Game #1 - Lions at Falcons - Game Thread
by Sean Yuille on Sep 7, 2008 12:15 AM EDT
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| Date: | September 7, 2008 | Location: | Atlanta, GA |
| Time: | 1:00 p.m. ET |
Stadium: | Georgia Dome |
| TV: | FOX | Favorite: | Lions by 3.0 |
| Radio: | Click Here | Over/Under: | 40.0 |
| Weather: |
Domed Stadium |
Injury Report: |
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| SBN Coverage: | The Falcoholic | My Prediction: |
Lions win |
| Final Score: | Detroit Lions - 21 :: Atlanta Falcons - 34 | ||
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Inactives
Lions inactives: QB Drew Stanton (3rd), CB Ramzee Robinson, LB Gilbert Gardner, G Manny Ramirez, DT Andre Fluellen, DE Ikaika Alama-Francis, DT Landon Cohen.
If you want to watch the game on the Internet
Go here: http://www.justin.tv/diego1031
Quality isn’t great, but it’s better than nothing.
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Jesus
Matt Ryan throws a 62-yard TD pass to Michael Jenkins
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Jenkins caught the perfect pass
And simply ran by everyone. Nice job secondary. What is this, 2007 already?
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What a way to start your career
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
Furrey tackled at the 15 on the return
Not a good start at all.
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Kitna hits Calvin
1st down Lions after the gain of 11.
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The line just collapsed on that play
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
Holy blocking
Smith loses 4. He had no chance to gain anything there. 3rd and 7
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Michael Gaines makes the catch
But caught the ball a yard shy of a 1st down
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I'm out of the loop
Is Dizon not starting b/c he’s hurt or b/c he sucks?
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
Nice fake by Ryan
Gain of 2 or so bring up 3rd and 5.
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Ryan finds Roddy White
1st down and more Atlanta.
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The secondary has looked pretty terrible so far.
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
You gotta be kidding me
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
Turner is gone
Holy hell this defense is pathetic. 66-yard TD run by Turner.
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Two 60 yard plus plays
This is gonna be a great year.
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
BTW
Audio of the game is here: http://www.971theticket.com/
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Fisher should be benched
Terrible coverage on the long TD and couldn’t tackle Turner on the TD run
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Kitna can't hit Roy
4th down. This is not going well.
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Shaun Cody walks off the field
He was banged up a bit
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Norwood gets a big run of his own
It was going to be a fleaflicker, but Norwood decided to run instead.
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Turner scores from 5 yards out
This is officially pathetic. 21-0 Atlanta
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I've never expected much out of the Lions...
But I’m really feeling bad for you right now. I think I’ll switch to the Miami/Jets game. This is pathetic to watch.
Thank you, Detroit Lions
You’ve successfully drained my optimism early this year. Thanks for saving me some Sundays.
Marcus Thomas on the return
Lions will start at the 26
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Holding on the defense
We really needed that break.
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Thanks man
Sadly I’m used to this. Just didn’t expect it against Atlanta.
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What a catch by Calvin
Kitna puts it over the defense and Calvin comes down with it.
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End of the 1st quarter
21-0 Falcons. What a joke.
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for some reason, Tampa Bay-New Orleans is deemed more regional than the lions out here in Madison. I was pissed when I turned the tv on, but, now with this score….
I guess I should be happy for the FF league in which I have Kitna starting, because he’ll be throwing the rest of the game……
for the record, the KROck feed IS available on line, so I’m able to listen to this travesty on the radio….at this moment, I’m not sure it’s a good thing….
Same with my FF team
Turner is on it and is dominating my opponent by himself.
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can we talk pod ff trash on the game thread?
Are any of those guys on here?
Like, a “Ha-hA, TOM braDy got hURteD, lOL!” at the snotty one?
Also
Try this to watch video of the game: http://www.justin.tv/diego1031
Like I said earlier, the quality isn’t great, but it’s better than nothing. Well, maybe not for this game.
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Kitna finds Furrey for little to no gain
Great play to do on 3rd down.
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Turner carries defenders to a 1st down
Earth to Lions: Tackle Tackle Tackle
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Video of game
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Got that right
Glad he’s on my fantasy team. Just wish he wasn’t doing this to Detroit.
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There you go
Ernie Sims tackles Turner for a loss. Timeout Lions. (3rd and 4 coming up)
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Norwood tackled short of the first down
Hey, a stop!
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Punt goes out at the 37
Lions gotta score on this drive.
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Calvin is close to a first down
I think we know who Kitna’s favorite receiver is.
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Now it's 3rd and 6
Raiola screwed up the snap according to the refs.
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Kitna finds McDonald
Lions get a much needed 1st down.
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Kitna nearly hits Calvin in the endzone
Pass was broken up.
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Johnson flagged for running out of bounds
5 yard penalty
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Kitna hits Campbell for a first down
On the bootleg.
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Calvin almost makes an amazing catch
On another bootleg
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kitna is pissed?
you should see me!!!
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
Is there a worse commercial than this Seinfeld Microsoft one?
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and im taking out my anger
on my matt millen football card
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
by harendaman365 on Sep 7, 2008 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Kitna to Roy
1st down Lions. Kitna barely got the pass away.
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Rudi Johnson goes nowhere
I agree with Kitna, pass the freaking ball.
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Kitna scrambles away and overthrows Gaines
Why didn’t he just run that? He could’ve scored.
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Makes no sense why he didn't
Nothing but open field in front of him.
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Kitna overthrows Roy
Illegal contact on Atlanta. 1st and goal Lions.
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Put Orlovsky In!
lets make that a catchphrase…
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
Seriously?
Kitna has called another timeout. Kitna needs to calm the f down. He’s chewing out the coaches. Get in line, dude.
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if kitna walks in to matt millens office
and decapitates him, i will hide kitna in my basement AND throw the body in the river
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
by harendaman365 on Sep 7, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
ok….Kitna sneak, Kitna sneak, c’mon….or throw it in…
I need help after brett favre throws up a wounded duck jump ball and a Jet player comes down with it in the end zone
He is hating the play calling apparently
Getting upset is fine, but he needs to stop calling timeouts to chew out the coaches.
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I thought I heard a whistle earlier on the return
Hopefully he stpped out.
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Oh yeah
He stepped out. Refs got the call right. Atlanta starts at their own 37. Great tackling on the return.
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And by great tackling...
I mean not tackling at all
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Paris Lenon nearly dives for an interception on the broken up pass
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Ryan is sacked by Dewayne White
Huge stop right there will make it 4th down. There will be about 2 and a half minutes left when the Lions take over. Remember, they don’t have any timeouts left.
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thanx, kitna
for wasting every timeout
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
by harendaman365 on Sep 7, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, lets just chuck it deep to calvin
just parenthetically, if we were playing the patriots, could ellis hobbes take calvin? cuz thatd be kinda awesome
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Shit
Ernie Sims is being carted off to the locker room.
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Sims has an ankle injury
Questionable to return per the sideline reporter.
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Smith on the catch for 5 yards
It’ll be 3rd and 11.
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Pass to Calvin incomplete
Wouldn’t have even been close to a 1st down anyways.
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go for it?
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
Haha wow
The punt returner got smoked by his teammate.
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That's awesome
The Falcons player pushed Keith Smith out of the way and ran into the returner.
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Norwood picks up a few
Lions have to get a stop here and go into the half down 21-7.
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Ryan nearly was sacked
Got rid of it in time, though.
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Paris Lenon nearly picked off the pass
That would have been a touchdown. Instead, Atlanta will punt with about a minute left.
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Furrey calls for a fair catch at the 32
55 seconds left and no timeouts. Just a field goal would be nice. Doubt it’ll happen, though.
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Smith makes the catch and does a great job to get out of bounds
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Calvin with a huge gain
All the way down to the 20. Clock is running so Kitna spikes the ball. 23 seconds left.
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Calvin made the catch and simply ran by everybody
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Touchdown!
Roy with the spectacular catch in the endzone.
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oh thank god!
we’re not so pathetic after all!
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
Kitna threw a great pass
And Roy used his height to come down with it for the 21-yard TD.
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Damn, that's really behind
You should try the video link just for the audio. It’s a second behind my TV.
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I assume Atlanta had the ball first, since they scored a minute and a half into the game.
The lions should get the ball first in the second half,right?
Yup
Hopefully we can tie it. That is, if we don’t screw up the kickoff.
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21-14 Falcons lead
Those two plays from Calvin and Roy could be the difference in this game.
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anyone else watching McNabb light up the Rams and remembering how you could have picked him and went with some other quarterback in any given ff draft?
Considering one of my QBs is Matt Hasslebeck
You bet. I really regret waiting so long to take a QB.
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Ryan takes a knee
Falcons lead 21-14 at the half. Great second quarter after a terrible first half. Calvin and Roy are the difference right now. And Kitna is playing well.
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Sucks for the Jets
Their kicker got injured so on 4th down and extra points they have to go for it.
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Thomas returns the kickoff to the 26
There is a flag, though.
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"Low block" on Atlanta
That’s unusual. 15 extra yards for Detroit.
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Smith loses yards on the handoff
O-line got blown up again.
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anyone listening to the radio announcing?
if so, you can just sense the sexual tension…
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
"Raise your hand if you started Michael Turner in your fantasy league"
Hello!
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Terrible pass by Kitna is picked off and returned to the 50
And there’s your usual Kitna. Can’t afford to make a mistake like that. Lions were driving and nearly were in field goal range.
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crap...
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"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
Norwood stopped short of the 1st down on a dump off
4th and short, Falcons will have to kick a FG.
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Kick from 50 yards out is good
Atlanta leads 24-14. Gotta get some points now.
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Kitna scrambles and comes close to a first
He slid right before the 1st down marker. Should’ve kept running a bit longer.
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Good Lord
Ryan throws a prayer downfield and Roddy White somehow makes the catch.
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Great catch by Roddy White
Bad coverage by Bodden.
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More horrendous tackling
Norwood runs into the end zone for a touchdown.
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Atlanta leads 31-14.
Detroit has to score on their next possession if they want to even have a shot at winning this game.
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Catching up (my Internet went out)...
Kevin Smith first down on a pass, then on a run, now Rudi Johnson picks up a 1st on a run.
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Pass interference coming up on Atlanta in the end zone
That’s the only way that defender was going to stop CJ
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Illegal contact on the play as well
Lions decline that and get the ball at the 1 thanks to the pass interference.
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Casey FitzSimmons scores a TD!
Kitna with an awesome fake to Smith and hits a wide open FitzSimmons.
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Lead is now 31-21
Gotta get a stop and then score. 1:40 to go in the 3rd.
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Fake to Turner and a 15 or so yard pickup on the pass
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Turner breaks about 4 tackles and gets up to the 50
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Norwood with a ridiculous run
But there are flags.
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Block in the back on Atlanta
10-yard penalty as the third quarter comes to an end.
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You know who I really feel bad for?
The Falcon fans. They’re getting all excited about their team, but next week, they’re going to have to face a real NFL team and come back to reality.
Don't feel too bad
We probably won’t win more than 5 or 6 games this season, but I’m tremendously excited about that prospect.
More terrible tackling
This is the worst tackling I’ve seen in quite some time. Gain of 11 for Turner.
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Ryan on the fake finds a man downfield
The coverage went to sleep and let the receiver slip by.
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Turner with another huge run
Now inside the 10. At least he’s on my fantasy team.
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You know
I’m sure glad we kept 11 defensive lineman. They’re really controlling that line of scrimmage.
Is the Lions D afraid of getting their freakin hands dirty or something?
This is the most embarassing defensive effort I have ever seen.
Pass wasn't caught and Bodden nearly picked it off
That would have been huge.
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We're better off giving them a fieldgoal.
We need 2 scores anyways, and the kickoff will give us better field position.
Kick is good from 25 yards out
Still a 2 possession game. We need a TD on this next drive to keep this a game.
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Smith runs for no gain
Why run it? You’re down two scores with limited time. Air it out.
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Kitna fumbles the ball but recovers it
Dropped it on the fake handoff. It’s now 3rd and 19.
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Atlanta takes over at the 27 or so
Detroit better get a stop here and do it quickly.
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Lenon being helped off the field
Great, more injuries.
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Turner picks up another big gain
Breaks the single-game rushing record for the Falcons.
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Norwood goes for another 1st down and more
2 minute warning
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Yup
Same preseason excitement and same ol’ regular season result.
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At least last year
They let us be excited for a while. This year, they decided to crush all hope real quick for us.
here’s the new thing to bet on: Will the lions win more games in the preseason or regular season???
I had the lions finishing 6-10 this year….with the Falcons being one of the wins….
Me too
My prediction was 6-10 with optimism that they could get to 7-9 after the preseason. I had this as a Lions win easily. So much for that.
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Another long season ahead
can’t wait to draft another WR in ’09
Why take a knee
when you can score another TD and continue the bleeding
I was impressed
They could’ve gotten more yards for Norwood, but I’m glad they did it. Sorry you guys had to suffer there, but good game.
Final score: Falcons - 34, Lions - 21
Recap will be up tonight or tomorrow and observations of this game will be up in an hour or two.
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nugent strained his quad when missing a first half fg, and wasn’t available to kick a PAT after a jets TD< they went for 2 and missed it, and now Pennington has a chance to come back and bit his old team in the butt
20-14, minute to go, no TOs left, at midfield
same old story
same old song and dance
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
another long dreadful horrid season ahead
Old man Ford, SELL the damn team you loser. Fire Millen at least Shottenheimer makes the damn playoffs. Please bring back Wayne Fontes,,,,,, I would much rather watch a 55 to 14 pounding in the playoffs at the hands of the Eagles than this garbage you have on the field now!!!!! You can’t beat the Falcons? with 2 plays over 60yrd for touchdowns I would be the most embarrased defensive coordinator in the league. I now live in New Jersey and was actually considering buying a satelite dish to watch the Lions. But now I think I will wait until you are 10-6 errrrr I mean never Ford sucks the LIONS suck Millen sucks what a joke everyone in this state thinks I am. I might just become a Brett Favre fan go JETS JETS JETS
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