I admit it. I got suckered in again today. I ended up watching the game, although we all knew what the result would be. It took a bit longer than normal, but the Lions fell to the Minnesota Vikings 22-19. Coughing up a twelve point lead in the fourth quarter was typical Lions.
The Leos actually played a solid half of football. Their first half was a very nice performance, one that suckered me into watching the inevitable collapse. Kevin Jones ran like a first round draft choice in the first two quarters. Eddie Drummond did his usual fine job. This time E.D. returned the opening kick for a Lions TD. Joey Harrington was effective as well. Then came the second half.
It was all Vikings as Dante Culepepper made life generally miserable for Detroit in the second half. The Lions D couldn't get off the field and the strong running game of the first half disappeared after halftime. You just knew that 12 point lead wasn't going to be enough. Sure enough, it wasn't.
I have very little hope for the Thanksgiving Day game against the Colts. Indy ran over the Bears today and there is no reason to think the Lions will do much better. Of course, I'll watching hoping to be wrong.
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