The Detroit Lions fanbase is known for being great travelers. Last week against the Miami Dolphins, it felt like a home game for the players, but how will the fans travel overseas? For the first time in over a decade, the Lions are going across the pond, this time to Munich, Germany, to take on the New England Patriots.
“Real good team here. The record is not the true indication of what this team is,” said Lions head coach Dan Campbell. “There’s a number of things that go into that, that Green Bay
game the other day. I mean, (Packers QB Jordan) Love was on a heater, and you know it was just kind of one of those things that happens. You look at the totality of what this team is capable of, the firepower they have, and they’re a good team. They’re dangerous, and they’re going to clean a lot of things up.”
“I think (Mike) Vrabel’s a hell of a coach and his staff. Josh (McDaniels) and those guys have done a hell of a job. Drake (Maye), he’s as good as they come getting out of the pocket right now. That’s where he’s very, very dangerous. Buying time, these five-plus-second throws, he’s dangerous, and then the skill he’s got around him. You know, three (WR DeMario Douglas) and 18 (WR Kyle Williams), and then they got (Mack) Hollins back now and the tight ends. It’s potent; it’s very potent. We got our hands full. Defensively, they’re a lot like us. They don’t want you to run the ball on them. They’re going to make sure that they stop the run. They are disruptive, they’re long, they got versatility at the D line. There’s a wave of guys. They got two or three deep wave of guys that are good football players across the board that create havoc, and then here comes the pressure, here comes a lot of sticky man coverage, make you make accurate throws with people in your face, and make contested catches.”
Here’s a look at our Pride of Detroit staff picks for the Lions in Week 10:
- Morgan Cannon (7-1): Lions 30-23 (Before the Roar podcast)
- Brandon Knapp (7-1): Lions 34-24 (Scouting report)
- Alex Reno (7-1): Lions 24-20
- Ty Schalter (7-1): Lions 37-24
- Erik Schlitt (7-1): Lions 28-24 (Scheme breakdown, Keys to Victory)
- Meko Scott (7-1): Lions 31-20 (Before the Roar podcast)
- Zac Snyder(7-1): Lions 24-21
- Anthony Balaj(6-2): Lions 24-13 (Key matchups)
- Jerry Mallory (6-2): Lions 27-24 OT
- Ryan Mathews (6-2): Lions 28-24
- Jeremy Reisman (6-2): Lions 31-30 (On Paper)
- John Whiticar (6-2): Lions 27-20
- Al Karsten (5-3): Lions 21-20 (Key stats)
For the rest of the POD staff’s NFL predictions, check out our Week 10 predictions: moneyline, spread, and over/under.
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