Week 12 NFL Game thread

[Section15Box113]

Happy Thanksgiving!

It all kicks off in Detroit, as usual.

Game 1 - 12:30 ET:
Bears (3-7)
Lions (0-9-1)

Game 2 - 4:30 ET:
Raiders (5-5)
Cowboys (7-3)

Game 3 - 8:20 ET:
Bills (6-4)
Saints (5-5)

 

[cshea]

What do we have to do to get the Lions removed from the annual Thanksgivings Day lineup?

 

[Mystic Merlin]

What do we have to do to get the Lions removed from the annual Thanksgivings Day lineup?

Probably can never happen because TRADITION and nobody else wants to play on Thanksgiving anyway.

 

[Euclis20]

Daylight savings will disappear before the Thanksgiving Lions game. It's a guaranteed diaper fire of a game, enjoyed only by out of market Lions fans (of which I'm sure there are few) who would never see their team on national television otherwise.

 

[E5 Yaz]

It's a football game. It happens during a time when we're on family-overload, so we can escape for a couple of hours. We usually don't have to care who wins.

Win, win, win.

And "diaper fire" games can be hugely entertaining.

 

[bankshot1]

This turkey day tradition ends when the Fords sell the Lions to FSG and they relocate them to Toronto

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The incomparable D'ANDRE "Swifty" SWIFT!

 

[Al Zarilla]

Soft as a sneaker full of it fumble. Lucky Lions.

 

[Eck'sSneakyCheese]

They just ran the same play 3 times

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Lions roaring early. 7-0.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Attababy Goff! (Cal connection here).

 

[E5 Yaz]

Nice move by the receiver

 

[Mystic Merlin]

‘Son of a marine’ is a favorite tic of sports commentators.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Buck says it hit bobby price as if we're supposed to know which team he plays for.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Lions running backs get injured more than Byron Buxton

 

[E5 Yaz]

Lions might wind up with more false starts than points

 

[Ale Xander]

What do we have to do to get the Lions removed from the annual Thanksgivings Day lineup?

Corollary:
Why isn't the Egg Bowl now so we can watch that instead? But noooooo, that has to be paired up opposite a much more entertaining game.

 

[luckiestman]

Should Lions punt on 1st and 30?

 

[BigSoxFan]

They really need to end this Bears/Lions tradition

 

[Ale Xander]

Oh yes, there's a dog show on!!!!! (NBC)

It's truly a Lions, Dogs, and Bears afternoon.

 

[Conigliaro's Potential]

Rooting for the Lions to win their first game of the season actually makes this game much more fun than if they were 3-6 or something like the Bears.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Nagy hugging Dalton like “Thank you for another week of employment“

 

[E5 Yaz]

Rooting for the Lions to win their first game of the season actually makes this game much more fun than if they were 3-6 or something like the Bears.

Exactly. Too many whiny people who feeling so entitled that they only want to watch good teams play.

Don't want to watch, don't watch.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

I do enjoy watching just how bad the passing game for Detroit can be.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

HEAR THEM ROAR!

 

[luckiestman]

“That might be a double doink” lol

 

[Cellar-Door]

Dalton has been in the red zone twice. Both times he's thrown a ball directly to a defender in the end zone. This could easily be 7-3.

 

[ernieshore]

John 3:16 signs are rising from the dead.

 

[johnmd20]

Exactly. Too many whiny people who feeling so entitled that they only want to watch good teams play.

Don't want to watch, don't watch.

I genuinely don't understand schedule complainers. If every game was amazing, no games would be amazing.

Watch, or don't watch. But not every game can be a match up between teams that are 8-2. It's literally impossible.

 

[johnmd20]

3rd and 4 and Goff throws a pass 8 yards behind the LOS.

 

[Ralphwiggum]

Man the Lions are completely awful yet are only down 6.

 

[Ralphwiggum]

I genuinely don't understand schedule complainers. If every game was amazing, no games would be amazing.

Watch, or don't watch. But not every game can be a match up between teams that are 8-2. It's literally impossible.

It’s also kind of hard to predict which teams will be good when picking the national games. Although predicting the Lions will suck is admittedly pretty easy.

 

[johnmd20]

2nd and 4 and Goff throws one 5 yards behind the LOS now.

My god he's just a check down zilch.

 

[johnmd20]

It’s also kind of hard to predict which teams will be good when picking the national games. Although predicting the Lions will suck is admittedly pretty easy.

Yes, obviously the Lions are a joke and the NFL should consider altering the Thanksgiving schedule. But, in the meantime, this game has been a decent one. I'll say this, it's better than nothing.

And that was excellent kick coverage by the Lions.

 

[AMS25]

The Lions are sad but hundreds of people have shown up to cheer for them on Thanksgiving. Their fans are hardy souls.

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

Buck with the brutal honesty about this game.

 

[mauf]

I’m sure they’d like a do-over so they could draft Mac Jones, but Lions fans will enjoy having Penei Sewell for the next decade.

 

[Valek123]

My 11 year old just nailed it. “This is a close game but both teams suck. That’s what I’ve got from this so far”.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

David "Tiny" Montgomery, coming up tiny.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Goff's look says it all

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

I'm beginning to think that Danny Campbell is not the answer for the beleaguered Lions.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Let them score. For some reason DET is holding onto the final TO.

EDIT - Chicago won’t let that happen, smartly.

 

[E5 Yaz]

A cow's opinion, Troy?

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Lions completely dysfunctional on that 3rd down.

 

[Rook05]

How the fuck did Dan Campbell get a head coaching job? The guy is completely clueless.

 

[mauf]

How is Campbell calling a timeout there? Why not take the penalty for 12 men?

 

[McBride11]

Detroit gonna Detroit

 

[E5 Yaz]

Lions completely dysfunctional

 

[Cellar-Door]

I know a lot of media people like Campbell because he has great PCs, but man, he's been brutal in game.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

This is an impressive coaching meltdown. Holy cow.