinn to make the quick throw that was incomplete. Cody nearly had a sack there.
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Cleveland barely punts the ball into the endzone for a touchback.
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If you want to watch the game right now, try these two links:
http://www.justin.tv/gttv1 and http://www.justin.tv/mstvxtra2
The quality isn’t great, but it’s better than nothing.
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Furrey nearly made an amazing grab
But the pass was incomplete. 2nd and 5
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Smith was able to gain a yard or so
Not much to work with again. The blocking is really hard to watch.
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Orlovsky hits Gaines
Orlovsky lobbed the pass downfield and Gaines hauled it in for a gain of 21.
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McDonald makes an awesome catch
He grabbed a bullet out of the air to pick up a 1st down.
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TOUCHDOWN KEVIN SMITH!!!!!!!
What an amazing run.
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TD Smith!
Orlavski with 2 nice blocks to put Smith in the endzone
Orlovsky was great on that play
Blocked one guy and got in the way of another.
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Smith got the handoff, bounced out to the left side, and kept avoiding defenders for a 35-yard TD run. He also picked up an awesome block from Orlovsky right before he got into the endzone.
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Quinn barely avoids a sack
Completes a screen for a first down.
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Quinn again avoids the sack and shovels the ball to Jerome Harrison
Alexander with a great open field tackle. Cleveland got a holding, though, making it 1st and 20.
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Winslow gains 6 before being swarmed by a group of Lions
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Harrison makes it 3rd and 8 on the flare
He got nailed by Leigh Bodden.
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Drop by a Brown
Good pressure by the Lions again.
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Ernie Sims with a big tackle
Harrison is close to a 1st down.
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Wright breaks a tackle or two
Gains 9 to put Cleveland inside the 10.
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Stallworth makes a catch in the flats
Got his helmet ripped off; penalty coming up.
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Holding on the offense
Whew. The flag was thrown right when his helmet came off. I figured that was going to be on Detroit.
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Horrible pass is almost picked off by Leigh Bodden
Even Bodden couldn’t get to that since it was so bad.
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Quinn throws the ball away after another great pass rush
He dropped the snap in the shotgun. That brings up 4th and goal from the 21. Field goal time.
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Phil Dawson nails it.
Lions lead 13-3 with 5:54 to go in the half.
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Apparently Henson will play
Matt Shepherd just reported that Henson will be in later in the game. I assume all he will be doing is handing the ball off, though.
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Orlovsky overthrows McDonald and gets picked off
Pressure forced that one.
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Quinn hits a receiver for a gain of 7
Quinn got nailed.
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Yeah, that was fun for us Michigan fans to see.
by MoTown Lions on Aug 23, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Very similar to his final game against Michigan
I bet he still has images of LaMarr Woodley in his head.
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Alexander nearly picks off a pass
3rd and 9 coming up.
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Dawson nails a kick from 53 yards out
Lions lead 13-6 with 3:06 to play in the half.
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FitzSimmons returns another kick
Cleveland squibbed it for some reason.
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Orlovsky finds a wide open Devale Ellis on the fake
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Ellis hangs on after getting hit by two defenders
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Bell jukes to the left side and has a decent run
Good move to go to the left as he probably wouldn’t have gotten the first down on the right side.
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Orlovsky finds FitzSimmons
Timeout Lions after a 4-yard gain.
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Holy s***!
Standeford made an amazing 1-handed catch at about the 1-yard line but couldn’t get two feet inbounds.
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Orlovsky gets his pass batted down
25 seconds left… field goal time again.
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Browns return the ball to the 28
13 seconds left, so we’ll probably see CLE take a knee.
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And they do run out the clock
But there’s a flag.
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Illegal formation on CLE
And that’ll delay the end of the half.
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And now it's the end of the half
Lions lead 16-6… see you back here for the second half.
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I guess I got my wish
I’m getting the Cleveland feed now.
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1st down again
Quinn hits Stallworth on a PA rollout.
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Wright with a huge gain
You can tell the backups are in. That’s for sure.
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Blitz pays off
Quinn had to throw it right after the snap and couldn’t find anyone. Lions take over.
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Calhoun gains 4
Do these Browns announcers have to keep shouting?
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Orlovsky hits Standeford for a big gain
Ball now on the Browns 45
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Standeford again makes the catch
He was wide open.
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3
Smith is a lock, but after that it’s up in the air.
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Standeford makes another catch
Just barely gets the first down.
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Calhoun actually loses a couple yards
4th down coming up.
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Stop shouting at me
Damn these announcers are terrible.
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What was that rant about signing up all teams who run up the middle on 3rd and inches. Calling us unimaginative. Was he expecting the flea flicker?
I have no idea
Everything they say sort of sounds the same – loud and uninformative.
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Browns return the kick past the 30
Ken Dorsey coming in for Quinn.
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Dorsey bounces a pass
Great pressure by the Lions again even though Cleveland was holding. Penalty will back the Browns up to the 23.
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Nice gain on a pass to Harrison
Cleveland picks up a personal foul facemask. Wow.
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Browns throw another quick pass; gain of 8
Nice hair, dude.
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hey, that was Kevin Kasper
he played for the Lions a couple of years ago. Workoutfreak
Kasper leaving the field
He did get hit hard on that catch.
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Calhoun with a huge run!
Calhoun broke a tackle and was gone. Gain of 40 on the play. He got to the 9 before being tackled.
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Wow, Ellis and Standeford have a nice battle going on
Whats up with Middleton?
Good question
I figured we would have heard his name by now. There was talk earlier this week that he was close to passing Ellis for the 5th WR spot. I would take Standeford over both right now, but Ellis has return skills.
It’ll be more interesting to see if the Lions even take 5 receivers.
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A bad sign
If your speed back gets tackled before reaching the endzone on a breakaway run.
There's Middleton
Orlovsky hits Middleton in the middle of the field and at the goal line. Middleton runs into the endzone for a touchdown. Play was run in a 5 receiver set.
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Lol
Browns announcers are sick of hearing the Lions’ fight song.
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End of the 3rd quarter
Lions up by 20. Yay, we’re going to be 3-0 in the preseason.
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He came in at the start of the 3rd quarter
Hasn’t made a whole lot of plays.
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Incomplete pass on Cleveland
Dizon was there if he made the catch.
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Dorsey throws deep
Pass is incomplete. Kiwaukee Thomas on the coverage. 4th down again.
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Devale Ellis somehow hangs on
He got hit hard in the back and still made the catch for a first down.
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Gos to LT
I’m not sure I want him to train on flexibility or just focus on RT such that he can start there.
Same here
I’d rather keep him at RT most of the time.
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Fumbled snap forces Orlovsky to get rid of the ball quickly
Orlovsky got hit late but there’s no flag.
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Screen pass is incomplete
Pressure forced the quick pass again.
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Moore catches the punt out of bounds basically
7:42 to go
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Cason runs for 3 yards
4th down coming up. Punt time.
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Bellamy put a big hit on the returner
But couldn’t tackle him.
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1st down up to the 40
Can someone translate what Kosar just said?
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Dorsey fumbles after getting hit
Some OL recovered.
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DeGrate with a sack
is he DeVries little brother?
Dorsey gets rid of the pass before the blitz comes
4th and 11
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Gilbert Gardner makes the tackle
2-minute warning… it’ll be 3rd and 3 after the commercial
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Dorsey hit as he threw
Pass is incomplete. 1:51 left. Lions can run out the clock now.
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Orlovsky still in the game
So much for Henson playing, Matt Shepard.
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Orlovsky finds FitzSimmons in the middle of the field
That’ll be the final play of the game.
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Lions win 26-6!
Yeah, it’s only the preseason, but 3-0 is better than 0-3.
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I'll have a recap of this game posted tomorrow
Also, a game thread for those that couldn’t watch the game live will be up shortly.
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Reminder...
I won’t be doing live updates on Thursday as I’ll be busy moving to Ann Arbor that day.
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Then have a good move. Looking up to chatting with you during the reg season
I really enjoy your blog. It gives me a good overlook over all Lions related news every day!
Great game guys. I was really impressed with the defensive rush and intensity for the third week in a row. Kitna looks 3 years younger and seems extremely focused for this season. The passing game has looked almost too easy, and we saw a few big runs today for the first time this year. We suffered no injuries, which sometimes is just as important as winning or losing. Being 3-0 is building a positive, winning mentality that is critical to building momentum for the season opener and beyond. There isn’t much we can complain about right now, Lions fan.
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