Lions Annihilate Rams In 44-6 Victory
Entering today, the Lions had not won a game televised locally since Dec. 23, 2007, when they beat the Chiefs. That stat is thankfully no longer applicable, because Detroit beat the Rams today by a whopping score of 44-6.
Given the score, it may be hard to believe, but early on things were moving pretty slowly for the Lions. They were tied with St. Louis at three, and the offense had no rhythm whatsoever. That all changed after Stefan Logan electrified the crowd to start the second quarter, however. After a St. Louis field goal, he took the ensuing kickoff back 105 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest play in the NFL so far this season and put Detroit on top, 10-3. (The Lions' field goal came at the start of the game thanks to great field position from a failed St. Louis surprise onside kick.)
After Logan's return, all momentum was on the Lions' side. The defense continued playing well by making stops and forcing turnovers, and the offense finally had success moving the ball. That was especially evident on a touchdown drive capped off by a one-yard pass to Calvin Johnson. Shaun Hill was operating smoothly as the Lions ran some no huddle, and the end result was a 17-3 lead.
St. Louis answered with a field goal, but the Lions used the 1:41 left on the clock to their advantage by quickly moving down the field. Detroit was playing for a touchdown and appeared to get it on an amazing catch by Calvin Johnson. It was reviewed and revealed that he only had one foot down, but that only delayed the inevitable. Brandon Pettigrew caught a three-yard touchdown pass later on the drive to give Detroit a commanding 24-6 lead at halftime.
In the second half, it was more of the same for the Lions. Detroit made a stop to start the third quarter and followed it up with another touchdown drive. Nate Burleson caught a pass, made a spin move and ran 26 yards for a touchdown to make it a 24-point game.
In the fourth quarter, Detroit added two field goals, from 48 and 47 yards, and a defensive touchdown. Alphonso Smith picked off a Sam Bradford pass and took it 42 yards to the house to put Detroit on top by a score of 44-6. It was Smith's third interception in as many games and the Lions' second of the game. On the previous drive, Ndamukong Suh batted a pass up to himself and intercepted it, setting up a field goal for the Lions.
This was just an all-around perfect game for the Lions. They dominated St. Louis in what was the most impressive Lions victory since they blew out Denver, 44-7, back in 2007. On offense, Shaun Hill played great, going 21 of 32 for 227 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, the Lions played tremendous as well by forcing St. Louis to settle for field goals or lose the ball on a turnover in the red zone in the first half and just shutting them down in the second. The Rams actually outgained Detroit with 341 total yards to 322, but they couldn't put the ball in the end zone on three early red zone chances and had zero drives produce points in the second half.
This was a game the Lions needed. We've seen their potential all season long in four straight losses, but finally they were able to show their potential off with not only a win, but an all-out beatdown of St. Louis. Hopefully this gives them some momentum next week as they head to New York for what will be a tough game against the Giants. Also, hopefully Calvin Johnson isn't too seriously injured, as he left the game in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury (on an amazing diving catch) and had it wrapped up on the sideline. That was just about the only negative to take away from an otherwise perfect day for the Lions.
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Now they decide to call Charles Woodson for obvious DPI with a game on the line
Man that win today sure feels good.
by HoorayForEverything on Oct 10, 2010 4:38 PM EDT reply actions
i was on the road for most of the day today
and thought that surely my ESPN app on my phone was malfunctioning. Then I got to listen to the last half on the radio on my way home. So amazing.
This is how the other half lives?! AMAZING
Congrats to all Lions fans... the greatest fans in the NFL!
This is what we are capable of if it all comes together. What a beautiful win.
anyone have a clip of smiths dance?? i was literly loling
"things not to talk about with people RELIGION,POLITICS,k. smith,FINANCES"
sandvet Sep 2010
What's funny
is that the Lions would have won even if St. Louis had gotten the 10 points Fox spotted them at the beginning of the game.
You could've at least used lube, friends.
Wish it could’ve happened against any other team, but congrats on the win, Lions fans. The team played a hell of a game. Hope this is the start of a winning streak for ya.
Ow.
by Abrantes on Oct 10, 2010 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It will be interesting to see how Bradford bounces back.
Thats one of the true tests of a good QB. Have a bad game and come back strong in the next one.
by coolbreeze42 on Oct 10, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks bud, hopefully you guys can bounce back and continue to get more wins down the road
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Well that sure felt good. Finally all the optomists get some redemption, and the sandy vag club gets a glass of STFU
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Please
Guy who said Logan was subpar as a return man. Get some fooseball skeelz bitch.
If you really think anyone who is TIRED of seeing the Lions lose is pissed off by a blowout win by us you need to go huff some more paint.
Oh yeah I am pissed
Fire Schwartz, why didn’t we run the score up more? Damn it, i wanted 75 points. 8P
Please note the heavy sarcasm above.
Our team won, the one thing i have been bitching about all year! Hells yeah.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
ha ha what about that silly shit squib kick
figured youd have something to say about it… god knows killers mustache will be all over it
the idea was right
the execution was extremely poor.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
on to the Giants now....
Did anyone watch that game… did they blow out Houston or did houston even show up, i heard that andre wasnt gonna be playing but who knows what happened should of been watching it i suppose
WTF?
I was remarking to others after the play how fantastic the Rams’ execution was on that play. it was precisely kicked, just crossed 10 yards in the air—and well covered. give our coverage credit where it is due. that was a very very good play by 42? that saved the day there.
by x$pcents IV on Oct 10, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Onside or squib?
Are they talking about the onside kick or the squib kick? Cause the squib kick was by the Lions and was executed poorly.
I can already hear the loser 97.1 hacks tomorrow....
“Schwartz is an idiot for keeping Calvin in the game…”
“We’re so lucky Mark Clayton went down, otherwise it probably wouldn’t have been a win…”
“What’s with all the celebrating? You’re 1 and 4, act like it….”
“Yeah, but St Louis sucks, this town won’t be so happy when the Giants kill us next week…”
“Is there a QB controversy in Detroit? Maybe Matt Stafford needs to take a seat and learn. Shawn Hill has “earned” the starting job, don’t you think? Call in and fill my show with more garbage…"
or my personal favorite….
“See, I told you all along the Lions were on the verge of greatness…I’ve been sayin’ it all season…”
Yeah, I don’t like that station…hooray for everything else.
by HoorayForEverything on Oct 10, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
tisk tisk this is a very coveted radio show for people who like to hate
you shall receive an ear full…
I am so happy after the win today
That I am apparently unhappy. I don’t get it.
I don’t care though, we finally broke through and we’re gonna keep going up from here!
by HoorayForEverything on Oct 10, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The Giants will be a much tougher game but if ew can get a win there it may just put us on a 4-5 game win streak
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did u c the giants game at all
ive got to know if that was for real or if houston didnt show up…. plus injuries of a johnson and stuff like that
I have been watchign some highlight but no I am just reveling in the win, listening to the postgame show with Jon Jansen on 97.1 the Ticket
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THey are all sunshine and roses for now, only bashing on ppl talking playoffs and super bowl, LoL which they should cause that is silly at this point
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On the Giants
I have Ahmad Bradshaw as my number one running back in FFL and I watched all of the game against Chicago. What I can tell you is this, they are a lot like the Jets, they will go as their quarterback goes. Eli has been holding them back IMO. He has a good receiving corps and their running game has been decent if not great.
The weakness of the Giants is one of their guards, he was supposed to retire this year but ht main guy went down in camp. They also had two linebackers out this week, one of them Bullucks.
The Giants defense is hard hitting and their offense will wear you down if they get the run game going. But Eli does not have chemistry with their receivers and their offensive line is not great in pass protect.
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hmmm so what your saying is its up to the front four again....
just saw highlights all it was hakeem nicks field day… hmmm like always I believe we can pull this one off
Nicks, Steve Smith, Mario Manningham, and that rookie errrr I forget his name
But top to bottom they actually have better receivers than we do, they just don’t always get them the ball. Calvin of course is still better than anything they have, but as a unit they are better IMO.
One thing, the guy they traded for from Minnesota, Reynauld, he is a return specialist and has had serious issues catching the ball. Not only has he had a costly fumble but I have seen him mishandle and nearly fumble at least 4 more. I am actually surprised he still has a job and that might be something that Danny Crossman takes advantage of.
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Oh and my boy Bradshaw has been fumbling too. Has two of them in the red zone.
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well if there is one thing that lions can do...
its force some turnovers, hitting hard and interceptions
Well before I knew any results from that game at least, could always look at the timestams to get exact numbers
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sounds like you have some good material to call up and mock them tomorrow.
MASN Announcer: "Ususally they have what they call here 'the privilege,' and that's what bobby cox calls it when he let's the veteran guys swing away on 3-0. This is not such a hitter."
Jason Heyward: Single up the middle, ballgame.
Great win, possibly the best performance we could ask for...now for some thoughts on the game
- Hill was great. He did everything we needed him to. And he made no mistakes, that was the key.
- Running game was better this week. Best got himself involved and ran fairly well.
- Surprisingly enough, no one receiver stood out. Hill spread the ball around quite well with no receiver having more than 4 catches. Which says to me that we don’t always have to rely on CJ.
- Offensive line was very solid. I didn’t notice Hill under all that much pressure. Run blocking was stronger too.
- Strangely enough, I expected more pressure from our D-Line. They provided enough and they did a fairly good job. But I was hoping for multiple sacks from the unit. Oh, well. Also, surprisingly enough, we didn’t slow down Jackson all that much.
- JP had his best game this season. He made plays in coverage and was the pick of a banged up LB group.
- Very impressed by the secondary. No blown coverages, and lots of solid play all around. Delmas made some great tackles. Houston was good in coverage and Fonz had another strong day with a pick. I was most impressed with our red zone coverage, we really blanketed them in those situations.
- I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Logan’s KO return TD. That was a key play which gave us all the momentum. I can’t tell you how nice it is to see us run back a TD on ST.
As a whole, this game was pretty close to perfect. I was hoping we’d win a close one, but to dominate them so thoroughly was a real positive. Now, we gotta take this momentum and carry it into the Giants game. Also, hopefully CJ is ok.
GO LIONS!!!!
RIP Robyn Bailey 1961 - 2010. I love you mum.
In the fourth quarter when they got in close on Bradford and you could see his eyes I had one thought
Run Bambi run, the semi known as Suh is going to hit you!
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well deserved win after weeks of being on that “hump” its nice to see them learn how to win as a team.
Logan looks like he could be that x factor as well the key will be bringing a consistent special teams game every week, even if he’s not breaking big ones like this week, field position will be a key in long run .
And on Smith and his dance, to me it started like he wanted to do a little of another Alfonso( Ribeiro) aka Carlton from Fresh Prince, either way would been great to see him bust that out if he would have kept going.
A coward dies a thousands Deaths a soldier dies once ....
Nice to see Burleson back
This changed all passing game, opponents hae to watch two WRs and TE corp
And our OL played great
Love this photo
http://www.nfl.com/photos/09000d5d81b3161c?module=HP_spotlight#id:09000d5d81b3363f
Suh squish punny man!
We are all racing here to pile on the bandwagon !
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
amen!!!!!
evilsmurf and drewslions been hatin.now there big lions fans. i said last week people like that make me sick. they shouldnt post at all
by California Dillon's on Oct 10, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
great weekend......
Good to see state and the lions win…….sorry to you u of m fans……but GREAT win today…….ROOOOAAAAARRRRRRRRR…..
Yah know I am a U of M fan and all, but if it takes some cosmic butterfly effect of State to beat U of M for the Lions to win then I hope it happens every year LoL
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TY to State
Now we just need losses at Iowa, Penn St, and Ohio state and dick rod will be outta here!
The beginning of the end of the misery
Though I am a U of M fan
If State is having a better year I usually root for them, so I will be pulling for them to win the big 10 now and hopefully show well by winning a bowl game.
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+1
I pull for state whenever they’re playing anyone other than UM
The beginning of the end of the misery
That's why they're
little brother….
Hard to root against them, fun to trash on and make fun of.
If you can't spell practise write, then dont repond!
F that man
Not a real Michigan fan if you root for them.
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No I am not a "Michigan Man" so to speak I root for all teams in the State of Michigan
Wolverines happen to be my number one team, everyone else is second. I didn’t go to U of M so I have no vested interest in them beyond any normal fan. Not an alum or anything and certainly not a Walmart Wolverine.
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Same for me. I cheer for Michigan # 1, and State # 2.
I understand rivalries, but wishing the worst for another school from Michigan makes no sense to me. Real Michiganders should want both teams to do well.
Focus on the real enemies; Ohio State and Notre Dame.
by NorthLeft12 on Oct 12, 2010 7:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good to see a strong win by our Lions!
I also enjoyed how in the Fox pregame, most of them said the Rams would win. Though I heard a few say that the Lions scared them with the talent we have.
Finally a win that didn’t depend on a call going our way or a last minute effort by our team!
Total domination from the 2nd quarter on.
New challenge for the Lions :
Learn to take it easy when dismantling the opponent – they have feelings and families at home – they cannot help it if they are not Detroit !
Seriously, I do hope you all started Hill at QB on your fantasy teams – I know I did !
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
I sure did start him, pettigrew, CJ, and the defense :)
by Lions on the prowl on Oct 10, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Not only did I start Hill....
My defense Pitt had a bye so I picked up Det and started them! Ka-Ching! Another win for me!
by coolbreeze42 on Oct 10, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Very nice game...props to all....
They blew away my 24-17 Lion win prediction easily.
Anyone know what Spagnola was so upset about at the end of the game, other then just getting his ass kicked?
He blew past Schwartz and was headed fast over to the Lions sideline.
by delusional on Oct 10, 2010 5:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I honestly don't know what to do with myself
I’m so used to spending my Sunday evenings moping around the house. How am I supposed to keep myself occupied?
I am sitting here, watching the
Fagboys lose to the Titans and I am happy. Our team won and did so convincingly. I think I am having a flash back to my youth and those “mind altering” substances. The colors are so bright, the sun is shining, the wind across my face is cool and soothing. This is some GREAT stuff.
Hell yeah Lions, knock those rams back to reality.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
think the Rams knocked some of us into reality
we are not a 1-4 football team. with a healthy Stafford, this team would have a winning record.
Great team win
The offense, defense and special teams all contributed to the win. With out the dumbest rule ever we’re 2-3 right now. With out the dumbest rule ever and a little more luck or a couple more plays we are 3-2 or even 4-1.
Progress is being made. With one more offseason Mayhew will continue to add players to give us a run at a possible playoff berth in 2011. Give Mayhew two more offseasons and we’ll have the full foundation to be a consistent playoff team.
I admit it, I was wrong last week...
…and damned if Deon Sanders might not be right about Alphonso Smith. In addition to the pick, he also played pretty consistently good D from what I saw .
And Corey Williams is the quiet threat on that D-Line. While everyone is paying attention to KVB and Suh (as well they should, by the way), Big CW just reads plays and extinguishes them.
Corey has really been a great surprise.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
What surprise and how is he a quiet threat? Corey has been a dominant DT for years, that got hosed in Clev when they went to a 3-4.
7 sacks for 2 years in a row at GB...
This dude is no surprise to me.
I have been 100% Millen free for 2 years!
On this D-Line...
…the talk is primarily about the two big names. But then again, I think the Lions D-Line might be in the top 10 in the NFL.
by Mister Gloom on Oct 10, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Like I Said, Get Ready to Cheer This Year
…because it’s the ACH League (Anything Can Happen). Lots of changing QB situations, game plans & no unbeatens left after Week 4. Been a while since that’s happened. Let’s get some injury threads going on the guys, though—CJ, Havner, Logan.
by LionFanInChiefsLand on Oct 10, 2010 6:30 PM EDT reply actions
One thing that may be overlooks that I wanted to point out is that our pass defense seems to have turned a corner (no pun intended)
Phonz aside our defense as a whole is starting to make quarterbacks look worse than they actually are. I thought with Favre he was just out of sync so did not may much attention to the miscues. And with Rodgers I thought it must have been some sort of fluke because of the lopsided ToP. But with Bradford I have seen it clearly, because I have been watching him this year. I wanted to follow him because of our picks with Stafford and Suh kind of having a side story with him. And from what I had seen from him so far this year looked much better than what he has shown against us. We clearly had him rattled and looking like a rookie.
Don’t go all goofy now and expect playoffs this year or anything, though I would love it, and it is possible, I just don’t see that as likely. But what I do see is that as the season goes along the secondary is playing better to go along with an already good defensive line.
Win one down, now next week comes a much harder opponent and lets see if we can continue to step it up and actually string some wins together.
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yeah
if we could have gotten some better calls you could have said before. we’ve been getting hosed—especially Houston earlier this season. he plays very well.
PERFECT WEEKEND!!!!
MSU and LIONS Dominate!!!!
by BennieBladesFan on Oct 10, 2010 7:55 PM EDT reply actions
Yup
I gavent heard anything negative about his nfl game. Him being released though does make me wonder.
by BennieBladesFan on Oct 11, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Must not be searching very hard
Go ask ’Skins fans about the articles regarding his work ethic.
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Is Calvin Johnson okay...
…I believe I missed any updates on this. Does anyone know how bad Calvin was hurt on that play? I don’t recall seeing him afterward and last I saw he had his pads off and was being worked on by trainers (the former doesn’t worry me as we were blowing them out, but the latter does).
don't expect any information
other than stale quotes from Schwartz like “He has a shoulder.”
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
C J is getting an MRO in the morning, but he told Jon Jansen he is not worried about it
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Good news is he didn't go to the locker room
Hopefully just a bruise that needed ice.
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Great job to all !
I guess you saw one hell of a game compliments of Gardner-White Furniture. Thank-you ! and fans, please support those sponsors. I’m in Arizona and caught some on-line radio action and video clips via nfldotcom. For me, glad to see 57 years of frustration taken out on the Lambs. It was due and a sacrifice is needed every once in a while to appease the natives. KONG running wild after the pick was awesome. A complete effort is appreciated by this fan. Enjoy the moment and let’s take that show to Broadway…
" I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this. " " What are you doin' here? You oughta be out in a convertible bird-doggin' chicks and bangin' beaver. " " Medication time. Medication time. " ( One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 1975 )
Props to Kid Rock too, he bought like 5000 tickets, he also gave the Lions a speech in the locker room :)
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Oh and I have to say, it was quite fitting, and sweet as hell to hear that the PA system at Ford Field was playing Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth for the Rams when they were warming up after halftine LOL
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" Bawitdada "
" I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this. " " What are you doin' here? You oughta be out in a convertible bird-doggin' chicks and bangin' beaver. " " Medication time. Medication time. " ( One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 1975 )
Lions Slaughter
Its been a very, very, very, very long time since we long suffering lions fans have had anything to cheer about or, for that matter to believe that the future promised years ago (during the Millen era) may finally be here, under the Mayhew and Schwartz era. For once, I believe Mr. Ford has put together a winning team.
Here's a crazy stat:
This was our our most lopsided victory since 1995, when we beat the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars 44-0. Just shows that this was not the average win, and that we really spanked the shit out of the Rams. Cheers fellas, let’s enjoy utterly dominating an opponent for once.
Green Bay Lost in OT to Washington
And got banged up too, Aaron Rodgers concussion and Jermichael Finley carted off the field with a knee injury
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yep
pretty much called this. i saw this one coming from a mile away. we are a pretty good football team.
Wow, I am watching the 49ers, and the crowd is booing Alex Smith right off the field, they are actually warming up Carr
Shaun Hill must be laughing his ass off
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good win guys hope ya continue winning :)
Gang green nation!
Now lets go get a F#@ing snack!
by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Oct 10, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
Cliff Avril Tweet
cliffavril: Yea got a bad cramp but I’ll be aight and yes the guys are gonna give alot of headaches for gettin carted off. Lol
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Good to see Suh owning Bradford
I am a Nebraska Husker fan and two years ago Bradford and Oklahoma completely embarrassed us (even with Suh) in Norman. Suh vs. Bradford round 2 goes to Suh!
just dropping by to give the Lions props for their win,
especially Logan. I was sorry when the Steelers had to cut him. I am glad he found a good home.
How do I break it to the cat that since he has been declawed, the rabbit he sees in our backyard would kick his sorry butt?
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Oct 12, 2010 4:22 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks
Both for the credit on a long overdue win and for Logan. He is a special teams demon.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
this is why we had to release Logan
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-cant-miss-plays/09000d5d81aa42a8/Reverse-on-kickoff-pays-dividends
Antonio Brown has too much potential to get him on the pants squad. The Steelers lucked out in the draft this year with all but two players being kept.
How do I break it to the cat that since he has been declawed, the rabbit he sees in our backyard would kick his sorry butt?
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