Despite the fact that Oakland (4-4) has two more wins then Detroit (2-7), our defense is ranked five spots lower. “We’ll see how it goes”. “So that was a touchdown or nothing drive in my mind”. 500 or do the Lions win back to back games?
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On Sunday, November 15, 2015, the Minnesota Vikings traveled to California to take on the Oakland Raiders in a game between two young teams on the rise.
Matthew Stafford hasn’t been himself this year. They haven’t scored more than 14 points in any of those games. This means that Stafford in an offense that is bad at running the ball and needs to throw it should have a great chance to put up a few good numbers here. “It’s going to be a heck of a challenge for us to keep a lid on it”.
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was named the FedEx Ground Player of the Week for his performance against the Oakland Raiders in week 10.
That’s if the pattern holds, and I guess my whole point is that the Raiders season so far is all pattern, no variance. The two teams have played at Ford Field just once with the Lions wining, 23-13, in 2003.
HISTORY: The Lions and Raiders have met just 11 times in the regular season.
-Cornerback Rashean Mathis didn’t have a problem with how the Lions handled his recent concussion.
“You can’t have a letdown, especially after a big, emotional win like we had last week”, he said. “Why diagnose something when you don’t know exactly what’s going on? Because there were a few days without any symptoms”. Or, Do you want to play aggressively, and it was a pretty quick decision on our end.
Calvin “Megatron” Johnson of the Detroit Lions, catches a pass here against the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I gave myself enough of a hard time”, he said.
“The guy can still fly around”, Johnson said this week in a conference call.
“Aldon has been a positive addition to the Raiders, ” the team said in a statement. Bell will play on Sunday. Probably very good news for the Raiders, who go into Sunday’s game in MI (10 a.m. kickoff) hoping to break a two-game losing streak. “And she was supportive, so that’s good”.
Cornerback Josh Wilson was lost for the season with a “significant” knee injury. Everything matters, from practice to the way I watch my film this week. “So, a couple series, I’m going to be out there looking in awe like, ‘This is unbelievable right here.'” DE Darryl Tapp on Raiders S Charles Woodson. Calvin Johnson has caught 54 passes for 740 yards. Somewhere around 8 receptions and 100 yards with a good chance of a TD is in play here.
Wright, the rookie defensive tackle, is the only player officially listed as out.
-DE Ezekiel Ansah (toe) was limited, but should play Sunday.
RB Joique Bell (Shoulder) – In a year when Joique Bell has showed up more on the injury report than the stat sheet, he is listed with a shoulder injury.
-P Sam Martin (back) was limited, but should play Sunday. The home crowd will be out in full support of the Honolulu Blue, and the Lions find a way to win by a field goal. The Bills’ pass rush has been one of the worst in the league this year, which will only benefit Brady and the Pats’ offense come Monday night.
The Lions did their best in replacing the huge exodus of players among the defensive line.
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But Oakland was badly beaten in the Raiders last game against the Vikings. Is there a feeling among your readers or staff of optimism the Lions “should” beat the Raiders?
