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Mercifully, we are at the end of a very trying season for the Detroit Lions and their fans. What started out with such promise quickly delved into chaos and, frankly, an absolute shit-show from an injury perspective that tanked any chance they had of making a run. The Lions will be beat up and missing very important players in Penei Sewell, Alim McNeil, Alex Anzalone and Thomas Harper, so this game ought to be interesting. The Pick-em will come down to the tiebreaker, as onl

What was thought at the start of the season to be a potential division deciding game has devolved into a slop-fest of two teams that are incredibly injured with one out of the playoffs, and one clinging on by the smallest of threads. In terms of the pick-em, no changes as everyone picked the Lions to win and we all missed, and this week everyone is picking the Lions to win, only the tie breaker will see movement. Dan continues to hold a slim lead due to the tie breaker Mike

Merry Christmas Everyone form the staff here at The Grey Manes. With another short and super busy holiday week, w e condensed our usually weeks' worth of game posts into this single thread to cover everything about the Lions meeting the Vikings tomorrow afternoon. Tale of the Tape - Matchup Final Injury Report Officiating

Everyone is back on the schnide this week with the Lions expected to beat up the Steelers in Ford Field. Both teams are fighting for their playoff lives, and both are missing key contributors, but the Steelers are worse off than the Lions. In terms of the pick-em, no changes as everyone picked the Lions to lose and this week everyone is picking the Lions to win, only the tie breaker will see movement. Dan continues to hold a slim lead due to the tie breaker Mike Week 16 has

Will the Lions keep the back-and-forth win and lose streak going, or will they break through and win two in a row for the first time since Week 4 & 5? This will be a great game even if storylines will still be centered on the Stafford and Goff dynamics, with the teams being more evenly matched than some would like to state. The rams have a healthy upper hand over the Lions, but the Lions tend to feed off adversity and having their backs against the wall. This is not a “mus

The Lions once again let a game (literally) slip through their fingers against a team they were favored again and should have beaten. The same issues that have plagued them since the injury bug hit flared again, with communication problems in the Defensive Backfield and on the OL the main problems allowing the Lions to underwhelm. With the Cowboys vising on Thursday night, both teams are on even footing in terms of prep, although the injury situation is less than ideal for th

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone form the staff here at the grey Manes. In light of this being a short, and very busy Holiday week, we condensed our usually weeks' worth of game posts into this single thread to cover everything about the Packers visiting the Lions today. Game Prediction Tale of the Tape - Matchup Final Injury Report Officiating

Sigh. Gambling Dan showed up against the Eagles and left the Lions on the outside looking in the Playoff standings once the dust settled. The Liosn were the better team on paper and even on the field Sunday night, but the Offense underwhelmed as a slew of old issues popped up again leading to a 16-9 loss. Next stop is Week 12 and back to the comfy confines of Ford Field with the struggling 2-9 NY Giants coming to town. They fired their coach; they have a QB quandary with y

Welcome back, Dan Campbell! DC took back the reins on play calling from John Morton last week, and the beast was unleashed, with a resounding 44-22 whupping handed to the Washington Commanders. On to the next team from the NFC East, which is the division leading Philadelphia Eagles and their 7-2 record. However, that record is a bit of smoke and mirrors, as this team has been struggling to patch up holes in their defense all year and are simply not performing at their Super B

Good Grief, that was a painful game to watch last week, shadowing the Green Bay Packers opening season loss in many ways. The Lions came off the bye, as healthy as they have been in many weeks, and played terrible against a mediocre Vikings team that didn't really outperform them in that 27-24 loss. Self-inflicted problems and three key plays cost the Lions the game, which they honestly deserved to lose. They also saw a significant number of new injuries pile up across mul

The week 9 matchup between the Lions and Vikings is a tale of two teams heading in opposite directions. The Lions are 5-2 and coming off a bye where they are on the path to getting healthier, while the Vikings are the current NNFC North Bottom dweller with 3-4 record battling injuries all year. Both teams will be getting back key players, with the Lions seeing Brian Branch return form suspension along with several other players in their secondary finally starting to get heal

Coming off a very disappointed loss to the Chiefs in Kansas City, the Lions will be heading home on the early (7:00pm EST) MNF game this week against the NFL leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Not much went right in KC, as the offense sputtered, the defense bent and finally broke, and the Lions appeared to once again be on the short end of the stick of the mystical Chiefs officiating vibe. Oh, and Brian Branch, one of the remaining healthy DBs on the roster, got suspended for a f

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