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Man I seriously wanna know what in gods name possessed the NFL to have the Lions be the team to face the defending champs in the opener? Having their asses on Thanksgiving every damn year is enough

Sep 7, 2023 at 4:42 PM

#110

49erFaithful6
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Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Man I seriously wanna know what in gods name possessed the NFL to have the Lions be the team to face the defending champs in the opener? Having their asses on Thanksgiving every damn year is enough

good question. It's just an odd matchup. I would have gone Philly at KC. I want to see what that next Hurts drive would have looked like

Sep 7, 2023 at 4:49 PM

#111

Bloodless
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Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Man I seriously wanna know what in gods name possessed the NFL to have the Lions be the team to face the defending champs in the opener? Having their asses on Thanksgiving every damn year is enough

good question. It's just an odd matchup. I would have gone Philly at KC. I want to see what that next Hurts drive would have looked like

It is a odd match up. I would say they were looking for a team that Mahomes would score a lot of TDs on and it might not to be a complete blowout. Lions are a decent choice if your looking for that.

Sep 7, 2023 at 4:52 PM

#112

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Originally posted by Bloodless:
It is a odd match up. I would say they were looking for a team that Mahomes would score a lot of TDs on and it might not to be a complete blowout. Lions are a decent choice if your looking for that.

Interested to see how they deploy Gibbs..

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:04 PM

#113

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Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Man I seriously wanna know what in gods name possessed the NFL to have the Lions be the team to face the defending champs in the opener? Having their asses on Thanksgiving every damn year is enough

The Lions will contend for the division this year. Dont sleep on them.

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:04 PM

#114

FlayvaMeister
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Tonights Inactives.
Chiefs:

TE Travis Kelce
T Lucas Niang
OL Wanya Morris
DE BJ Thompson
DT Neil Farrell
CB Nic Jones
CB Darius Rush

Lions:

DL Isaiah Buggs
DL Brodric Martin
DL Romeo Okwara
CB Steven Gilmore
CB Emmanuel Moseley

I was looking forward to watching how E-Man fits into their defence - oh well another game; another day

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:11 PM

#115

MrGriz
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Originally posted by FlayvaMeister:
Tonights Inactives.
Chiefs:

TE Travis Kelce

T Lucas Niang

OL Wanya Morris

DE BJ Thompson

DT Neil Farrell

CB Nic Jones

CB Darius Rush

Lions:

DL Isaiah Buggs

DL Brodric Martin

DL Romeo Okwara

CB Steven Gilmore

CB Emmanuel Moseley

I was looking forward to watching how E-Man fits into their defence - oh well another game; another day

injured again?

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:16 PM

#116

kray28
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Have a feeling it's gonna be shootout and Lions are gonna win.

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:17 PM

#117

FredFlintstone
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Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
Man I seriously wanna know what in gods name possessed the NFL to have the Lions be the team to face the defending champs in the opener? Having their asses on Thanksgiving every damn year is enough

The Lions will contend for the division this year. Dont sleep on them.

Of course they will with Rodgers finally gone and it's not like the NFC north is a powerhouse either

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:20 PM

#118

kray28
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Who the heck is Natalie Grant?

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:22 PM

#119

tommyncal
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Originally posted by kray28:
Who the heck is Natalie Grant?

Bring back C Stapleton

Sep 7, 2023 at 5:22 PM

#120

kray28
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That stealth bomber flyover was a great use of our tax dollars.