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Game 9: Lions @ Vikings Thread

Matthew Stafford moved into the top five all time for a QB's first 8 seasons, passing Joe Flacco.
But his second-quarter interception ended a four-game pick-less streak, which had been a career best.

Stafford finished 23 of 36 for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Lions, Tate had 11 catches for 79 yards, and Ebron had 7 catches for 92 yards. and a thanks to KDP1980.

Anquan Boldin's 79th career TD reception tied Charley Taylor and Harold Carmichael for 26th all-time.

Jim Caldwell on the sidelines after Matt Prater's game-tying 58-yard field goal. He raised his arms and pumped his fists. Earlier this week, Caldwell said Prater was "worth his weight in gold."
Matt Prater is 23-of-23 on game-tying or go-ahead field goals in the fourth quarter or OT after the 58-yarder according to ESPN stats and information.

The victory marks the fifth comeback win Stafford has orchestrated in the fourth quarter or overtime this season, which leads the NFL.
Stafford finished 23 of 36 passing for 219 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a passer rating of 87.6.

Kerry Hyder Jr. with 2 Sacks was Detroit’s surprise gem and helped Detroit stop Minnesota in key moments.

Theo Riddick had 14 carries for 70 yards.

Whitehead with 12 total tackles, 9 solo.

Tyrunn Walker had a blocked punt, a pass deflection and a quarterback hit today.

Sam Martin averaged 52.4 yards over his five punts.

The Lions turned the ball over at their own 18 and still forced the Vikings to punt.

http://www.detroitlions.com/media-center/video/recent-videos.html
Webvideos Game and Postgame Highlights from the Lions 22 - 16 win over the vikings.

http://www.espn.com/espnradio/playPopup?id=17985395
Podcast Golden Tate & Matthew Stafford Postgame Interview. 1 minute.
Golden Tate and Matthew Stafford speak with Jeff Darlington after beating the Vikings.

http://www.espn.com/espnradio/playPopup?id=17985422
Podcast Detroit Lions Postgame Extra. 2 minutes.
Adam Amin and Bill Polian recap the Lions overtime win against the Vikings.
espn

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2016/...cally-dead-and-then-stafford-worked-his-magic
The Lions were mathematically dead, and then Stafford worked his magic.
The Vikings held a 99.9% win probability per ESPN right after the go-ahead touchdown.
PrideOfDetroit

http://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-li...ions-and-made-them-legit-nfc-north-contenders
Golden Tate's TD flip wins it for Lions, who are legit NFC North contenders.
espn

http://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400874604
Boxscore.

Lions CB Nevin Lawson limped very heavily leaving the Lions locker room. He was hurt in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win. It seemed as if he was using his roller bag to help move him along as he limped out of the locker room. After the game, his left calf was wrapped and he sat on a trainer’s table.
espn

http://www.freep.com/videos/sports/nfl/lions/2016/11/06/93400304/
Webvideo Webvideo Lions' Golden Tate after TD: 'I want to be that guy'.
Freep

http://detroitjockcity.com/2016/11/06/detroit-lions-week-9-game-ball-matt-prater/
Detroit Lions Week 9 Game Ball: Matt Prater.
djc

The Lions allowed just one sack vs. Minnesota, one year after Matthew Stafford twice needed X-rays, sacking Stafford eight times and leveled 21 hits on him in two games last year, bruising his ribs, his hand and the collective ego of the Detroit Lions' offensive line in the process.

The Lions are the first team to win 5 games when trailing in the 4th quarter, within their first 9 games of the season since the 1982 Raiders. The Lions and Browns are the 2 teams that have trailed in the 4th quarter of every game this season.
Elias Sports Bureau

The NFC North race tightened considerably in Week 9 following the Lions' victory over the Vikings and the Packers' loss to the Colts. The Packers have the very early tiebreaker advantage by virtue of a 2-1 division record, but this thing could realistically go in any of three different directions during the second half of the season. Buckle up.
espn

Matthew Stafford moved up one more place in all-time passing yards Sunday, throwing past Ron Jaworski (28,190 yards) to move into 54th place all-time.
Stafford now has 28,349 yards.
Next up is Trent Green with 28,475 and Chris Chandler with 28,484.
espn

It’s the 25th career game in which he’s led the Lions to a win in come-from-behind fashion late. He’s simply ice cold in those high-pressure situations.

Marvin Jones Jr. dropped his sixth pass of the season in the game. Coming into this season, Jones had six drops through his entire career. Jones was targeted five times in the game, but caught just one for five yards.
 
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https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-nfl-det-min-grades-stafford-excels-in-another-lions-comeback/
DET-MIN GRADES: MATT STAFFORD EXCELS IN ANOTHER LIONS COMEBACK.
The highest-graded players and biggest takeaways from Detroit's win over the Minnesota Vikings.
PFFF

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2016/1106/1116610_9585348.PNG&cquality=80
GOOD AS GOLD AFTER THE CATCH.
Per ESPN Stats & Info, Golden Tate picked up 15 yards after the catch, and 12 yards after contact, on the game-winning TD reception.
He has been much better after the catch in his last three games.
espn

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=17986629
Webvideo Webvideo the Detroit Lions as Contenders.
espn
 
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I didn't care for the move either. Make sure you get the TD first and then showboat. Too many times have players made costly mistakes starting the celebration too early.
 
kalinecountry said:
Jim Caldwell on the sidelines after Matt Prater's game-tying 58-yard field goal. He raised his arms and pumped his fists. Earlier this week, Caldwell said Prater was "worth his weight in gold."
Matt Prater is 23-of-23 on game-tying or go-ahead field goals in the fourth quarter or OT after the 58-yarder according to ESPN stats and information.
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Lions signed him to a good contract based on Caldwell's assessed value. Lions signed him for 3 million a year. Solid gold Prater (195 lbs) is worth $3,665,963.44 based on current spot price of $1,289.13 per Troy ounce.
 
Yesterday was like an Ice Cube video for me, "in south central PA today was a good day." Great fucking game, great fucking win!
 
Officiating was pretty solid yesterday IMO, aside from the obvious pi on Marvin Jones they missed
 
tonyballs said:
Celebrate? Was he talking about the flip? Because if he was, he was right. I thought Tate was losing that ball lol.
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I know he was.. Well Tony I View His flip As a celebration cause he knew we were winning the game at the moment. I guess Bradshaw and the other guy viewed it as showboating and didn't like it and mentioned it. I didn't care because it was a lions win as he did make a great play which they sort of overlooked because they were miffed at his excessive flip. But whatever it was a great play.. glad he scored..
 
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Second place feels pretty good after packers loss going into a bye week. Levy can go airplane walk and rest some more.
 
kalinecountry said:
http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2016/...ork-lions-vikings-stafford-prater-golden-tate
Listen to Dan Miller?s calls from Lions Radio Network for Lions at Vikings. Podcast of the big plays.
PrideOfDetroit

https://audioboom.com/posts/5252538...=retweet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Podcast LOCKED ON LIONS VOL 67. Nov 6. Cardiac Cats do it again. Lions 22 Minn 16 F OT.
LockedOnLions
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His call was fantastic on both. Miller for the Lions and Dickerson for the Tigers are both so good .


" Pack the bags start the plane, this game is over "
 
Roberts drives us crazy on returns but the kid has made some clutch catches late in games.
 
biggunsbob said:
I know he was.. Well Tony I View His flip As a celebration cause he knew we were winning the game at the moment. I guess Bradshaw and the other guy viewed it as showboating and didn't like it and mentioned it. I didn't care because it was a lions win as he did make a great play which they sort of overlooked because they were miffed at his excessive flip. But whatever it was a great play.. glad he scored..
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Hey, i wasnt mad at the flip. Do what you want!! I was just nervous that he was going to fumble out of the endzone and we were going to get fucked lol. It would have been classic SOL. Im glad it never happened but i aged 5 years watching him do it lol.
 
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tonyballs said:
Hey, i wasnt mad at the flip. Do what you want!! I was just nervous that he was going to fumble out of the endzone and we were going to get fucked lol. It would have been classic SOL. Im glad it never happened but i aged 5 years watching him do it lol.
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This is EXACTLY how I felt. I have no problem with the flip.....I loved it, actually!! I'd rather see Tate play with some heart and enthusiasm than his normal stoic self.

I was just afraid he'd fumble before the ball crossed and we'd find another way to lose.

5-4

1/2 game out

7 games to go.....4 of em at home.

And if I'm not mistaken......we should be close to 100% healthy by game time on the 20th.!!!
 
So how about the depth. Roberts some big plays. Bademosi solid enough. Corey Robinson did well. Glasgow taking over for laken. Washington runs hard. Riddick for abdullah is good enough so far

Bynes improved. Williams doing solid for a rookie lb. Heavy dt rotation. Hyder looking good.

Bush and Killebrew play but need to step up

This team is deep
 
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