The Lions WON!

By calling a time out, they made him eligible to come back in, after he left with an injury. Without that Browns TO, Culpepper would have had to run the last play.

Between that, and Mangini calling a pass out of the 2 minute warning, the end game was a massive botch job by the Browns coaching staff.

That was an amazing game, and my Stafford mancrush just got that much more serious.

I think I’m going to send him a get well soon fruit basket.

…..I eonder if rbanner saw that one!!!!

That is exactly the kind of game we come up 1 yard short on. I don’t know how to feel having come out on the winning side.

All I can say is I hope that this is the start of things to come.

….that Staff is okay. We need him healthy for the Thanksgiving game on national TV. Hopefully, it isn’t anything a few days rest can’t fix. That o-line needs to protect him better….he’s getting hit hard way too much.

I don’t know if Stafford will be ready to play again in 4 days.

At least give us something to remember fondly this season. That game will foreve be in the hearts of Lions fans.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d814654cc

Staff played well – if not for the 2 int’s his game would have been flawless.

I can only hope we can carry this emotion over to GB on Thanksgiving. Hope Staff is OK.

on his left side. Hope Not. Beat GB!!!!

just checking in from Vacationland…. one more week left. I’m in the U.P., so I got to watch the game. Wow…. just wow. What a performance from my man, Stafford. Just a true coming of age game for him… one that will signify his entrance in the league as a “good” quarterback… not just some rookie first round pick.

Congrats to all. We fans have deserved this one for a while. Now we just have to pray that Stafford’s shoulder isn’t hurt too bad. But I have to say… he looked like he was in terrible, terrible pain. He didn’t even look happy that he threw that 5th… yes, I said 5th TD pass to win the game. In my opinion, it could be one that sidelines him. I hope I’m wrong. Take care, boys!

from a Vikings fan – you guys have really needed to catch a break!

Im soooo glad hes a Lion. Great day guys, cheers !!!

http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d814662fb/Lions-postgame-press-conference

It reminded me of the showdown game for the Big Ten Basketball title in 1979, OSU @ Michigan State, at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing. Magic Johnson left with an injury, and the Spartans fell behind. Magic then returned, limping, late in the 2nd half to a huge standing ovation. Magic led his team from behind to a dramatic win while playing hurt. I was at that game. It was the greatest game I’ve ever seen.

Today’s Lions’ game reminded me of that game. Stafford showed a lot of guts and a will to win. This might come as a surprise to some (you know who you are), but not all great games were in the deep dark past. Matt Stafford played a great game, and gave us a memory to last a lifetime. Here’s to more like it.

As we know, Matt Stafford’s 5 TD passes today were an NFL record (post-merger) for the most TD passes by a rookie QB in a game (and the most by a rookie since 1950).

But it also tied a TEAM record for most TD passes, tying Gary Danielson’s 5 vs. Minnesota on 12-5-78. Not bad for a rookie. Not all the records are set in the past.

is reporting the X-ray on Stafford’s shoulder was negative, but Schwartz is closed mouth other than that.

congratulations on the win. I gotta say I was really impressed with Matt Stafford. 5 TD and the last one while hurt. Very impressive, he looks like the real deal hurt or not.

according to the post game. at least on the initial xray

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/clubhouse_news.aspx?sport=NFL&majteam=DET

Leadership stood tall today, what a gutsy performance ! After getting our asses kicked in that first quarter and then coming back, credit everyone for not giving up. Nice job Lions ! Over the years, how many times has that scenario played against us ? Damn good to savor that sweet taste of victory. Pretty work, now, let’s have some cheese…

…I have to say, this game was great! I’m really happy for you guys! I spoke here with some of you a few weeks ago when our teams played each other.

Keep your faith in that QB, I’m sure some love for him was brewed after today’s remarkable performance. Good luck the rest of the season! Congrats!

PS: Thank you Calvin Johnson for fantasy goodness! :D

You got yourself one tough bastard for a QB.

I missed this game because my kids were playing in the championship football game for 7-9 year old kids. I told myself that the kids game would be more exciting to watch and boy from what i hear i was wrong.

For all of those in the blackout zone, there were cheap seats to be had in Ford Field. It was the best Lions game I have ever seen live. It was well worth the trip from Alaska. I hope we can win again on Thursday..see ya in the cheap seats.

Amazing what a victory can do…even against another poor team! Here’s to curbing the draft talk until at least after Turkey Day!

Great game by all. Nice rebound by the defense. Outstanding performance by the offense. Who WAS that man in the #9 Jersey?! I know it said “Stafford” on the back, but I’m pretty sure that was a long lost Manning brother? Seriously though…awesome game, really a statement/signature victory for this young team. I even saw my man Dominic Raiola directing traffic downfield on that TD screen pass to Aaron Brown. Welcome back Megatron!

Aren’t Mondays THAT much better after a Lions Victory?!!!

as a game winning FG for Hanson? I’d love to see him get at least one before his career is over.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b1GrQ

Mangina claimed that the Lions had too many players that left with injuries, only to come back into the game shortly thereafter.

“I’m just saying there were a lot of them (injuries)”.

He implied that we were faking injuries to slow down the Brown’s no huddle offense.

He also said that the pass interference call at the end of the game was a bad call. There is an excellent view of the replay at about 5:32 of the following video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0xDdegsyY0

I watched the replay over and over. At first I thought maybe he was right….it was questionable. However, after watching closely five or six times I noticed that #26 (Hank Poteat) never turned around to make a play on the ball, and in the process he impeded CJ’s ability to get to where the ball was thrown. I’m not sure, but it also looked like #21 may have bumped CJ on his way to intercepting the ball.

Cleveland’s coaches and players felt that because Stafford was out of the pocket that contact downfield was permitted. Mangini was asked if Poteat, who had his back to Stafford, may have been flagged because the contact occurred while the ball was in the air.

“Yeah, I guess that’s what they called it for,” he said. “I haven’t seen it, haven’t been a part of it. It’s their call. We’ll live with it.”

To top it all off…..Mangina whined that:

the Lions (2-8) should have been called for excessive celebration on Stafford’s TD toss and that Detroit should have been assessed a 15-yard penalty before Jason Hanson kicked the game-winning extra point. After the score, Lions tight ends coach Tim Lappano ran across the field to hug players.

Jim Schwartz actually agreed with Mangina on that point, but rebutted the rest. LOL!