Week 17 - Lions at Packers

[Scotty D]

Make a prediction and discuss the game.

Calvin was our only pro bowl selection.

Need a ATL loss or a win against GB for us to play the NFC East champ.

[detroit4life]

they sit their starters at half and we make a comback to win 28-24

[noondog]

Stafford's pro bowl snub is ********. I'm pissed.

Lions beat the Pack 38-17 with the Packers resting a bunch of starters. Eli ******* Manning over Stafford. Seriously? No respect.

[Brothgar]

If we win or the Falcons lose we get the winner of Giants Cowboys. If we lose we play likely the Saints I don't want to play the Saints.

[noondog]

Have I mentioned how pissed I am over Stafford's snub? Not even first alternate?? Jokey McJokerson makin a joke of the pro bowl.

We will win the Super Bowl out of spite now.

[Scotty D]

Originally Posted by noondog

Have I mentioned how pissed I am over Stafford's snub? Not even first alternate?? Jokey McJokerson makin a joke of the pro bowl.

We will win the Super Bowl out of spite now.

I was just listening to some sports radio and they say he's the 3rd alternate. The only positive in this is Schwartz can use this as motivation.

[noondog]

Huge motivation IMO.

Who is the second alternate? Romo or Ryan? I know that Newton is the first.

[Prowler]

I hate fan voting

[Mufasa]

Lions win 35-17

[noondog]

Originally Posted by Mufasa

Lions win 35-17

It's going to be a tough game even if the Pack sits starters for no other reason than it will likely be colder than a hooker's heart and we can't run the ball. Our man Staff will have a hard time throwing in those conditions.

Assuming Rodgers doesn't play, I predict a 24-17 Pack win. Hopefully the dirty birds lose too.

On the bright side, this game will be good prep if we have to go to NYC to play the Giants in the 1st round.

[Iamcanadian]

I see a possible easy win. The Packers are overdue for a letdown after blowing a perfect season and may rest a lot of starters after the 1st quarter. Lions 37-17.

[Prowler]

I'm liking the odds of us going 11-5

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/74...-detroit-lions

Coach Mike McCarthy would not say Friday whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will sit the game out.

"The most important thing with Aaron is he's ready to play," McCarthy said. "It's important for the quarterbacks, we repped all three of them this week. So I'd like to see all three of them play in the game, is the initial plan as we started the week."

Packers out

Starks
Jennings
Cobb

Doubtful
Bulaga

Questionable
Clay Mathews
Charles Woodson

[J-Mike88]

If it was up to me, we'd not even dress:

#12
#88
#87
#52
#21

I'd rather not play the game to tell you the truth, because there are always fuckinginjuries to someone or two or three in every game, especially cold-weather.

Stafford deserved the #3 QB spot in the Pro Bowl without a doubt!
His numbers are gonna be as good as 2 of Farve's MVP years, and his numbers compared to Eli, Cam, and Romo are superior without bias.

[Xiomera]

Prediction: Lions 28, Packers 16

[Prowler]

There's no shame in playing a close game today. Green Bay is the defending champs and they have great depth from last year's "injuryzz". Flynn is executing the offense well. We still look like a good playoff team.

[BRAVEHEART]

Originally Posted by Prowler

There's no shame in playing a close game today. Green Bay is the defending champs and they have great depth from last year's "injuryzz". Flynn is executing the offense well. We still look like a good playoff team.

I disagree, this is embarrassing (the D today, we're much better than this).

[CJSchneider]

The Rams a re currently 8 points away from pulling out a win.

[CJSchneider]

Thanks for nothing St. Louis. I'll remember that ****.

[CJSchneider]

**** me - wrong thread.

[BRAVEHEART]

Embarrassing! DB's ******* suck! Why did we sign Harris, **** that guy, he's fat, he's slow, and he sucks.

When you let Matt ******* Flynn break all-time packer records against you...YOU ******* SUCK, and need to end your life!

[Prowler]

Its Green Bay's scheme. Sometimes its talent, sometimes its scheme and the Packers have an unstoppable spread offense with or without Rodgers. Vinny Testaverde could have came out of retirement and lit us up, there is zero shame in it.

And btw, **** the refs in this game.

[BRAVEHEART]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Its Green Bay's scheme. Sometimes its talent, sometimes its scheme and the Packers have an unstoppable spread offense with or without Rodgers. Vinny Testaverde could have came out of retirement and lit us up, there is zero shame in it.

And btw, **** the refs in this game.

If that's true, then why did Flynn do things that the greatest Packer QB's of all-time couldn't do. The D didn't want this game, it's like they thought they had it since Aaron Rodgers wasn't playing. **** them, **** them all. Drew Brees bust his load on this defense, and make them swallow it.

[Xiomera]

I ******* hate this defense.

Oh, and Calvin missed Herman Moore's single-season receiving record by 6 yards.

[Prowler]

Its a matchup spread D with Jordy, Driver, Finley, Jones, etc. Flynn knows the playbook and executed well. I really don't know what more people can expect out of the team when they are executing like that. Maybe take away 2 touchdowns, but Flynn would have still had a great game. Green Bay played well.

[boknows34]

Had the Lions driven just a bit further at the end Stafford (520-5) would have broken Van Brocklin's NFL record of 554 yds. Stafford finishes the season with 5,038 yds and 41 TDs. Megatron 96-1,681-16 Wow!