Lions Melt Down On Thanksgiving, Lose To Packers, 27-15

“The Packers capitalized on the mistakes and jumped out to a 24-0 lead before ultimately winning by a score of 27-8” should be changed to 27-15

Stafford needs to get grilled. The best offensive weapon the team is Calvin Johnson, and the past 4 games or so he has been underutilized. Stafford whiffed badly on two passes that would have been at least 15 yards each, and then never seemed to want to go back. There were several plays were CJ looked like he was getting away, but Stafford was not going through progressions at all, and his eyes were already firmly locked on Wiliams, or Morris, or Pettigrew.

Throw the damn ball downfield more, especially to CJ.

with the phrase “meltdown” in the title before we realize the control problems we have as a team start and end with Jim Schwartz?

just gonna throw some random shit out there and see what sticks
Detroit off. Staff throws on run, hit by Mathews..ahh close to roughing, maybe could have been called
very next GB series KVB hits Rogers clean just as he releases ball…FLAG! WTF
can think of a couple other calls like pass interference in endzone that wasn’t, yah some hand checking and think Wrights hand snaged jersey but didn’t interfer with offense players ability to make play, he just missed but FLAG Detroit new set of downs for GB oh spot it at the 1
one of GBs last series 3 and long, ah the guy with the pre game feel good story, clearly pushes off on Wright (i think) and makes catch…1st down, should have been called O pass interference and ref was running up straight on play WTF
now as for Suh stated earlier dude was grabin at Suh leg/ankle maybe he did try to “spike” him maybe like he said on sideline (show on TV) to JS “he was tryin to grab my leg” and some other choice words.

we can’t see all the “dirty” shit that happens to inside lineman, but believe me it does go on

But I will be accused of it. Man was that a horrible game to watch, unless you’re a Packer fan. The last few days I was thinking that the Lions were a team that could knock off the mighty Packers…and at home. What a disappointment.

Not to be a punk, but all the crap that was thrown at the 49ers after that win….the Lions are just an above average team, with a lot of talent. There’s just no consistency week in and week out.

I was pulling for you guys to win today and I will at the end of the season too. It’s not that I’m a Lions fan (nor do I hate the Lions either…kind of indifferent), but I need the Packers to start losing games so the 49ers can get home field through the playoffs.

Suh is by far and away the dirties player in the NFL and his sidekick Fairley is trying to catch up……not like Fairley did anything this game, but he has in the past. Suh should be suspended for a few games and have to attend classes sponsored by the NFL on “We ain’t gonna take that shit from you no more.” the guy doesn’t care if he injures people….that needs to stop.

Like I said, I’m not a Troll, i do wish you guys success. To play you guys in the playoffs would be a great game, not like the one today.

I would say good game, but I hate seeing guys get injured and undisciplined football by both teams. Even though the Pack walked away with the win, the game very well could’ve had a different outcome had Detroit not had a couple early critical penalties. There were a couple bad calls on both teams, but that’s part of the game. I know the KVB roughing the passer play was not a good call, but I think that gets tied into the reputation of Detroit’s defense. I don’t mean that in any disrespect either. I think the refs had a quick glance of it and had a quick reaction to throw the flag because of the reputation. It’s a part of having an aggressive D. I think Detroit’s gameplan was good entering the game. They were moving the ball, winning the time of possession battle, and moving the chains. But the penalties killed them in the end. Playing a team like the Packers…you simply can’t afford those penalties. You were winning the Time of Possession battle, you were moving the chains, but the discipline wasn’t there. I’ve seen Detroit play better football this year, and know you guys will move forward as we will. Good luck the rest of the way (unless we meet up again in the playoffs…and of course in the last game of the season. :) )

which has been the main problem this season. Good luck with taking the Giants apart next week.

And we will meet again. SOON.

Best of luck against New Orleans.

thing backus said it best. "We had the opportunity to finally come up big and we *&^?ed it up.

Just one game against a great team, we’ll bounce back.

P.S. Least Staff is a big boy and plays through a broken finger.

I think he deserves what’s coming to him, whether it be a fine or suspension. I do not believe what he did was dirty, but I realize and accept that it’s an unacceptable, unfortunate event.

From where I sat, Suh was trying to stomp off and be petulant about the call. I do not believe Suh meant to stomp on the lineman, and I do believe that if Suh had meant to, it would have been more than a glancing blow to a bicep. I don’t think Suh was aiming, I think he was trying to dismount and stomp his foot in consternation… into the ground, not a player. I believed that when I saw it live, and said so to my family, because his body language was exactly parallel to that of players you see throwing fits at refs all the time.

That said, I know he will receive punishment from the league for this, and I have no issue with that.

I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. I just got home from spending the day with family, and I’m exhausted. I’m sure I’ll talk about the game more in the coming days, but for now I just wanted to speak my piece on that debacle.

the NFL has a hard on for the Pack undefeated story line. The Lions recieved critical flags each time they approached the 30 in the half that they just flat out whipped the tar outta GB. Just after we were flagged for hands to the face, Fox shows a slow mo bumper of Riola getting his face mashed on the way to commercial. My point is, the things we were being penalized for were happening all over by both squads, incidental normal contact…ticky tac burleson-hold, Vanden Bosch-late hit, Momo-chop etc!!!!!! Oh they hit them with a couple to make it seem even but their calls weren’t point erasers. Then after Aikman and Buck rag the calls on the Lions for being soft, they spend the whole second half bashing us for not playing to the Packers quality. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!! The Packers are a good team, so if you hold them above water for two quarters til the other team losses their cool from being screwed… you might throw a frustrated pass or stomp too. Unfortunatley we all know what it looks like when the Lions stink up the joint, but today…BOO the NFL and BOO network story lines…that’s the crap I witnessed stinking up the joint today at Ford Field. Maybe next year WWNFL can write us into a title shot story line. As for the Lions, WAY TO KEEP FIGHTING GUYS! F@#! em all!!!!!!!!

KS going out hurt, Houston going down put Mcdonald on nearly every big passing play converted(kudos GB) and Delmas’ inj blew the lid off the top of our D. 3 awesome pics by the Pack D were crippling. All that is a shame but involved the guys playing in the game. If you think the players where the only thing that decided that game…then you’re not only dead wrong but you gobble up the tv show production of what they want you to believe like a contestant at a hot dog eating competition. Just chortling down piles of weiners with zero reguard for the man behind the curtain. Best Lions team in 50 years and I love em for that. Bummer being force fed money drivin story lines. With two teams that evenly talented square up and flags so so so affect the entire game, better believe the refs affected the outcome.