How are The Detroit Lions 10-1 Despite Injuries?

[@kevinwashington2723]

Bro I’ve been defending TA since his first day as a lion…telling ppl be patient cuz when he figure it out…DEADLY

[@Sheamu5]

It took me a few games, but the more other teams targeted him, the better he performed.

[@johammond2020]

DJ Reader turning that Lions defense into a legitimate DEFENSE! They're all mostly playing great but Reader is making such a difference man .. as I knew he would as long as he stays healthy obviously. GREAT FA signing man!

[@chrisbarr959]

i hope Mosely was worth the wait. We are going to need him

[@Venom316]

Facts!

[@Ozzybnice]

He is

[@ricotufts3276]

Gotta be better than Vildor.

[@bigwheels5647]

Branch is always on the ball my favorite player as well as McNeil. T-a is young he’ll be there soon enough he has to grow into what we know he will be

[@sebastianmarquez4200]

Our defense playing this good since hutch went out is not being talked about enough. We lost arguably “at the time” the best player in football and we haven’t batted an eye.

[@got2getit204]

Imagine if he was there!

[@rawknroe820]

​We already know we would dominate if Hutch was healthy and playing, but he's not and we're still dominating admittedly in a different way but still dominating none the less, and the fact that they're not talking about it enough shows for a lack of better words the jealousy and hate that is permeating throughout the NFL and NFL community but I like that the Lions organization don't care about all that stuff they don't let that sort of thing change who they are and that is the best organization in the league ,that continues to Dominate all Comers, with or without our starters.​ Go Lions! @@got2getit204

[@Apis_Trader]

3 straight games Not letting the opponent score in the second half. 🤦💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@jacquesbreaux6788]

10 straight quarters

[@desert_sky_guy]

How? By having the best talent evaluation and acquisitions front office in all of football and the HANDS DOWN best player development coaching staff and support team of any team in football. I've been a sports journalist most of my adult life, and I've only seen a handful of teams in any pro sport come together like this Lions team has. Folks, you haven't seen anything yet. This team is going to be excellent for a long, long time - nothing is 100% certain in sports, but when the right people come together - good teams are hard to miss if you know what they're made of. I've been saying it for almost two years, but this team's best comp is the Popovich/RC Buford San Antonio Spurs. Popovich is an older generation than Campbell, but both are elite, rare leaders of men who absolutely nobody who has worked with them or played against them has any bad word to say about them. Buford and Holmes both had some obvious can't miss stars - but finding Ginobili and Parker in the late first and 57th pick in Manu's case - dudes who know ball and rarely miss on a guy. Holmes picking St. in the 4th, Kerb in the 3rd, etc. Same. Finally, character. Both teams = no egos, the burning desire to be great and the work ethic and team-first mentality to get there. In year 4, the Lions went from another rebuild with maybe the worst roster in team history (including the 2008 squad) to the model franchise in ALL OF PRO SPORTS. Get used to it, friends. This team is different. And when Dan or Brad or Ben or Aaron or Jared talk about a dude or a position room in the offseason - believe them. They haven't been wrong about anyone since they got through that first season. Jamo = what they said he was. Levi Onwuzurike, who most people probably forgot was still on the team this year - is who they say he is. And that LB room - when Campbell said it was the deepest room on the team... he was right. Rodrigo is a STUD. Starter on 75% of all other teams. And Ben Niemann, holy crap, man. Nowaske doing an extremely admirable job filling in for Barnes... Tim Patrick signing. The next time any of the coaches are wrong or blowing smoke about a player will be the first time. Do not take this for granted, my friends. It's special. It's the opposite of what we saw for decades. Nobody could have written this story any better than it has played out.

[@dclovmoney]

You are on point that that post.

[@shaunyoung6605]

Well said

[@RedWingsninetyone]

We can talk about how we felt about this game but this was the largest loss deficit that Indy had all season so far

[@j-dog9800]

Alim is a grown man! Go Lions!

[@greasee.monkey7224]

Anybody who says the Lions defense isn't good, ball don't lie! Two and a half games, no touchdowns, that's a damn good defense to me. And regarding TA, he was obviously a rookie starting out. He was a flag machine. But over the course of the season, he has settled in and become a force on the field.

[@alfihrist]

Keep it simple: against a good quarterback in the playoffs, Vildor cannot be what we field. If Terrion and Carlton need a month off now to play in the playoffs, I’ll take it even if we lose the 1 seed and division crown.

[@MMB_Smitty_INC]

Valdor almost blow the game single handily just his side of the field

[@videki47]

We should be ok. Mosley/Rakestraw will play in front of him by then. Arnold is coming back soon.

[@peterz22thomas5]

Agreed. Hopefully thats not what it takes. If E-Mo can get snaps and stay on the field, that would be great.

[@desert_sky_guy]

Thank God Moseley is back and about to get worked in. Poor Vildor, dude just doesn't see the game fast enough, and every team we face will do what Steichen did yesterday.

[@Fozzy.]

@@videki47and by then iffy is back too

[@drumvillage-yp1xo]

You guys addressed to the most important aspects of the game. Anthony Richardson’s 39% pass completion is the only reason Vildor did not lose the game for the Lions.

[@MrJRYLANDER]

thought it was Dennis Rodman on the thumbnail….

[@JohnBreedyJr]

Here is my quick take: Teams are afraid to get into shoot outs with the offense. Field goals aren't enough. This isn't a team that you're going to beat with 5 field goals. A "Bad" game looks like 23 points. That's a pretty high bar. Teams usually aren't this balanced at this exceptional level in all 3 phases. They also aren't even close to peaking, which is evident with Hutch out and their defenses performance. Once Smith gets settled and that 2 second clock to get rid of the ball starts creeping in the QB's heads again, look for more turnovers. Alim is playing out of this world right now. He's been manhandling a lot of interior lineman all year. Secondary coverage has been outstanding while the line is getting used to navigating without an elite rusher. And how they play against the run. I would expect the points and yardage gaps to start increasing again.

[@unstrung65]

The Lions are doing great in spite of injuries , but what about NEW injuries that will be incurred in the next two games . Eventually it will take it's toll !

[@OldGoat-cw8he]

Vildor isn't physically capable of playing CB in the NFL.

[@desert_sky_guy]

It's not a physicality thing - it's a mental thing. He was in position to make some plays, but his awareness isn't great downfield. And jeez, he had a dead-to-rights INT in the NFC title game, a great position and play he made... only to whiff on the catch and have it bounce off his facemask. He's definitely physically capable, but becoming clear he doesn't process very well in the heat of the game.

[@charlesnunn238]

Guys it’s neither just like Cam he’s playing out of position, Vildor is a 4 not a 1,2,3. We did t hear anything about him because he was playing in his natural role in the NFL

[@OGtruthserum]

@@desert_sky_guy Yeah, he cost us our SB.

[@joelewis3446]

Yeah Vildor kept getting beat, the brother was a couple steps behind 😮

[@joooflow]

Vildor was getting COOKED 🧑‍🍳

[@richardburdon3241]

Vildor was just as bad last year but it was minimized last year because we had the much better pass rush then. We had Hutch.

[@JamesDunmore99]

In fairness to Vildor he’s a back up player and was left on an island with some good receivers all day. Need Terrion back asap and I hope CD is okay

[@clmag8158]

The one thing about Vildor was that tipped pass that 9ers got a TD from in the Conference game. That's hard to forget

[@jamesbroomfield7799]

People crying and saying the Colts screwed up and that's why the Lions won but the lions were screwing up a lot too so it's even on that point. The Lions won cuz they're the better team. The last three games the opponent has scored 0 points in the second half to Detroit 53 points. So in the second half of the last three games the Detroit Lions defense is pitching a shutout

[@ericnavarre4255]

I agree, Goff was off with a few passes and LaPorta seemed out of it.

[@justinb6379]

I am worried about Caleb Williams. He looks amazing. Seriously, we are so banged up.

[@ScoobyDoo-x2p]

lol

[@Illtone9]

A great corner should locate the ball...how.come none of them check back enough to look?

[@_TheGman]

You try it

[@IanNubbit]

Because he was beat rep after rep

[@Illtone9]

@@_TheGman I have...& it works!

[@a-a-ronk.340]

Shouting out Valenti there - pucker pucker pucker

[@th3giv3r]

Can you imagine if we were healthy?! We wouldnt win a game lol Without adversity, no Detroit team is going anywhere!

[@1450JackCade]

5:00 yeah I mean are other offenses just playing badly as a coincidence?

[@dionmalone7424]

Pressure is a sack cousin LOL 🤣 I'll take it

[@thegamingdrew3105]

Wow. Flannel really did wack himself good 😂😂

[@zackarykasprzak3073]

As far as vildor goes. How bad could you really have played if you give up 6 points?

[@mr.mycity313]

Literally... They not like us!

[@ryanm2834]

Give Vildor more than 1 game to get acclimated..smh

[@SupercellSucks]

No thanks.

[@_TheGman]

Not a fan of the flannel kid

[@thomraine600]

Iffy Melifonwu could come back and move Branch to corner ??

[@timothyshort5933]

Branch isn't moving, Iffy can fill in for certain packages.

[@knightmareGS]

Cancee just talk about hownin the last 5 games, lions have given up only 11 points. 4 of 5 of those games were 0 points.

[@zackarykasprzak3073]

You can't simplify it to any side of the ball when ya win by 3 scores😂

[@tudk4366]

Trade Vildor for Travis Hunter.. LOL

[@movesbooze]

That Planet Fitness in the background made me turn the video off

[@jameskoskidescamps2497]

Yep. VILDOR was terrible, but tried hard

[@ryanm2834]

This white guy looks like he just rolled out of bed. He's like a crappier version of Nick Wright

[@Jrwahr]

A.r. for the colts is at the same level as tim Tebow

[@Jrwahr]

Playing the wrong position

[@desert_sky_guy]

LOL! Did you watch the game? What a horrible comparison. He's still raw, he's only got what like 9 starts in the NFL, and he only got like 10 at Florida... But if you didn't see some of the amazing stuff he did to keep a play alive and avoid sacks, then you are missing the boat. Off the top of my head, he's the first guy I've seen Branch look bad while trying to tackle. Levi is a beast at 315 lbs, and had Richardson entirely wrapped up AND a huge mitt on his right hand trying to force the fumble - and Richardson still got the throw off and avoided a killer sack or safety. The deep throws that he hit on were gorgeous. Raw, yes - but he's a once in a generation athlete at QB who is already a million times better NFL QB than Tebow.

[@Celliam7]

Man the injuries are staking up every week and it's bound to catch up with us...

[@jasonpeterson8]

Miss me with your negativity…..😎

[@Celliam7]

@jasonpeterson8 I'm a realest and it's reality. I hope we don't, but I wouldn't be surprised if we lose Thanksgiving. Davis just went out too smh

[@joeroodmusic7695]

Nah, these guys come back from injuries. Their backups are solid. Next man up, keep rollin

[@c-tha-man9463]

@@joeroodmusic7695 Agreed, with the exception of Kindle. He should never start a game again...

[@softjones3128]

dude you're the whole point of this video. Fans are scared. Players just step up. lol stop it.

[@Pos-n3n]

The lions still STINK.....got lucky.......my grandpa's where way bigger and stronger than them .... back in the day........and they worked all fuckin day 7 days a week like the rest of us.... over payed chump premades...the lions wouldn't win again the rest of the season

[@ikamony]

Alot of shit talking... but I don't really see them on the field

[@reltihfloda-x7u]

HOW ? nfl is Fake ! Hutch witha Crutch . His Career is over

[@bismarckdetroit9709]

We could cut Vildor an put one of you guys off the set in and I would feel better. I just want one good reason he still on the team.

[@EricKowal-dj8xe]

The defense against the Colts was an illusion. The Colts made so many mistakes on offense it made Detroit's defensive stats look good. If they play like that against a disciplined team they will start losing. The colts should have scored 27 points. That's how often they beat Detroit's defense but simply dropped the ball, missed the open receivers, or committed a costly penalty after a big play.

[@Baalzz302]

If they didn't execute the play, they didn't really beat the defense on the play.

[@brianfitat60]

Missed throws from a (supposedly) accurate QB and penalties on some big plays were most likely because of the defense. You make it sound like the D was non existent and just got lucky that the officials helped them out or Richardson missed throws.

[@joelewis3446]

Yes, I noticed yesterday how Darius Smith chain position and come up the Millow and sack Richardson that was beautiful. The man is still a dog at 32. He know his game has so to Darius.😅

[@1982kinger]

if they started the season without hutch and anzalone etc they would be 6-4 fighting for a wc spot

[@freedomvet5923]

what's your point? You're trying to live in a world that doesn't exist for no apparent reason.

[@daverome9212]

Fun fact we lost without hutch and we're undefeated without him hutch is a game changer but he's not the whole defense

[@the_gifted_thrifter3217]

And your point is? You could point out that fact with every NFL team. If any team that is currently winning were missing key players they would be losing…..duh. We had them when they were healthy and we were winning, we lost them to injury and have taken the necessary steps to make up for their absence, and we’re still wining. I swear some people just talk to be talking. 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️

[@17donhol]

Question Which team is ranked FIRST in the entire NFL in DEFENSE ?..?? Also ranked 3rd in Offense ??? ( 409.8 to 2nd Detroit 409.9.)) Eagles are a BETTER all around team...

[@brandonbaty2291]

Says who? The Lions are 2nd in points allowed. The Eagles are 6th. The Lions have TWO 1st team all pro safeties, one of which leads the league in INTs while the other is a THUMPER who only trails him in INTs by 2. EVERY team the Lions play in the last 2 years has abandoned the run altogether. The Lions have scored 64 MORE points than the Eagles. Have the best o-line in the league hands down. Have the best running back duo in the league (both of which will finish with 1k - 1.5k yards AND double digit TDs) possibly EVER. They have stars at EVERY position. There is not a weak spot on the team. This ALL while missing 8-9 starting defensive players including the runaway DPOY due to injury. Oh, AND the Lions have INFINITELY better coaches/coordinators. What dream land do you live in saying the Eagles are better?? You are high as hell. The Eagles are great. They are similar to the Lions in make up, but lack the team chemistry and leadership that Detroit has. They are NOT better than the Lions. Period.