Lions

[JO_75]

Great catch by Johnson... once again the Lions getting down field and eating up clock.

[JO_75]

4th Quarter Crunch Time!

Lions 24
Patriots 31

Edit: Branch TD!

[AsianRice]

Alfonso Smith is getting burned by Branch

[AsianRice]

The Lions can't handle the pressure of beating Brady on Thanksgiving. They just find ways to give NE pts.

[JO_75]

Oh now Ron Winters sees Offensive PI!

Also does anyone have flash backs to our game against Atlanta where there weren't many penalties and now the flags are flying and look who is benefiting, The Patriots!

[JohnJohnson]

At least the Lions put up a fight and made it a game for more than one quarter.

[JO_75]

Well so much for a upset.... the game was actually going quite well until Ron Winters decided that it was time he influence the game.

[ravensdfan]

Detroit was doing well until Ron Winter and the boys remembered that the Patriots were supposed to win this game. They are the worst crew in the NFL without question. They have their favorites and it shows, game after game after game.

[Guest Maryland1]

[b][font="Verdana"][size="2"]FINAL

[/size][size="2"][color="#ff0000"]NE 45
[/color][color="#0000ff"]DET 24[/color][/size][/font][/b][size="2"]

[font="Verdana"]New England Patriots - 9-2 (#1 in NFL)[/font][/size]

[flaccopoe]

Once again, the Lions (2-9) have found a way to beat themselves, giving up an 11 pt lead with back-to-back NE TDs. they're still making lethal penalties, like the pass interference-facemask 25-yd combo and the 3 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in 2 plays.

[flaccopoe]

I was rooting for the Lions because NE is one of the biggest conference threat on the horizon for the Ravens, after the Steelers. Also, Detroit could've really used the morale boost.

[Ed_Reed20]

Suh and Vanden Bosch get a lot of credit but Corey Williams is a really good player too.

[Shammy]

lions need dbs and lbs

[darklight1216]

[quote name='Shammy' timestamp='1290740022' post='550866']
lions need dbs and lbs
[/quote]
Washington for Suh straight up.

[Ed_Reed20]

I missed most of the game due to travel and didn't realize Alphonso Smith got worked so badly. That picture is really sad:

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2010/11/25/1836432/alphonso-smith-lions-patriots-thanksgiving

[flaccopoe]

Luckily for the Lions, they'll 2nd or 3rd-round draft picks. What defensive players should they acquire?

[Jamal]

The D-line for the Lions is really good. They now need to focus on LB's and the secondary, and they could be on there way to becoming an elite defense.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='Jamal' timestamp='1290804006' post='551283']
The D-line for the Lions is really good. They now need to focus on LB's and the secondary, and they could be on there way to becoming an elite defense.
[/quote]

They're going to need to do a lot to become an elite defense, given all the points they give up. Suh should certainly help them reach this goal.