The Weekend Spotlight - Week 17 Edition - 2011

#9 Matthew Stafford already looks almost as good as Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees, at just 23 years old.

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the week 17 edition of YOUR Weekend Spotlight!  I am your host, KDawg.  This installment of your weekly WS will feature a division rivalry game between our very own Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers, on the road in Green Bay, WI, at historic Lambeau Field.  As we all witnessed last weekend, the Lions absolutely destroyed the San Diego Chargers, taking their regular season record to an amazing 10-5 and clinching a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 1999!!  The Lions will face a 14-1 Packer team, which has already locked up a first round bye, as well as home field advantage throughout the playoffs.  With just one game left of the regular season, the only thing left for the Lions is to WIN this game in Green Bay, thereby securing the 5th seed.  If they lose, and if Atlanta wins, the Lions will be the 6th seed, due to the fact that Atlanta would own the head to head tiebreaker should they and the Lions finish with the same record.  There are many reasons why I believe the Lions WILL win this game, and I will reveal some of them alongside my picks for key players (for another Lion VICTORY), and general game prediction, after the jump...

The Weekend Spotlight - Week 16 Edition - 2011

All I want for Christmas is a WIN in week 16!

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the week 16 edition of YOUR Weekend Spotlight!  I am your host, KDawg.  This installment of your weekly WS will feature THE must win game of the season, between the Detroit Lions and the San Diego Chargers, at home in Detroit, MI, at Ford Field.  I am going to greatly shorten this week's post, as Santa is coming to our house one day early (my wife has to work on Christmas Day), and there is still a lot to do in order to be ready for him!  Last week's heart attack win over the Oakland Raiders left the Lions with a regular season record of 9-5.  The Chargers are 7-7 on the season, and while they have certainly been on fire lately, finally looking like the team that many expected them to be, they have also had their low moments this year.  With just 2 games left of the regular season, not only are the Lion's are playing to keep their playoff hopes alive, but they are also playing to CLINCH a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 1999!  With one more win the Lions will do just that, and I think most people will agree that their best chance for one more win is this week, when they face the Chargers, rather than next week when they will face the Packers for the 2nd time.  I will once again reveal to you who my picks for key players are, on the Lion's offense and defense, for another Lion VICTORY!  However, as I said, I am going to keep the logic and explanations brief this time, but I will still make a final prediction at the end.  Read on, after the jump...

Behind the Numbers - Week 15 The Oakland Raiders

The Lions travel to the Black Hole to face the Raiders Sunday

The playoff hungry Lions will be squaring off against the equally hungry Raiders on Sunday in Oakland. These teams are situationally very similar, both have had long playoff absences, both started hot and have have struggled in the mid-part of the season, and both are looking to finish strong and punch their ticket to the Big Dance. (Did you say Playoffs?) Let's take a look at how these teams match up statictically as we go Behind the Numbers after the jump...............

The Weekend Spotlight - Week 15 Edition - 2011

Titus Young has been a nice addition to the Lion's arsenal.

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the week 15 edition of YOUR Weekend Spotlight!  I am your host, KDawg.  This installment of your weekly WS will feature tomorrow's MUST win game between the Detroit Lions and the Oakland Raiders, on the road in Oakland, CA, at the Oracle Arena & Oakland Alameda County Coliseum.  Last week's win over the Minnesota Vikings left the Lions with a regular season record of 8-5.  The Raiders are 7-6 on the season, and have certainly had their ups and downs.  With just 3 games left of the regular season, the Lion's are playing to keep their playoff hopes alive.  I will once again reveal to you who my picks for key players are, on the Lion's offense and defense, for another Lion VICTORY!  As usual, I will provide you with the logic behind the reasoning for my picks, including stats and a prediction at the end. 


The "experts" are saying that the Lions and Raiders field a very similar team defensively, but personally I think these "experts" need their heads examined.  One Yahoo Sports writer lists Mike Mitchell, Stanford Routt, Denarius Moore, Richard Seymour, and Ndamukong Suh, as well as the fact that the Coliseum is sold out for the game, as reasons why they believe the Raiders will win this game.  The Raiders are far from the best team the Lions have BEATEN this season, as can be referenced in their shutout loss to the Chiefs and recent loss to the Tebow led Denver Broncos.  As such, I believe VICTORY will be ours, and I will tell you why and how as the WS W15E begins...after the jump.

The Weekend Spotlight - Week 14 Edition - 2011 - Follow Up Post

In one of my favorite plays from the game, #87 Brandon Pettigrew hurdles the defender.

Welcome back once again ladies and gentlemen, to another Weekend Spotlight Follow Up Post.  I am your host, KDawg.  As we are all well aware, the Lions got the win last Sunday against the Vikings.  A win is a win, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that the Lions got lucky this time.  When it finally looked like Detroit would blow out an opponent that they SHOULD blow out, taking a 31-14 lead into the half, they crumbled in the second half and WOULD have lost the game if the referees had noticed the facemask by DeAndre Levy on the last play of the game.  Minnesota was on the Detroit 1 yard line, and simply had to punch it into the end zone and they would have been victorious.  I give credit to Levy, who busted through the line and got in Joe Webb's face, forcing a fumble in the process and stopping the Vikings from getting the game winning TD.  That said, he also grabbed ahold of Webb's facemask in the process.  The referees did not see it, no flag was thrown, and the Lions recovered the fumble to end the game.  We, as Lion's fans, have seen this sort of thing happen before, but usually it goes the other way.  As such, it's nice to be on the positive side of the regular bungling of the NFL referees for once.  The Lions are now 8-5 on the season, and the win over Minnesota kept our playoff hopes alive.


Read more after the jump...

The Weekend Spotlight - Week 14 Edition - 2011

Even though the Lions lost to the Saints, rookie DT Nick Fairley played very well.  Here he celebrates his 1st NFL sack.

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the week 14 edition of YOUR Weekend Spotlight!  I am your host, KDawg.  This installment of your weekly WS will feature tomorrow's inter-division rivalry matchup between OUR Detroit Lions, and the lowly Minnesota Vikings, at home in Detroit, MI, at Ford Field.  Last week's loss to the New Orleans Saints has left the Lions with a record of 7-5.  The Vikings are 2-10 on the season, and have very little to speak of in a positive manner.  I misspoke myself last week, by stating that there was just 4 games left of the regular season when in fact there was 5.  NOW there are just 4 games left in the regular season, and this is a MUST win game for the Lions.   I will once again reveal to you who my picks for key players are, on the Lion's offense and defense, for another Lion VICTORY!  As usual, I will provide you with the logic behind the reasoning for my picks, including stats and a prediction at the end.  The Vikings are definitely NOT the best team we have faced, plus we have already handed them one of their 10 losses on the season.  As such, I believe VICTORY will be ours, and I will tell you why and how as the WS W14E begins...after the jump.

Behind the Numbers - Week 14 The Minnesota Vikings

The Lions play the Vikings this week at home.

   This week the Lions get a break from their string of tough opponents when they face the 2 - 10 Minnesota Vikings this week at Ford Field. Or do they get a break? We'll find out what the Lions will truly be facing when we take a look Behind the Numbers after the jump.......

State of the Franchise - an Editorial

   Last night's performance versus the Saints in New Orleans may be a turning point in the future of the Lions, but perhaps not in the way you might be thinking of currently. After a ridiculous display of a complete lack of discipline that would make the Raiders cringe, the Lions are headed for a reckoning, one way or another. From Jim Schwartz's seemingly complete lack of control of his players on the field, to the latest behavior of Ndamukong Suh off the field, the Lions are making the news lately for all the wrong reasons.

Lions lose game in which the Saints were the opponent 31-17

Words don't begin to describe the things that occured in this game, but we'll start with 11 penalties.

Should I first discuss Burleson's 3, yes 3, offensive pass interference penalties?

Or maybe our return man "getting tough" and drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct?

Nah, how about Pettigrew deciding to push a referee?

Nope, have to start with Titus Young throwing a punch in front of a referee.

Any questions? I'm sure Kale and I will get into the rehash later, but right now I'm too damn disgusted.

As of right now, the Detroit Lions are the dumbest football team in America.

The Weekend Spotlight - Week 13 Edition - 2011

#9 Matthew Stafford enters the building on Thanksgiving versus the Packers.

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, to the week 13 edition of your Weekend Spotlight!  I am your host, KDawg.  This installment of your weekly WS will feature tonight's prime time matchup between our Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints, on the road, in New Orleans, LA, at the Mercedes-Benz Louisiana Superdome.  The Lions are now 7-4 on the season, after losing on Thanksgiving Day to the undefeated Green Bay Packers.  The Saints are 8-3 on the season, and as usual they are a force to be reckoned with offensively.  With just 4 games left in the regular season,  I will once again reveal to you who my picks for key players are, on the Lion's offense and defense, for another Lion VICTORY!  As usual, I will provide you with the logic behind the reasoning for my picks, including stats and a prediction at the end.  The Saints are definitely the best overall passing team we have faced, but I still believe VICTORY can be ours, and I will tell you why and how as the WS W13E begins...after the jump.

Behind the numbers - Week 13 the New Orleans Saints

The Lions play the Saints tonight in the Big Sleazy.

The Lions face a tough matchup tonight versus one of the toughest opponents the NFC has to offer, but if they hope to make the playoffs, they have to prove they can play with the big boys. Let's take a look at how the Lions stack up against the Saints, by the numbers, after the jump.....