Week 6 (Bye Week), Week 7 at Miami Dolphins and Week 8, 2018 vs Seattle Seahawks @ Home

Fully Prepared.

After beating the Green Bay Packers week 5 the Detroit Lions were fully prepared for a bye week, which they were scheduled to do. Then after taking a few days off to recoop from their 2-3 start they prepared for and won against the Miami Dolphins 32-21 in Florida. Now at 3-3 they play at home against the 3-3 Seattle Seahawks only to lose 14-28. Seattle was fully prepared to play, the Lions were not. Not on offense, not on defense, not even on special teams.

The bye week of course has no stats. The Miami game which I had no time to blog about was so much better then the next week when the Lions were home against Seattle. I mean, against Seattle, Matthew Stafford was 27 of 40 (67.5%) for 310 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, along with a fumble. Ameer Abdullah also fumbled, early in the game, immediately after the kickoff from the Seahawks first score, setting the tone for the entire game really.

The Lions had a grand total of 34 yards rushing by 4 players. Compared to a record number of yards the week before from KJ in Miami. Obviously the Lions are not dictating the offense, but are playing to the defense they are confronting. That has to change.

The Lions were not ready for a fake punt this week, preventing any miracle come back from Stafford, who prior to that sabotaged himself with a fumble and then at the goal line, an interception. Trying to do everything all by yourself usually ends up with these kinds of results. The entire team, sans Prater, needs to look in the mirror, and this includes the entire coaching staff. There is no one to blame for the Seahawks loss, nor the Dolphins win, it's all team. In Miami the team was fully prepared to win, in the Seahawks loss the Lions were not. Not even close.

The Lions play away the next two weeks. At the Vikings and then at the Bears. They are 3-4 with the Vikings now at 4-3-1 and the Bears at 4-3. If the Lions are to continue to be in the mix for the playoffs they must win both of these next two games! They have to be prepared. They can not be injured, poorly coached, or to be having an off day. This is the pivotal point in the season, so get fully prepared, and play to win. If that doesn't happen, neither will there be a post season. It's that important.