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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Yeah, that's my early scouting report as well. Their D Line is really what I fear the most. Their secondary benefits from the front seven. I don't think they're that good. The O is inconsistent and, years later, Stafford still shows a tendency to force the ball to Megatron (can't say I blame the kid mostly). I just think that we've seen better offenses the past two games and made light work of them defensively, relatively speaking.This game comes down to detriots dline vs the pas oline, if the oline can hold up against Detroit then I think the pats should have very little problems beating the lions.
Remember too that this is the second game of a long road trip for Detroit so they may b weakened.
I'll b comparing this when the Pats go to Green Bay/ San Diego
Pats rarely lose at home I see us winning by 10 -14 pts. Revis vs Johnson is the matchup I'm dying to see
Megatron presents an interesting dilemma if healthy. As good as Revis is, I'm not sure I feel comfortable sticking him on Johnson on an island. That said, I'm not sure another CB plus a S gets it done either. So do you double him with Revis AND a safety, leaving other players 1-on-1? Or is Revis really up to the challenge by himself?
It's all about the o-line for this game. I can't see Detroit's O scoring more then 20 pts. If our o-line holds up I can't see us scoring less then 27 pts.
I heard the same thing today. It makes a lot of senseExcept I don't think Detroit flew to Mass. right after the Arizona game like the Pats are flying to California after the Packers game.
The Lions will be the third consecutive Division leader that the Patriots face. Some interesting Detroit statistics:
Lions Point per Game: 18.8 (yawn) (Patriots? 32.3)
Lions rushing yards per game: 79.8 (31st in the league)
# of times Stafford has gotten sacked: 31 Is there any chance Chandler Jones returns? (Brady sacked? 16)
# of time Detroit sacks opposing QB: 28 (Patriots? 23)
Turnover ratio: +3 (Patriots +11)
FG% 54.2% 32nd in the NFL! The Lions play in a dome for crying out loud. The Lions kickers are 5 of 16 beyond 40 yards. That means they have to get inside the 23-yard-line to have a better than 33% chance of getting points. (Gostkowski? 96%)
The Detroit Lions lost to the Panthers , the Bills , and the AZ Cardinals.
They've beaten two teams with winning records: the Packers and the Miami Dolphins, both at home.
The Lions' win over the Packers was the first game of the season, and they held the Packers to 7 points. That's video that will be scrutinized in Foxborough.
The 7-3 Lions are 1) all smoke and mirrors, and 2) are going to need a miracle to win in Foxboro next Sunday.