Moving along. We’ve got more work to do.

To The Game!

Rams/Lions:

-Look at that gorgeous 51.5 O/U! Just as long as it’s not done by one team though. (Final Score 9-3)

-Please Stop: Much will be made of the qb matchup but these fellas have played against one another already. (But it’s the playoffs!, totally different)

-Dichotomy Time: Campbell is your typical old-timey “knock their heads off” kind of coach but he certainly has paid some attention to analytics in that he goes for it on 4th down quite often. As a matter of fact the Lions 34% led the league this year. Of course, with a defense that is so porous, he needs to give his offense more opportunities to score.

-Speaking of, success vs Nacua and Kupp is going to be a game-decider-the Lions have been penalized on passing plays 29 times this year.

-One guy that’s holding up his end is Aidan Hutchinson. I made fun of the media hyping him early in the season when he didn’t have a sack to his name but he’s come on strong, wracking up 5 in the last two games along with a fumble recovery and a 19% pass rush success rate.

-Tight End Talk: Both Higbee and LaPorta are listed as questionable. One is far more intrinsic to his team’s success and I wonder about him. With a hyper-extended knee and a bone bruise, just how much will he be able to do on the field? How well will he be able to run routes? Or is he out there to act as a decoy so that St. Brown can have more room to maneuver? We’ll see.

-I said as early as the 4th week of the season that if things fell right the Rams could be that sneaky good team that gets far because their strengths are so hard to counteract. (felt the same way about Philly for a few weeks also. Oops.) Well, Fatt, Puca, Cooper, Kyren and Aaron, time to prove me right.

Have at it.