It’s like this has been scripted from the gods, as if the Lions are on an endless trip of doom, gloom and sorrow for their forever faithful and disheartened fans. The only thing that matters is that there’s now a “1” in the wins column. Twice the Detroit Lions fumbled the ball away-and would have lost it to Titans defenders-however, officials ruled forward progress had been stopped, therefore making the plays non-reviewable. It was garbage piled on the turf at Ford Field, a glaring example of lack of preparation, poise and competitive character.
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Holding. 10-yard penalty. Replay first down. Marcus Mariota completed 25 of 41 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns against one interception.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford looks downfield during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Detroit. Tennessee was flagged 12 times in a sloppy, disjointed game. “They finished a game and they did it on the road”. “We’re right where we should be”.
You like close games, decided in the final seconds? “We’ve got a bunch of soldiers in this locker room and I’m very proud of it”.
“If I were to put my offensive coordinator cap on, when you know you have a defense that will hold up in those situations, maybe the calls are a little different, maybe you’re a little more aggressive in certain areas”, Jackson said. It felt just like the previous week in Indianapolis, enough time was on the clock with enough timeouts to get in range for a Matt Prater game victor. The Lions had a timeout remaining.
There’s a case to be made that the defender tries to wrap up Stafford from below, but he also pretty clearly leads into Stafford with his helmet and his shoulder, therefore Rule 2 does not apply.
Stafford is a marvelous talent, but his inconsistency is a not-so-funny old bit. The Titans instead lean on the rushing attack of Marcus Mariota, DeMarco Murray, and Derrick Henry.
Yes, he was plagued by dropped passes. In total, 29 penalties were called for 221 total yards.
“It’s tough to win a game that way”, Stafford said. “Obviously, I wish I hadn’t thrown it”. “Looking at it, we had a matchup with Andre on a linebacker”.
First on the agenda must be penalties.
Tennessee tight end Delanie Walker said the teams could have anticipated this type of game with referee Brad Allen’s crew. “Seventeen penalties is disappointing and we have to get that corrected and quickly”. Over Stafford’s last 7 games, he has 20 TDs and just 1 INT. “Tough to get into a rhythm”.
Adding salt to the wound were injuries.
DeAndre Levy, injured, did not dress.
Ziggy Ansah and Ameer Abdullah left the game because of injuries.
Staying at linebacker, the depth got exposed today.
Chances are the Titans will be 0-2 for the first time since 2012.
They were promised the losing culture that was leaving them with a bad taste in their mouths game after game would be changed.
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Says it all. Disgusting. Anybody who doesn’t believe it exits only needs to look at this game tape.
