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Two of these teams will make the playoffs, according to the Ringer:
Bucs (82%)
Vikings (38%)
Cardinals (34%)
49ers (27%)
Bears (9%)
Lions (2%)
Let’s look at their schedules and plot a course for #OnePride
to make good on that 2% (they only had a .9% chance to beat the Bears).
Bucs (82%)
Vikings (38%)
Cardinals (34%)
49ers (27%)
Bears (9%)
Lions (2%)
Let’s look at their schedules and plot a course for #OnePride
to make good on that 2% (they only had a .9% chance to beat the Bears).
Bucs. Big game this weekend. Is there a way for both teams to lose? A tie here would be pretty miserable, so don’t even think about it, 2020 — you’ve done enough this year already. Falcons are a weird team, and divisional - anything can happen.
Vikings schedule is interesting. Big game against the Bucs (somebody has to lose!), and then two divisional games sandwiched around a tough matchup against the Saints. After they struggled with the Jags this past weekend, it’s not hard to see the Vikes falter down the stretch.
Cardinals. Giants are resurgent a little bit, who knows what the Eagles are (other than bad) — maybe they catch fire under Hurts. Tough divisional game against the 49ers, and then another tough one against the Rams. With Murray struggling, they could fade.
49ers. Washington is playing better behind Alex Smith. Cowboys are a dumpster fire, but you never know. Tough divisional matchups against the Cardinals and the Seahawks to end their schedule.
Bears. I didn’t do up their schedule, because I don’t need to. They’re playing in the NFL with one of these guys under center. In 2020. Bears are irrelevant. The only thing worse than their quarterbacks is their fan base.
Alright, the reason why most of you are here. Lions. They’ll need 3 wins at minimum to get in. This Packers game is a nightmare, Lions have to find a way to compete. Their defence is 15th in the league in PPG, 11th in YPG. Offense is 2nd in YPG, 1st in points. Need to win 42-38.
Titans are 3rd in PPG, 5th in YPG on offence. Luckily, their defence is 25th in yards, 25th in PPG. Their 3rd down defense is horrendous, and they’re awful in the red zone. If Baker can rip them, Stafford can, too.
Bucs defensively are 11th in PPG, 7th in yards. Their offence has the same amount of yards as the Lions, but their PPG is much higher — 6th in the league, in fact.
It’s worth noting that under Bevell, the Detroit Lions are averaging more points per game than any team in the NFL, and John Matthew Stafford is back to dive bombing teams again. Nothing to lose. Roll back the clock to 2011. Swift and Golladay are coming back from injuries.
The defence will continue to be bad, but hopefully they continue to be opportunistic. The 4th quarter against the Bears was emblematic of the complimentary football Patricia wanted since the day he got here; we got it the day he left. If they can give us that, 9 gets his chance.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. Lions are going to make the playoffs. #OnePride
(ps - we own the Bears)
(ps - we own the Bears)
