Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions Match Preview
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Minnesota Vikings
vs
Detroit Lions
Match scheduled:
03-01-2011 from 18:00 until 21:30GMT
Stadium : Ford Field
Time (ET) - Sun, Jan 02 - 1:00 PM
Week 17
SIRIUS : 113 (MIN) Vs 155 (DET)
NFL Regular Season : 2011
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The Lions had two winnable games that went into the loss column. When you think about it, the Lions are two plays removed from being 2-0.
In Chicago, the defense gave up huge chunks of real estate, but held the 2-0 Bears to only 19 points.
Any reasonable adult could be led to the conclusion that if your defense can hold a team to 19 points, your weapon laden offense should be able to win.
Not when you lose your starting QB. Not when the offensive play calling goes into a Jim Colletto shell. Not when you can manage only 168 net yards (24 rushing).
The home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) was a contrast. Here, the offense scored 32 points, and piled up yards almost at will.
Again, any rational, sober individual could make the reasonable assumption that 32 points is enough to win. Not against Michael Vick (who was sacked six times), DeSean Jackson, and LeSean McCoy ran roughshod through the porous Lions defensive secondary for 35 points.
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz is not happy with all of the missed assignments by the back seven, and rightly so. Chicago and Philadelphia proved that the Lions secondary is vulnerable to giving up big plays often.
