Originally Posted by
wist43
Your attempted defense of our defense against the Lions in last year's 40-10 debacle is sorely lacking.
You said our defense wore down b/c the offense couldn't keep the ball - I showed how we gave up 169 yds and almost the entire 1st quarter of TOP - so you don't want to talk about that anymore??
Your argument that the defense wore down b/c of poor offense is off the table. They had the ball for 10:57 in the first quarter - not b/c of our offense, but b/c the defense couldn't get off the field. We got the fumble on the opening drive, but only after they drove 69 yds, and took 5:24 off the clock.
Were they jetlagged from the 16 hour flight over to Detroit??
Then on the second drive - that you celebrate ending in only a FG - they drove 80 yds and took another 5:33 off the clock.
Here are the running plays up the middle in the 1st Quarter:
1st and 10 at DET 45
J.Bell up the middle to DET 49 for 4 yards
1st and 10 at GB 34
J.Bell up the middle to GB 26 for 8 yards
2nd and 9 at GB 21
(Shotgun) R.Bush up the middle to GB 12 for 9 yards
1st and 10 at GB 12
(Shotgun) R.Bush up the middle to GB 9 for 3 yards (fumble)
Next drive, 1st Quarter
1st and 15 at DET 6 (after a Detroit holding penalty)
R.Bush up the middle to DET 19 for 13 yards
2nd and 2 at DET 19
J.Bell left tackle to DET 31 for 12 yards
(First and 15 from their 6 yd line, and we give up back-to-back runs for 25 yds??) What's wrong with that picture??
Some great defensive plays in the 2nd Quarter??
3rd and 1 at DET 32
J.Ross right end to GB 44 for 24 yards
3rd and 4 at DET 21
(Shotgun) M.Stafford pass deep left to R.Bush to GB 47 for 32 yards
2nd and 3 at GB 5
M.Stafford pass short middle to J.Ross for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN
2nd and 1 at GB 24
R.Bush up the middle to GB 1 for 23 yards (S.Shields; M.Burnett).
1st and 1 at GB 1
R.Bush left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
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The offense was putrid, and we were never going to win that game; but the defense was equally putrid from the first snap to the last.