December 10th, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
Forward down the field
December 10th, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
Glenn's defense picks up where they left off.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:08 PM ^
maintain gap integrity! crap. and a fumble we could've had.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:10 PM ^
Another week, another awful defensive performance. Glenn needs to be gone.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:10 PM ^
This defense is garbage
December 10th, 2023 at 1:15 PM ^
Why must you insult garbage?
December 10th, 2023 at 1:12 PM ^
Fields is such a pain in the ass to bring down. Going to have to win a shootout.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:15 PM ^
Aaron Glenn still having a job is insane to me.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:19 PM ^
Wow, after 2 series, Lions' defense and offense BOTH got run over. 😖
December 10th, 2023 at 1:21 PM ^
figures that the ohio kid, decker, didn't do his job and got goff sacked.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:25 PM ^
Should have had him sacked at the 1 yard line. He runs for 30 yards.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:25 PM ^
How Aaron Glenn has a job is amazing and I feel bad Hutch is getting pressure but can't finish the job cuz he has no help
December 10th, 2023 at 4:41 PM ^
Hutchs' getting held more than a newborn.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:26 PM ^
Can it get any worse? What’s the risk in firing Glenn right now?
maybe it’s because we don’t have anyone lined up behind him?
December 10th, 2023 at 1:28 PM ^
After that pass (and late hit), I already feel like it’s over. Unless the offense can score on every possession for the rest of the game.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:28 PM ^
Paper Lions.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:29 PM ^
SOL lol
December 10th, 2023 at 1:29 PM ^
Anzalone is having a bad game. 2 missed tackles and now a stupid penalty.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
Hutch gets too far upfield and creates huge lanes for Fields to step up into. No pass rusher on the other side either.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
Yeah, also the DTs keep ending up in the same lane. This defense is coached like it's 1995 and running QBs don't really exist.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:32 PM ^
Holding them to 3 seems to be a big win for this team. 3 and outs are going ti be rare today.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
Time for Ben Johnson to do something. I was worried about losing him, but it seems like lately the offense is getting stale. Let’s see something.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:52 PM ^
Goff really is not that good so it doesnt help
December 10th, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
Cannot stop stepping on their own dicks.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:49 PM ^
I'm not sure they have dicks
December 10th, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
Wait, if the play clock ended before the end of the first quarter, then shouldn’t there be 00:01 left?
December 10th, 2023 at 1:39 PM ^
Try to draw them offsides, do it, then do nothing. I don’t even get it anymore.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:43 PM ^
This feels like the most fraudulent 9-3 team of all time. Just can’t do anything right.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:46 PM ^
Making the garbage Bears look like the 49ers. Unreal.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:47 PM ^
Watching this defense is exhausting. Absolutely terrible.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:47 PM ^
Despite being 9-3, the Lions have been pretty shit for a few weeks now. This feels like a late season swoon starting, when they should be peaking heading into the playoffs instead.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:47 PM ^
Anzalone has been so bad in this game.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:48 PM ^
This home playoff game at Ford Field is going to be one more episode in the ongoing saga of the “Same Old Lions”.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:48 PM ^
D actually held 'em on 4th.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:51 PM ^
I think that the Bears just out schemed themselves on that play.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:49 PM ^
Awful penalty call before the end of the 1st Q, Gibbs drops a TD off the swing on 3rd and then Goff throws a pick on 4th. A wild swing of events there that you can't afford with this defense.
Speaking of, defense is as bad as ever. Schematically and execution is worse than year one right now. At least that defense was absolutely void of talent. While the talent level is currently still bad, theyre playing far below their talent level. Anzalone had lost the Analzone moniker I had for him but he's slowly earning that back. He alone probably gave The Bears a few of those early 10pts.
Any playoffs this team sees as they are the past few weeks will see them bounced immediately. In fact, at this rate the division itself isn't a sure bet even with the leas they have. The rest of the schedule are dome games but that goes both ways so Detroit will have to keep winning shootouts it seems.
A slight positive is they just now forced a turnover on downs so let's see how this plays out.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:56 PM ^
I think people here are overreacting a bit in terms of the defense; they've struggled at times in the secondary but they've also been put in not-great spots but an offense that for 2 weeks gave up the ball 7 times. That's tough for anyone to compensate for.
This isn't a title contender but they aren't any more fraudulent than that tier of teams below the true SB favorites. They've got good pieces and an offense that can run you off the field when they're humming. But Goff has a ceiling as a QB and if their defensive line can't get consistent pressure QBs have areas to throw the ball in the secondary. I think they'll draft some secondary help soon and then we'll see if they take a flyer on a QB. But they look light-years better than even some of those Stafford-era teams that would limp into the playoffs.
December 10th, 2023 at 2:02 PM ^
Gotta disagree regarding defense when it comes to overreacting. It's bad-bad. The execution is awful across the board (not all on Glenn) and schematically it often makes no sense at all (on Glenn). The talent level is currently poor due to injuries but it's better than the last two years. They're definitely underperforming their talent.
I'm not too worried about the offense beyond OL health/stability and Goff seeming to regress a bit mechanically and in decision making. They just scored a TD as I'm typing this. I just don't think trying to win shootouts is going to work vs Minnesota, Dallas and literally anyone they may see in a playoff game be it home or away.
December 10th, 2023 at 2:16 PM ^
The turnovers are frustrating, but the defense is keeping the opponents in the game. When you give up a number of 3rd and longs it's a worry at how bad the defense is. Much of the other times opponents are in a 3rd and short situation which gives the other team's offense a high percentage of getting that 1st down. I get this is football, but it's not like the Lions' defense has been playing against offensive world-beaters the last few games. People say Aaron Glen doesn't have the talent, but he actually does. He doesn't have elite talent, but on the DL he has good NFL talent, he has very good LBs and the secondary is not great by any means, but they are not horrible either. This should add up to an average defense, but they are bad right now.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:51 PM ^
I'm watching this game on a massive delay but for all of Detroit's struggles the Bears are still just dumb with their weapons. Fields can get you a yard with a sneak while trying to pitch it to the short side with Moore, 1 blocker, and 3 tacklers is just dumb.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:55 PM ^
DPJ sighting.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:56 PM ^
DPJ! and hey, that is a heck of a pass. wow.
December 10th, 2023 at 1:57 PM ^
DPJ with a great catch there.
December 10th, 2023 at 2:01 PM ^
And then they miss the extra point. Now a field goal no longer ties it.
December 10th, 2023 at 2:02 PM ^
Of course they miss the extra point
December 10th, 2023 at 2:11 PM ^
It could loom large.
December 10th, 2023 at 2:04 PM ^
go blue! hutch takes down fields for a sack.
December 10th, 2023 at 2:05 PM ^
Great set of plays by Hutch.. sack and pressure…
December 10th, 2023 at 2:06 PM ^
Good stop there. Don't over pursue Fields, force him to be a QB and not a RB playing QB.
December 10th, 2023 at 2:11 PM ^
Goff has his limits but he'll throw into tight windows with no fear. It's impressive.