Lions Hang on for 19-14 Win over Redskins, Snap 19-Game Losing Streak

that what i talkin bout

Vikes fan here but i had to pop over and say congrats to you guys. You’ve deserved to see your team win for quite a while now.

Smith, Stafford, CJ, Pettigrew…. when it all comes together… it’s gonna be so sweet.

He said we will have a prayer and then the fans went out back on to the field and celebrated with fans.

Taste better then losing beer.

but its okay because they are tears of joy

I only wish I could watched it instead of having to follow it with the ESPN.com gamecast.

punched out a tooth with a fist pump on the pass interference call in the 4th quarter!! No joke!!! I feel no pain!!! I will tomorrow – have to call my dentist!!!

Congratz. Really- it was long overdue. Nice that you did against the ’skins. Miami started 0-2 last year-just saying.

WHOOOOO-DEEEE-HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! LIONS WIN, LIONS WIN!!!! I don’t even know what to do with myself, it’s been so long! Wait, I know, I’m going to go shotgun a beer!!!

OK – I feel guilty for living outside of the blackout zone, but man do I feel good. It was not a pretty game, but I really hadn’t realized how much the losing streak was getting to me until I watched the last few seconds and then had it lifted off of my shoulders. I feel like a new man, and I didn’t even have anything to do with the win (or the losses for that matter).

Even if it wasn’t pretty – watching our defense stop Washington on the 1 yard line and then having Stafford march us down for a touchdown certainly made me feel like there were reasons for all the Kool-aid I have been drinking over the years.

If only he had some protection . . .

And if the refs would stop making crap calls every time Stafford hooks up with Calvin for a long gain . . .

Go Lions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what a game…still missed a couple throws, but man did staff ever come into his own. i hope you guys got to watch a live stream

more of this to come…i am really excited about the second half of the year…in fact every game to come

- Matt Stafford looks to be the real deal. He played like we all hoped he would. He isn’t perfect, missing on couple of throws but his decisions were much, much better and he looked poised and in complete control. No picks as well. Very happy with his performance.

- Kevin Smith was brilliant. His playmaking ability in both the run and the passing game was huge. It is a bit worrying that we lost him early in the 2nd half. The other backs didn’t do much, although Morris came through a couple of times, including once for a score.

- CJ was good, as usual, sure, he didn’t put up big numbers but he was there in pivotal situations and made some great grabs. Had one huge gain taken away due to a flag. The big surprise was Bryant Johnson. He looked dangerous all game and seemed to be targeted often by Staff.

- Our run defence was actually very strong. Can you imagine keeping them to no rushing yards in the 1st half? We also didn’t let to many big run plays go. Very proud of our run stoppers.

- Pass defence was a touch up and down. We let the Redskins down the field far too easily at times. But certain plays were made when needed and we came away with a pick. More pressure could also be used, but for the most part, they did their job.

In the end, we played hard, and came away with a W. That’s what’s important.

did i count over 2k posts on the live game threads! well done guys!

backus did well vs haynesworth in the first half

but i thought i saw backus block down on him on a couple of runs

Just got home from watching the game at the sports bar. That was just great. Like Drew said, we saw a taste of our future here. When we get all the pieces working together, look out!

We got that losing streak out of the way. Now on to bigger and better things!
Go Lions!

Finally!! Damn, it feels good to win again

in a way it’s gotta be nice to know that you’ve already suffered through the worst your team can possibly put you through, and you guys all stuck with them. The Lions have always been one of my favorite non-Giants teams, so I hope I get a chance to congratulate you guys on a Super Bowl win sometime in the not too distant future.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!! You guys really deserved this win.

Bears fan here, just wanted to say congrats. Enjoy this one though, you won’t be winning next sunday. :)

We appreciate all the congratulations from fans around the league. Like JazzyBBP said, Thanks!

Did Sammie get back in? I was to busy jumping around fist pumping and praying for a win. (Side note, my Spartans are a little deflating right now) (Bring it U.OF.M-get out of the house). Time to talk about a wining streak,(it`s already at 1 game) and yes we can win in Chicago,- if we don`t kick to start overtime. (Marty and Matt) (The Dean and Jerry of Det.)

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