Lions to Play Patriots on Thanksgiving
by Sean Yuille on Mar 17, 2010 8:13 AM EDT
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The New York Jets will be playing on Thanksgiving, but they won't be playing the Lions at Ford Field. That is because the Jets will get to host this year's night game on Thanksgiving, according to Gary Myers of the New York Daily News.
With the Jets already booked for a Thanksgiving game of their own, that leaves the Patriots as the only possible opponent for the Lions on Turkey Day since this year's game will be broadcast on CBS. An AFC team must to be involved in the game since it is on CBS, and the only two AFC teams on the Lions' home schedule are the Jets and Patriots, meaning New England is coming to Detroit on Thanksgiving.
Conventional thinking suggested that the Lions' opponent on Thanksgiving in 2010 was going to be the Jets based on the potential for a matchup featuring Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez, but instead it will be Stafford versus Tom Brady. That's a pretty intriguing matchup as well, but there won't be the friendship angle that would have come along with Stafford and Sanchez. Either way, the Patriots are a big-name team that will undoubtedly bring a lot of storylines to Detroit.
The Lions have played the Patriots twice before on Thanksgiving. The first meeting was in 2000, and the Lions won 34-9. The other meeting was in 2002, and the Patriots won that game 20-12.
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Meh...
I was looking forward to a Stafford vs. Sanchez… Patriots are a great team to play, but after all the hype, it’s sort of a let down.
See you there...
I’m taking the family up this year to see the Turkey Day game. I was hoping for the Jets also but hey… I’ll get to see the upset of the season! Cross fingers, rub Buddha belly, kiss shamrock, what else can I do for luck?
Lions fan down in LA (lower Alabama)
Luck
Knock on wood. Salt over shoulder. Penny in fountain. Birthday wish and make sure you get all those candles out. Shooting star. Loose eyelash. Rub lamp for genie. We need a lot of help for that game.
by UniBallOut on Mar 17, 2010 10:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
little disappointed
I was hoping to see the Jets too….oh well. I think I’m going to tell my girl that I’ll have to celebrate Thanksgiving w/ her family over the weekend, I’m going to head up there for the turkey day game this year I think. I’ve always loved the Thanksgiving day game since I was a kid, I think I want to be there in person this year…..we’ll see
Aw man.
I made a bet with a Jets fan. If the Lions win she has to take a picture wearing all Lions and a sign saying Go Lions!
by topherclosson on Mar 17, 2010 12:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
all for naught now
but is she hot? if so i would have made her strip down and paint herself blue black and silver leaving only the ‘unmentionables’ fleshy ;p
Once
again the Lions have to play a good team and I’m sure the cowboys will get someone like the Browns for an easy win.
by Jim Harbaugh Scramble on Mar 17, 2010 12:22 PM EDT reply actions
agreed
i’ve noticed this alot over the past few years………Lions one of the best teams in the league and the Cowboys get bums. i know sometime it just falls that way (last year the Lions had to play an NFC team and got the Packers) but the Cowboys somehow ended up playing the Raiders……instead of someone like the Chargers, Broncos or even Chiefs.
"Good things come to those who keep fighting"
Umm, Yeah...
“Any given Sunday” and all that bullshit of course, but I was really hoping for a little better matchup (if even only on paper) for the Lions this Thanksgiving.
I think it sucks.
Stop whining
I think we’ll have a better chance at beating the Pats, then we would against the Jets. Their Defense is damn good…
I’d rather see a shootout between Stafford and Brady. And without Welker, maybe we can steal a game from them…
Just livin' the dream...
I just look at the match-up
from a different point of view.
(All this is per my opinion on last year’s fan experience, of course)
Yes. The Jets have a great defense that is a challenge for any NFL offense. But I am looking at it from the perspective that on paper, the Lions have an atrocious defense.. specifically against the passing game. The worst in the league.
The Patriots were 3rd in the league in passing yards last year, and 6th in passing TD’s. The Jets were 31st, and 29th, respectively.
I guess what this all comes down to for me is that in this game I’d personally rather have put the extra pressure on our offense by having them need to achieve only moderate success against a good defense to remain competitive, than burden the secondary with having to stop one of the most prolific passing attacks in the league while also creating that “shoot-out” scenario for the young offense.
I feel that the Lions defense has a much better matchup against the Jets offense than it does against the Patriots offense, meaning that the Lions offense wouldn’t need to do nearly as much just to stay in the game points-wise.
Just my opinion.
It's all about the money
People have been complaining for years now about taking the game away from us. What better way for the NFL to quiet those voices than pitting ’America’s Team’ against ‘the worst team in the league’?
They want those ratings, and the only way to get them at this point is to put a team with a national following on the slate.
On NFL.com Lions team transactions
3/17 Cedric Peerman re-signed.
Zack Follett re-signed.
Jake Nordin re-signed.
Corey Hilliard re-signed.
I never wanted to win a game so bad
Nothing would make me happier than to see the pats get a loss to THE DETROIT LIONS on national T.V it would be soooo sweet. I hate the pats more than anybody. You do this for me Jim I will follow you to the end. I will never say another bad word about the Lions just win me this game.
How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.
Oh you shouldn't have said his name
Cause you can almost guess what fuck head is going to be calling that game on TV, can’t you!!!! Those bastards can shove his face down our throughts enough! I hated him as a GM and I hate his voice talking like he knows something on TV even less.
How many lumps you want Doc?
i actually
don’t mind his voice….he’s also very knowledgeable when it comes to TALKING about football….anything else, not so much.
I thought Vasher was a corner?
"Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind." - Pride Leader, Sean Yuille, wielder of the Ban Hammer.
2010 Wests Tigers : Current record - 1-0 : Current Position - 8th : Last game - Defeated Manly Sea Eagles 26 -22
by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 17, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, nice work
"Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind." - Pride Leader, Sean Yuille, wielder of the Ban Hammer.
2010 Wests Tigers : Current record - 1-0 : Current Position - 8th : Last game - Defeated Manly Sea Eagles 26 -22
by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 19, 2010 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
It's not like he's gonna be worse than what we had
I’d say bring him in. Maybe out from under the Tampa-2 is what he needs.
[...]when Giants coach Steve Owen, a certified defensive genius, was asked how he planned to stop Nagurski, he said: "With a shotgun, as he’s leaving the dressing room."
by NobodySpecial on Mar 19, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Pats on Thanksgiving...crap
Let’s put up a fight and pull off a huge upset. Go Lions!
"Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind." - Pride Leader, Sean Yuille, wielder of the Ban Hammer.
2010 Wests Tigers : Current record - 1-0 : Current Position - 8th : Last game - Defeated Manly Sea Eagles 26 -22
I say…if anyone cares…that hey,this game is on our schedule so instead of restating the obvious…lets dare to dream. Just think of how great that Thanksgiving party would be if the Lions could somehow kick the crap out of the Pats! November is a long way from the NFL kickoff weekend…many things could happen, primarily injuries to key players. No NFL game is ever a complete lock. Besides, the Lions should own thanksgiving, its their one day to show off.of course they have looked like crap on Thanksgiving and every other game during the Millen era. The times do seem to be changing now and what a better way to start turning the corner than a good old fashioned ass kicking at Ford field.I am very new to this board but love the info and interaction ,so please forgive me if i make a few mistakes here…see You all at ford Field. Sect108 GO LIONS!!!!
not in my house!!!
hes a jeff fisher coach you got that!!
How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.
by The Profiler on Mar 19, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
On the plus side....
NE was in a bit of a slump last year. Some of their key players are getting older, slower, and injured, and some of the young guys make mistakes. NE’s defense is nowhere near what it used to be, and Tom Brady did not look like Tom Brady last year, plus their offense dont work too well without Welker on the field. Yah never know we could surprise them and I like the Idea of Stafford facing a 3-4 defense, he sure tore up the Browns.
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