Lions Notes: History Made In Dallas On Sunday
by Sean Yuille on Oct 3, 2011 11:36 PM EDT
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- Matt Barnhart tweeted out some great stats about Sunday's win. The first: The Lions tied the NFL record for the biggest road comeback and the franchise record for the biggest overall comeback by rallying from a 24-point deficit on Sunday.
- The Lions are on a five-game road winning streak for the first time in their history.
- This is the fifth time the Lions have started 4-0 in franchise history. They previously got off to a 4-0 start in 1980, 1956, 1939 and 1934.
- Overall, the Lions are on an eight-game winning streak, which they hadn't done since 1953-54.
- Michael Signora also posted a few great stats on Twitter yesterday. The first: Calvin Johnson is the first player in NFL history to record two touchdown receptions in each of the first four games of the season.
- The Lions are the fifth team since 1990 to begin 4-0 just one season after starting 0-4.
- One more: The Lions are the first team in NFL history to win back-to-back games by way of comebacks of 20 points or more.
- Before their five-game road winning streak, the Lions had lost 70 of their previous 78 games away from home. (Via Michael David Smith)
- The Lions won eight of 55 games from Week 7 in 2007 to Week 13 in 2010. Since then they have won eight straight games.
- According to Dave Birkett, Jim Schwartz dedicated Sunday's win to Mike Heimerdinger, who died on Friday. Schwartz worked with Heimerdinger in Tennessee.
- Also according to Dave Birkett, Johnson is the first Lions receiver to haul in a touchdown pass in four straight games in the same season since Herman Moore did it in 1998.
- Matt Bowen took another look at just how great Johnson is in the red zone and why he presents such a challenge to defenses.
- Terence Newman had this to say about Johnson: "It's not every day you play a guy who could play power forward for the Pistons."
- ESPN's Michael Smith had one of the funniest tweets I saw on Sunday:
You know, Roy Williams' most significant contribution to the National Football League is nicknaming Calvin Johnson "Megatron."
- Yet another example of why Joe Buck is such a terrible announcer: He didn't even know what down it was at the end of the Lions-Cowboys game on Sunday.
- Stadium Journey recently reviewed Ford Field.
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What about the booty bus?
Stadium Journey recently reviewed Ford Field.
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Great stats.
Go Tigers. 9th inning 5-4 tigers. Go Lions as always.
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by Home in Cleveland, Heart in Detroit on Oct 3, 2011 11:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The Joe Buck video has been taken down
LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!
Joe Buck doesn’t know the game is over
LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!
It was a little weird, I was surprised to see it was 4th and 20 but I noticed before they snapped it at least. I’m shocked at how many people completely missed it though.
Yeah actually thought it was 3rd down so I can see where Buck was Confused
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forgot this Sean...
Matthew Stafford, Quarterback: a man barely alive, Gentlemen we can rebuild him, We have the technology, We have the capability to make the worlds first bionic QB, Matthew Stafford will be that man, Better than he was before
Better, Stronger, Faster
by Gyorick on Oct 3, 2011 11:54 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
awesome.
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
He better of received a flag
Can’t go to the ground when celebrating
Matthew Stafford, Quarterback: a man barely alive, Gentlemen we can rebuild him, We have the technology, We have the capability to make the worlds first bionic QB, Matthew Stafford will be that man, Better than he was before
Better, Stronger, Faster
by Gyorick on Oct 4, 2011 1:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That was definitely not a penalty, lol.
He faceplanted, that was clearly not going to the ground to celebrate. I know it’s the Bears, but come on, common sense.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
by Mavyrk on Oct 4, 2011 10:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I know it's hard to read sarcasm in text...
But I was jokin
Matthew Stafford, Quarterback: a man barely alive, Gentlemen we can rebuild him, We have the technology, We have the capability to make the worlds first bionic QB, Matthew Stafford will be that man, Better than he was before
Better, Stronger, Faster
by Gyorick on Oct 4, 2011 3:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I've seen a lot of people actually make that statement seriously.
And then go into full on arguments about it. So it was hard to tell, lol.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
Point of fact....
Aaron Brown received a penalty for doing the exact same thing.
LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!
As did Marc Colombo when he fell down after a chest bump.
My point is, that’s not a penalty. The league caught a lot of flack when it started interpreting the rules like that so it’s lightening up. I think it’s a good thing.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
Ok I admit it: I’m a band wagon jumper….. Of the TIGERS! baseball has always been too boring for me…….. Until the playoffs……if Detroit is in it…… If they’re winning. I love all Detroit pro sports: red wings pistons lions and the tigers. The only sticker on my car is the tigers D. Great way to say I’m from Detroit. Butbaseball comes in dead last on my favorites. I hope they destroy the yankees. Let’s go Detroit!
by awayfromthepride on Oct 4, 2011 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
I gotta agree with away on this one.
There’s just way too many games to keep track of. I’ll never support another baseball team but my Tigers, but I’m definitely pretty much just in it for the post-season; and I’m not ashamed of it either.
Sure, I’ll catch a game or thirty in the regular season, but there’s no way in hell I’m missing anything important to watch paint dry.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
i watched about 1 in 4 tigers games this year
all of verlanders and every game when they were on that hot winning streak, but watching every game is just to rough, there’s some excitement during the regular season but enough to watch all of them nah.
Tigers postseason on the other hand, your watching every single pitch, and glued to the TV
lions on other hand im jumping around the room on every play like an untrained monkey
I used to watch every single Tigers game
back in the 1980’s. Then the baseball strike turned me off, and the juicing up turned me off more. I eventually got to the point where I only watch a dozen or so Tiger’s games every season now. I will watch them religiously if they make the playoffs, and it does not conflict with the Lions. Lions will get priority every time, even over a Tigers playoff game, except maybe one where the Tigers would clinch the World Series. I would still flip over to the Lions game regularly though, LOL.
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by TuffLynx on Oct 4, 2011 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If it were Tigers in game 7 WS vs Lions in any game.
… I… I don’t even know, really. I’d probably watch mostly Lions with Tigers on the phone and during commercials. If the Lions were stinking it up, I’d probably reverse it and pay attention to the Lions on the phone/commercial while watching Tigers live. But as soon as the Lions started rallying, it’d be back the other way again. Hell, might even just watch Lions muted and listen to Tigers on the radio, best of both worlds.
Pistons or Wings in game 7 though, obviously that won’t happen, but I’d probably watch that.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
Well you should do what I did
I have my big flat screen above my fireplace with 2 smaller flat screens flanking it on the upper left and right corners, it’s pretty cool, I can watch 3 things at one time, problem solved. I have 2 Directv DVR’s and 1 Cable DVR, all in HD of course. I spoiled myself, sports are important to me, people always marvel at my set-up.
Sports are important to me too.
But so is eating. Definitely on my bucket list of things when I’ve got more expendable income, though! I’m jealous.
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I am a die hard fan of all Detroit Sports but here is my breakdown list
Reg Season:
Wings > Tigers, Pistons
Lions > Wings, Tigers, Pistons
Tigers and Pistons equal
Playoffs:
Wings>Tigers, Pistons, Lions(We have yet to make it)
Pistons>Tigers,Lions
Tigers>Lions
This list will change WHEN we make the playoffs this year, It will be a dilema that I will love!
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That's cool
I like to eat too, listen I’m in my 40’s, when I was in my 20’s it was a struggle to keep my head above water financially, you’ll get there my man.
I love the work you’re doing and appreciate your input, keep up the great work you do and success will find you bro, good luck!
Are you looking to adopt? ;)
Wars are only truly won through annihilation of the enemy. May our coaches remember that football is war.
by Lionsrmycrack on Oct 4, 2011 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely
Anyone wants to come out to San Diego, just let me know and you are welcome in my home for good times, good food, good smokes (that’s a lie, GREAT smokes), and most importantly GREAT victories!
The strike in 94 did it for me.
I used to be a pretty dedicated baseball fan. i cheered for the Expos in the National league as well as the Tigers.
When the strike came on in 1994 the Expos had by far the best team in baseball [they were loaded that year] and looked to be headed for the Series. The strike happened, the Expos could not afford to keep the players and they broke up an outstanding team. I did not watch, listen, or read about baseball for at least three years after that.
I just check the scores off and on if I am on the internet and the Tigers are playing. Still won’t watch unless my brother has it on when we visit his family.
"Filling a need doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a good player," said Schwartz. "It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that best fits; it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that’s better than what you have already."
I listen to almost all of them.....probably 140 of them anyway.
Sports or sport talk radio is always on.
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Man I remember the 97/98 seasons of the wings.
The Russian five! The insane rivalry against Colorado. The game where osgood met Roy at center ice to duke it out! Back to back sweeps for the Stanley cup. Then the pistons in the championship. Kicked LA’s ass! Tigers were in the world series what?6 years ago? GODDAMIT I NEED SOME FRIGGIN LIONS MEMORIES! Barry was great! But I want some super bowl action!
by awayfromthepride on Oct 4, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
That photo of Calvin makes me wince
‘coz he sure looked to be in pain after catching that TD. I’m betting he gets a couple extra days off. All that leaping for catches takes its toll — Calvin is the Adrian Peterson of WRs.
BTW: my favorite line of the day comes Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders:
“Dallas defense has 12 men on the field on the one-yard line and somehow, only one of those 12 men is covering [Calvin] Johnson”
No slogans. Just win!!!
Dude is utterly fearless
Dallas defense has 12 men on the field on the one-yard line and somehow, only one of those 12 men is covering [Calvin] Johnson
Rob Ryan is a first class, USDA choice idiot. Dallas deserves everything we just served up for them to choke on for the next two weeks
"Common Sense, isn't" Solomon Short
by YpsilantiJeff on Oct 4, 2011 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
You raise a good point drgarnett.
Anyone who is calling for more passes directed in Calvin’s direction should think about the wear and tear on this guy. Nobody can continue to drop five feet onto their back time after time without risking some kind of injury.
I would compare Calvin to Barry Sanders in that they are both tremendous weapons that could suffer from overuse. We need Calvin healthy throughout the season to really do some damage.
Personally, I think the Lions are using him just right.
"Filling a need doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a good player," said Schwartz. "It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that best fits; it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that’s better than what you have already."
by NorthLeft12 on Oct 4, 2011 7:03 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
There's a difference though.
Barry was such a unique talent that he rarely got tackled head on and defenders knew they couldn’t risk a “missile” tackle because the risk that Barry wouldn’t be there to receive it was too great, Calvin’s unique talent to outleap defenders for the ball practically guarantees contact inhibiting his ability to control the fall. The risk of injury due to overuse is far greater in Calvin’s case.
Someone is alive today simply because I can't afford a hitman.
by Justan Oldfart on Oct 4, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Let teams really start
sliding coverage his way. Huge games for Burleson and Young coming up then.
I enjoyed reading the Ford Field review.
It was pretty spot on. I disagree with the ranking, it should totally be 5 stars, but I didn’t read anything in the article that I could argue with really.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
i think i am the only one who likes
Joe buck. Oh well
I have a 9" personality
by Waitingfortheroar on Oct 4, 2011 2:43 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I like his voice
But the lack of emotion is very annoying.
by Hyperion Ecta on Oct 4, 2011 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't hate him.
But he puts me to sleep.
I never met him, but he was family to me... R.I.P. Tom Kowalski We will all miss you.
The Houston pick-6 call was the worst
No emotion whatsoever, im surenitsnon you tube & was terrible. As emotionless as an incomplete pass on 2nd & 4.
Doug Hogue
I didn’t see him anywhere, but I wonder if I may have simply missed him. This was the first game he was active, but I’m just not sure if he was ever on the field. I know he wasn’t in for any defensive plays because PFF doesn’t list him as being in for any plays, but I didn’t expect that anyway. PFF only lists special teams players if they have some sort of stat, so I’m not sure if he was even on the field for any kicks/punts/field goals. Does anyone know?
He was strictly special teams
I never met him, but he was family to me... R.I.P. Tom Kowalski We will all miss you.
I figured he'd be strictly special teams...
I just didn’t even see him on the field for special teams and was wondering if I simply missed him or if he didn’t play at all.
Remember, Hogue now wears no. 57, not the 52 that he wore in camp.
No slogans. Just win!!!
I think its 80 something
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ProFootball Outsiders has us just behind the Packers as the highest probability to make the playoffs.
Just around 80% I think. But, there are still twelve games to go so I am not breaking out the champagne just yet.
"Filling a need doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a good player," said Schwartz. "It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that best fits; it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that’s better than what you have already."
Yeah the Yankees were a 97.3% win probability over the Rangers.
And our coming back from so deep in two concurrent weeks is something like a 0.02% chance.
Let’s not quite break that champagne out for 80%.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
Don't worry Mav. I may be optimistic about our chances.....
..but I won’t be talking about playoff scenarios and match ups until we clinch. Hopefully sooner rather than later. LOL
"Filling a need doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting a good player," said Schwartz. "It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that best fits; it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting a player that’s better than what you have already."
I don't think that is right
Just because of the tie with Green Bay. It’s 50-50 who could win the division, and then there is the risk of someone else getting hot and taking over the wildcard. The Lions probably have lower odds than a 3-1 division leader right now. Check out Playoffstatus.com. I love that site.
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!
by DownTownJax on Oct 4, 2011 8:58 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Football outsiders isn't a playoff probability in a bubble.
They use their proprietary advanced stats and schedules to calculate playoff odds, which includes wildcard or division champions.
And you’d be surprised. Which 3-1 teams lead their division and seem to have control of it soundly? It’s not New Orleans. Not the Pats, nor Washington, nor SF, nor Baltimore, etc etc. Keep in mind a lot of those 3-1 division winners are also either tied or have competition right on their heels too, just like Detroit.
They even calculate odds of a team going undefeated/winless or one win/one loss, odds of making it to any given round of the playoffs, etc. It’s pretty neat stuff.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
by Mavyrk on Oct 4, 2011 10:45 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's too early to really make solid predictions but...
The odds of getting in the playoffs are always higher for division leaders. If you are tied for the division lead, it means you have a risk of falling back to the wildcard, which is more risky. Football outsiders seems to try to get a feel for who is likely to win instead of just considering each game as a 50-50 chance. Personally, I like the 50-50 chance to keep level headed.
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!
by DownTownJax on Oct 4, 2011 11:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I do like Football Outsiders though
they do good stuff. I’m just not sold on any metrics that I don’t get to see myself. I do a lot of database work, so I just like the straight up odds.
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!
by DownTownJax on Oct 4, 2011 12:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You'd think someone might look to see...
Stafford’s 4th quarter comebacks vs games started ratio.
That’s got to be a record
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Joe Buck
Great call on the Buck miscall, or lack of call, or whatever that was. It was deplorable how the announcers called that game. Aikman, I can deal with cause he will sometimes give some great insight about the schemes going on which made or broke a play. But Buck, to not even know the game situation of the game he is calling is totally unprofessional. At the end, he was silent and getting ready to call the next play, though the game was over on downs. What a tool.
Aikman's excuse is all the concussions he received whilst playing....lol.
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by CLF on Oct 4, 2011 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Awesome pic from DetroitFanTC
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Many thanks!
stuck w/o my laptop for a while & just using my phone.
"I’m not a talker on the field, but if you say something to me, I may say something back to you or I may ignore you. It’s funny because a lot of guys usually come up and say something to me like right before, something like ‘Have a good game,’ or whatever, and I just ignore it. I’m not here to meet friends. I’m here to cause you problems and meet your quarterback. I’ll shake his hand when I’m hitting him." Ndamakong Suh
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by Enforcer on Oct 4, 2011 10:12 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Tell you the truth,
I didn’t realize it was 4th down at the end of the game on Sunday. I, like Joe Buck, was too focused on the time.
Oh well, he’s human.
My grandfather was a Packers fan, my father is a Vikings fan, I am a Lions fan, and there is no way in hell I am raising a Bears fan.
Oh, and I hate the Philadelphia Eagles (but like the Phillies)
I didn't realize it for half a second as he was stepping out.
I was like “man another completion, they keep stopping the clock, this is annoying.” And then immediately I thought “wait, when was their last first down?” And then I started yelling expletives of joy.
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by Mavyrk on Oct 4, 2011 10:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think people forgot about Romo stopping the clock after the sack
At the bar I was at I started jumping up & down after the 4th down play, everyone was saying “Calm down there is 4 seconds left,” and literally people didn’t believe me when I said that was a 4th down play until they saw the Lions come out in victory formation.
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Hey all you LION’S Fan’s , if someone is going to the next home game (or any home game for that fact) Please take a sign that reads > MATT MILLEN STILL SUCKS !!! or Hey Matt what do you think of us now !!!! LOL I myself can not believe that the NFL channel & espn still has him in the booth or even on air, this fool did nothing for the Lions and does not know football enough to be giving any statements or comments on the game !!! I hope to see it there !!! thanks , and > GO LIONS !!!!
He doesn't work for MNF anymore
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And If he did I don't know if they'd allow him to do the game
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They wouldn't allow him in the building.
The only way Mi**en safely enters Ford Field is through the act of teleportation. Because that technology hasn’t been invented yet, he would have been killed by an angry Lions’ mob hours before the game. So even if he was GOING to call the game, he would have been deceased well before, so……. win-win, right? Lol…..
random stat request...
Does anyone know the last time the only two 4-0 teams were in the same division?
Law of averages
How many late leads have we seen the Lions blow over the last decade? This is just the other side finally coming around.
Yes, I really am that great.
I have to admit this has been my argument to my Chiefs, Cowboys, and Bears fan/co-workers
when they tell me that there is no way the Lions can keep this up…
I’m sorry, 50 or so years of mediocrity? Dozens of close games that ultimately didn’t go our way just in the past 10 years? Yeah…we’ve got enough negative karma built up to last the next 20 years. We should be riding on sunshine and ferry dust for at least the next 5-6 seasons if not more.
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