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The Lions are 3 games back of the Bears, but only one game ahead of MIN for last in the Division, lol.

Lions were 15-2 last year and 12-5 in 2024. So 27-7 with Ben Johnson at OC. This year they are 8-7. They hit their two-year loss total in 15 games without him.

Crazy game, it seemed like the refs were doing everything in their power to keep Detroit in that game. Then on 4th and goal, an OPI, forward progress clearly stopped (by about 4 yards), to have it come down to an official's discussion was wild.

Something that seemed like wishful thinking in Ben Johnson's first year as HC with a completely different coaching staff and scheme, but wow, 2 weeks left to decide seeding. Lions are all but eliminated after losing to the Steelers in Detroit, and now would need to win out and have GB lose out to make the playoffs.

Still lead the league in Net Penalties -25, and Net Penalty Yards -318. Over the course of 15 games, they have lost a games worth of yardage to penalties compared to the other team. That is equal to a full game lost.

Not to poo poo on other young QBs, but the MIN v NYG game is ugly. Dart has 6 yards passing, an INT and 3 sacks in the 3rd Quarter. McCarthy is hurt again, and he left with 108 yards, 1 INT, and 1 fumble.

DAL was his best QBR game, this game was his 2nd best. CLE was a top 5 game.

and talk about high pressure TD passes: 4th Down, 4th Quarter to tie the game, passes to a UDFA rookie, then follows it up in OT with a bomb to Moore, both passes in windy weather.

For Caleb, there seems like there is an emphasis to look to pass over running, unless you absolutely have to. Like he is trading 4-5 yards on the ground for the potential for something in the pass game. Last year, he ran most of the time.

Watson did not get set on the first play of the game, but it wasn't called. In the 4th quarter, DJ is gassed running back to the line, basically does the same thing Watson did, but they called it on Moore. Also, no holding calls on GB, even with Willis running a few times.

Yeah, and DET plays on Christmas Day in Minnesota, in 4 days, and they don't play until this afternoon. So Bears could clinch a playoff spot on Christmas and the Division next Saturday (GB loss) before the Bears play on SNF in SF. Also, SEA plays in CAR next Sunday at noon in CAR. If CAR somehow wins (they beat LAR), the Bears could take over as the #1 Seed with a win on SNF against SF. How wild would that be?

Bears already 1 win more than I thought, but also still have a chance at 13-4 (without EVERYTHING going right).

0 sacks taken by Williams, impressive even with Parsons out. He is averaging 2 TD passes over the last 5 weeks playing against GB, CLE, GB, PHI, and PIT. That is a tough gauntlet to go thru, 4-1 in those games, losing only to GB on the last play.

Week 16 1. Maye - 83.5 QBR - 380 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 3 Sacks, 25 Rush Yds. 405 Total Yards. Won. Season QBR: 73.4, 3,947 yards, 25-8 TD-INT, 46 Sacks, 4 Rush TD. (14g) 2. Williams - 81.0 QBR - 250 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT, 0 Sacks, 30 Rush Yds. 280 Total Yards. Won. Season QBR: 56.7, 3,400 yards, 23-6 TD-INT, 23 Sacks, 3 Rush TD, 1 Rec TD. (15g) 3. Nix - 31.0 QBR - 352 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 1 Sack, 11 Rush Yds. 363 Total Yards. Lost. Season QBR: 59.2, 3,608 yards, 24-10 TD-INT, 17 Sacks, 4 Rush TD. (15g) 9. McCarthy - 38.1 QBR - 108 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT, 3 Sacks, 20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 1 Fumble Lost. Won. Season QBR: 34.3, 1,450 yards, 11-12 TD-INT, 27 Sacks, 4 Rush TD, 1 FL. (9g)

Can't hurt right?

Yeah, it really seems like it is going to be GB @ CHI in 3 weeks. Have two teams met 3 times in 6 weeks before?

A lot of factors to consider. SF's defense is nowhere near what they were last year without Warner and Bosa. Bears will also be playing with 2 extra days of rest as SF is playing in IND on MNF. So they have a short week while also traveling home. So they have a really short week with Christmas in the middle.

I was worried about time when they didn't get the FG off before the 2-min warning. I felt that with 2 timeouts and the 2-min warning, they would have a shot. Once they got the onside kick, I knew they would score. Then I was worried about Ben going for 2 and losing. So I am glad he played for OT because the Bears really had the momentum at that time.

Love was averaging 5.9 Yards per attempt and Jacobs 3.0 Yards Per Carry. The only thing that was extending drives were the penalties. Willis and Wilson were way more efficient.

Knowing PFF is just one tool, this is pretty cool, the TD to Moore was the first "perfect" throw this season:

I see a lot of media blaming the injuries to Love, then Jacobs, but in reality, Willis and Wilson were better. If you compare Willis and Love, you would think Love is the backup. Wilson also had double the yards per carry than Jacobs. Willis played a lot better than I was expecting him to.

He is still not a 60-yard type kicker, but considering a quarter of the season is played in inclement weather, maybe he is better suited for this than I gave him credit for.

Yeah, it's wild to score that consistently and still have yet to play a complete game.

56.9 air yards on that TD pass to Moore, in that crazy wind, which makes it even that much of a better throw.

21 or more points in 13 out of 15 games, with the only two games below 21 being 16 and 19.