Can The Lions Finally Roar?---A Detroit Lions Franchise

[ktd1976]

Quote: Originally Posted by djp73

Following, interested to see how Stafford is in game. You sticking with him long term?

Most likely at least through the end of his current contract. It will get pretty dicey, with the cap hit going from $19.8 million this season all the way to $47.7 million in 2022. I will probably look at drafting a prospect to develop within the next couple seasons though.

[ktd1976]

LIONS BEAT CHARGERS 27-10

September 15, 2019

What went right
Have to start with the defense. Surprisingly, the Lions held the Chargers to -2 yards rushing. Melvin Gordon had just 2 yards on 8 carries. The Chargers were forced to all but abandon the run game. We knew the Lions defensive line was good. But didn't think it could be THIS good.

Detroit was pretty good against the pass, too. Phillip Rivers threw for 249 yards, but only one TD, and he was picked off once. But, maybe the biggest stat.....the Lions held the Chargers to just one third down conversion in eight attempts.

The offense was pretty efficient too. Matthew Stafford threw for 308 yards, and 3 TD, going 23/34. The running game was pretty good, gaining 108 yards. Kerryon Johnson missed his second strait 100 yard game by just 7 yards, finishing with 93 yards on 20 carries.

T.J. Hockenson looks every bit like the stud the Lions thought he was when they drafted him 8th overall. He had a pair of touchdown catches in goal line situations. He is proving to be almost unguardable in those situations.

WHAT WENT WRONG
For the second straight game, not much. The Lions pretty much dominated the Chargers up and down the field. Maybe one area of concern is the running game in goal line situations. Kerryon Johnson was stuffed twice at the goal line, and C.J. Anderson was also stopped on another drive. But both those drives ended with a T.J. Hockenson TD catch. Still, the lack of a rushing TD in the first couple games is a bit of a concern.

Pass Protection is a bit of a concern still. Especially the right side of the line. Rick Wagner allowed 4 sacks (all to Joey Bosa.) and the Lions have allowed seven sacks in two games.



WHAT'S NEXT
The Lions travel to the City of Brotherly Love, to face the 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are coming off of a 20-14 win over the Atlanta Falcons. The Eagles scored 10 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to come from behind. Carson Wentz is off to a great start (510 yards, 5 TD, 125.0 QBR.) The Eagles running game has struggled, though, averaging under 3.5 yards per carry. But the Eagles defense is tough. They rank 7th overall in the NFL after two games, second against the run.

Los Angeles Chargers at Detroit Lions
Sep 15, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Los Angeles Chargers (0-1)	0	7	3	0	10
Detroit Lions (1-0)	7	10	3	7	27

Team Stats Comparison
	LAC	DET
Total Offense	242	378
Rushing Yards	-2	108
Passing Yards	244	270
First Downs	9	17
Punt Return Yards	15	9
Kick Return Yards	0	41
Total Yards	257	428
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	1/8	10/16
4th Down Conversion	0/1	2/2
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	2/1
Penalties	1-10	2-15
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LAC	DET
7:08	(DET) K. Golladay 48 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LAC	DET
9:51	(DET) M. Prater 46 yard field goal	0	10
2:57	(DET) T. Hockenson 7 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	0	17
0:24	(LAC) T. Benjamin 9 yard pass from P. Rivers (M. Badgley kick)	7	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LAC	DET
6:11	(DET) M. Prater 46 yard field goal	7	20
3:56	(LAC) M. Badgley 43 yard field goal	10	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LAC	DET
8:11	(DET) T. Hockenson 2 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	10	27

Los Angeles Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers 19/27 249 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Gordon 8 2 0.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Williams 5 90 18.0 0 T. Benjamin 4 55 13.8 1 H Henry 4 35 8.8 0 K. Allen 3 56 18.7 0 M. Gordon 3 13 4.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Phillips 10 0.0 0 0 T. Davis 9 0.0 0 0 M. Gilchrist 9 0.0 0 0 D. James 7 0.0 0 0 D. King 6 0.0 0 0 J. Bosa 6 4.0 0 0 M. Ingram 5 0.0 0 0 T. Williams 5 0.0 0 0 U. Nwosu 5 0.0 0 0 J. Tillery 2 0.0 0 0 C. Hayward 1 0.0 0 0 J. Brown 1 0.0 0 0 C. Baker 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Badgley 1/1 1/1 4 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T. Newsome 5 218 43.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Benjamin 1 15 15.0 0

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Stafford 23/34 308 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Johnson 20 93 4.7 0 C. Anderson 4 11 2.8 0 T. Johnson 1 3 3.0 0 M. Stafford 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Hockenson 5 41 8.2 2 K. Golladay 4 92 23.0 1 R. Tidwell 4 72 18.0 0 K. Johnson 4 44 11.0 0 M. Jones 4 40 10.0 0 D. Amendola 2 19 9.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Tavai 8 0.0 1 0 R. Melvin 6 0.0 0 0 D. Slay 4 0.0 0 0 M. Ford 4 0.0 0 0 D. Kennard 2 0.0 0 0 Q. Diggs 2 0.0 0 0 J. Coleman 2 0.0 0 0 D. Hand 2 0.0 0 0 T. Walker 2 0.0 0 0 T. Flowers 1 0.0 0 0 M. Daniels 1 1.0 0 0 T. Wilson 1 0.0 0 0 J. Davis 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Prater 2/2 3/3 9 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Martin 2 117 58.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 2 41 20.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 1 9 9.0 0

Week 2 Results

Thursday's Games

Buccaneers 20 at Panthers 17

Sunday's Games

Cardinals 21 at Ravens 24

Cowboys 35 at Redskins 30

Colts 7 at Titans 21

Seahawks 21 at Steelers 24

Bills 20 at Giants 17

49ers 33 at Bengals 14

Chargers 10 at Lions 27

Vikings 17 at Packers 20

Jaguars 17 at Texans 9

Patriots 31 at Dolohins 24

Chiefs 35 at Raiders 13

Saints 35 at Rams 38

Bears 20 at Broncos 14

Eagles 20 at Falcons 14

Monday's Games

Browns 31 at Jets 7

[ktd1976]

Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles
Sep 22, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Lions (3-0)	10	14	7	6	37
Philadelphia Eagles (2-1)	0	10	3	7	20

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	PHI
Total Offense	381	300
Rushing Yards	92	79
Passing Yards	289	221
First Downs	18	16
Punt Return Yards	23	1
Kick Return Yards	24	70
Total Yards	428	371
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversion	6-11	3-8
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0	1-1
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DET	PHI
7:37	(DET) K. Golladay 5 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	7	0
2:47	(DET) M. Prater 44 yard field goal	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DET	PHI
6:39	(DET) K. Johnson 2 yard run (M. Prater kick)	17	0
3:56	(PHI) W. Tye 24 yard pass from C. Wentz (J. Elliott kick)	17	7
1:20	(DET) K. Golladay 24 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	24	7
0:05	(PHI) J. Elliott 46 yard field goal	24	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DET	PHI
6:38	(DET) T. Walker 52 yard interception return (M. Prater kick)	31	10
1:28	(PHI) J. Elliott 32 yard field goal	31	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DET	PHI
8:04	(DET) M. Prater 61 yard field goal	34	13
5:15	(PHI) J. Howard 17 yard run (J. Elliott kick)	34	20
2:54	(DET) M. Prater 38 yard field goal	37	20

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Stafford 20/31 298 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Johnson 20 75 3.6 1 C. Anderson 3 20 6.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Golladay 8 101 12.6 2 R. Tidwell 3 67 22.3 0 M. Jones 3 51 17.0 0 K. Johnson 3 24 8.0 0 T. Hockenson 2 37 18.5 0 D. Amendola 1 18 18.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Coleman 7 0.0 0 0 D. Slay 6 0.0 0 0 Q. Diggs 6 0.0 0 0 T. Walker 6 0.0 1 1 D. Kennard 5 0.0 0 0 M. Ford 5 0.0 0 0 J. Tavai 5 0.0 0 0 M. Daniels 3 0.0 0 0 R. Melvin 3 0.0 0 0 T. Flowers 2 0.0 0 0 D. Harrison 2 0.0 0 0 C. Jones 1 0.0 0 0 T. Tabor 1 0.0 0 0 W. Harris 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Prater 3/3 4/4 13 62 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Martin 1 50 50.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 3 23 7.7 0

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Wentz 23/33 221 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Howard 2 56 4.7 1 J. McKissic 4 22 5.5 0 N. Agholor 2 1 0.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD N. Agholor 8 86 10.8 0 J. McKissic 5 33 6.6 0 Z. Ertz 4 49 12.3 0 A. Jeffery 3 21 7.0 0 W. Tye 1 24 24.0 1 D. Jackson 1 8 8.0 0 D. Goedert 1 0 00 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A. Sendejo 9 0.0 0 0 Z. Brown 9 0.0 0 0 N. Bradham 9 1.0 0 0 J. Martin 8 0.0 0 0 A. Maddox 7 0.0 0 0 M. Jenkins 7 0.0 0 0 R. McLeod 6 0.0 0 0 R. Darby 2 0.0 0 0 B. Graham 2 0.0 0 0 M. Jackson 1 0.0 0 0 S. Jones 1 0.0 0 0 T. Sullivan 1 0.0 0 0 J. Mills 1 0.0 0 0 B. Countess 1 0.0 0 0 K. Grugier-Hill 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J. Elliott 2/2 2/2 8 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Johnston 3 152 50.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD N. Agholor 3 70 23.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Jackson 1 1 1.0 0

[bestbrother]

Nice start, solid 3-0 record and Stafford impressing with no picks so far.

Adds a bit of pressure in Detroit to keep things going, but you have a solid platform to take the North all the way.

Good luck

[ktd1976]

Quote: Originally Posted by bestbrother

Nice start, solid 3-0 record and Stafford impressing with no picks so far. Adds a bit of pressure in Detroit to keep things going, but you have a solid platform to take the North all the way. Good luck

Actually up to 4-0 now. Will have an update shortly, most likely later today. I finished a game on Saturday, right before I went on vacation, so haven't had a chance to update it yet.

[ktd1976]

LIONS BEAT CHIEFS 38-24

Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions
Sep 29, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas City Chiefs (2-2)	0	10	7	7	24
Detroit Lions (4-0)	7	17	7	7	38

Team Stats Comparison
	KAN	DET
Total Offense	392	482
Rushing Yards	71	135
Passing Yards	321	347
First Downs	16	22
Punt Return Yards	1	5
Kick Return Yards	0	69
Total Yards	393	556
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	7/13	6/9
4th Down Conversion	1/1	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	4/0
Penalties	3-20	0-0
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KAN	DET
5:03	(DET) K. Johnson 3 yard run (M. Prater kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KAN	DET
9:19	(DET) M. Prater 41 yard field goal	0	10
6:11	(KAN) D. Williams 2 yard run (H. Butker kick)	7	10
2:43	(DET) T. Hockenson 3 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	7	17
0:42	(DET) J. James 8 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	7	24
0:08	(KAN) H. Butker 37 yard field goal	10	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KAN	DET
5:33	(KAN) T. Hill 62 yard pass from P. Mahomes (H. Butker kick)	17	24
1:37	(DET) K. Johnson 2 yard run (M. Prater kick)	17	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KAN	DET
2:56	(KAN) C. Hyde 20 yard run (H. Butker kick)	24	31
1:11	(DET) C. Anderson 29 yard run (M. Prater kick)	24	38

Kansas City Chiefs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Mahomes 26/35 336 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Williams 13 47 3.6 1 C. Hyde 2 24 12.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Kelce 11 124 11.3 0 B. Ellington 4 55 13.8 0 D. Williams 4 19 4.8 0 T. Hill 3 93 31.0 1 S. Watkins 2 31 15.5 0 A. Sherman 1 14 14.0 0 T. Riddick 1 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Lee 11 1.0 0 0 T. Mathieu 7 0.0 0 0 J. Thornhill 5 0.0 0 0 M. Claiborne 5 0.0 0 0 A. Hitchens 4 0.0 0 0 D. O'Daniel 4 0.0 0 0 K. Fuller 4 0.0 0 0 D. Wilson 3 0.0 0 0 B. Breeland 3 0.0 0 0 A. Okafor 2 0.0 0 0 F. Clark 2 0.0 0 0 D. Nnadi 2 0.0 0 0 C. Ward 2 0.0 0 0 C. Jones 2 1.0 0 0 E. Ogbah 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG H. Butker 1/2 3/3 6 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Colquitt 3 142 47.3 2 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Hill 1 1 1.0 0

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Stafford 19/27 353 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Johnson 21 90 4.3 2 C. Anderson 7 45 6.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Jones 5 121 24.2 0 K. Golladay 4 76 19.0 0 R. Tidwell 3 77 25.7 0 T. Hockenson 3 38 12.7 1 D. Amendola 2 21 10.5 0 K. Johnson 1 12 12.0 0 J. James 1 8 8.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Tavai 9 1.0 0 0 D. Slay 7 0.0 0 0 D. Kennard 6 0.0 0 0 T. Wilson 4 0.0 0 0 D. Harrison 4 1.0 0 0 Q. Diggs 3 0.0 0 0 J. Coleman 3 0.0 1 0 M. Ford 3 0.0 0 0 R. Melvin 3 0.0 0 0 D. Hand 2 0.5 0 0 T. Walker 2 0.0 0 0 C. Jones 1 0.0 0 0 T. Flowers 1 0.0 0 0 M. Daniels 1 0.5 0 0 T. Tabor 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Prater 1/1 5/5 8 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Martin 2 89 44.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 3 69 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 1 5 5.0 0

[ktd1976]

LIONS SHUT OUT PACKERS 40-0

WHAT WENT RIGHT
In a word, EVERYTHING. Well, almost everything. Offense, defense, special teams, it was all outstanding Monday Night. The Lions held Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers to just 104 yards of offense. They forced 3 turnovers, including 2 interceptions. The pass rush, which had been missing the last couple weeks, generated 6 sacks. The running game was good again, gaining 112 yards. This is a run game that doesn't have to be great for the Lions to win games, It just has to be good enough. And, thus far this season, it has been.

Matthew Stafford had another really good game, throwing for 351 yards and 3 TDs. He did throw his first pick of the season, but that really wasn't on him, as the defender made a great read. He made a really great throw on a 34 yard touchdown to Kenny Golladay.

Speaking of Golladay, he FINALLY had that breakout game that he was looking for, catching 8 passes for 139 yards and a couple touchdowns. T.J. Hockenson added a TD catch himself, his 5th of the season.

On Defense Jahlani Tavai and Devon Kennard each had a pair of sacks. Trey Flowers got his first sack of the season as well. Darius Slay had a pick 6, and Rashaan Melvin got his first interception of the season.

WHAT WENT WRONG
Not much. Stafford did throw his first interception of the season, but all in all, this was a very dominating performance by a really good team.

WR Marvin Jones was lost to a dislocated elbow late in the game. He is expected to miss at least 3 weeks, possibly more. This means that either rookie Rod Tidwell, or Danny Amendola will have to step up. It could also mean an opportunity for Jermaine Kearse to get playing time.

WHAT WE LEARNED
The Lions defense is good. REALLY REALLY good. This isn't a team to sleep on. The offense is pretty good as well.

The Packers aren't very good on defense. They have given up 35, 34, 24, and 40 points the last 4 weeks.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lions head back home, where they will host the 2-4 Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota is coming off of a 24-14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Kirk Cousins is having a good season, throwing for 1578 yards and 11 TD, with only 2 INT. But the Vikings running game hasn't been very good. And with the Lions boasting the league's best defense, it looks like a good match up on paper. But, the Vikings are capable of putting pressure on the quarterback. And they have a pair of really talented receivers that could give the Lions secondary fits.

Look for a relatively close game with the Lions coming out on top at home.

Prediction: Lions 28 Vikings 24

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
Oct 14, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Lions (5-0)	7	10	23	0	40
Green Bay Packers (2-4)	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	GNB
Total Offense	453	104
Rushing Yards	112	18
Passing Yards	341	86
First Downs	21	8
Punt Return Yards	49	0
Kick Return Yards	24	23
Total Yards	526	127
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	7-10	2-8
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	0/0
Penalties	0-0	4-51
Posession Time

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DET	GNB
4:35	(DET) T. Hockenson 7 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DET	GNB
4:24	(DET) M. Prater 54 yard field goal	10	0
0:18	(DET) K. Golladay 10 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	17	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DET	GNB
6:56	(DET) Lions score safety	19	0
5:04	(DET) K. Golladay 34 yard pass from M. Stafford (M. Prater kick)	26	0
4:58	(DET) D. Slay returned interception 21 yards (M. Prater kick)	33	0
0:16	(DET) K. Johnson 2 yard run (M. Prater kick)	40	0

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Stafford 27/34 351 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Johnson 23 91 4.0 1 C. Anderson 4 21 5.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Golladay 8 139 17.4 2 R. Tidwell 2 58 29.0 0 M. Jones 6 52 8.7 0 T. Hockenson 6 45 7.5 1 K. Johnson 3 23 7.7 0 D. Amendola 1 18 18.0 0 J. James 1 16 16.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Tavai 6 2.0 0 0 D. Kennard 5 2.0 0 0 J. Coleman 5 0.0 0 0 T. Flowers 4 1.0 0 0 T. Walker 4 0.0 0 0 D. Slay 3 0.0 1 1 Q. Diggs 3 0.0 0 0 M. Daniels 3 0.0 0 0 J. Davis 2 1.0 0 0 M. Ford 2 0.0 0 0 C. Jones 1 0.0 0 0 D. Harrison 1 0.0 0 0 R. Melvin 1 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Prater 1/1 5/5 8 55 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Martin 2 101 50.5 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Agnew 5 49 9.8 0

Green Bay Packers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Rodgers 17/25 148 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Williams 2 12 6.0 0 A. Jones 7 6 0.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Graham 4 69 17.3 0 D. Adams 3 31 10.3 0 T. Taylor 3 19 6.3 0 M. Valdes-Scantling 3 17 5.7 0 G. Allison 1 7 7.0 0 J. Sternberger 1 5 5.0 0 A. Jones 2 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. King 9 0.0 0 0 A. Amos 8 0.0 0 0 P. Smith 7 0.0 0 0 K. Fackrell 7 1.0 0 0 B. Martinez 7 0.0 0 0 J. Jackson 6 0.0 1 0 J. Alexander 6 0.0 0 0 Z. Smith 5 0.0 0 0 D. Lowry 5 0.0 0 0 O. Burks 4 0.0 0 0 K. Clark 4 0.0 0 0 D. Savage 4 0.0 0 0 T. Brown 2 0.0 0 0 A. Branch 2 0.0 0 0 M. Tyson 1 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 J. Scott 6 347 57.8 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Taylor 1 23 23.0 0

[Culture Rot]

Might be time to up the difficulty here bud.