Week 16, 2019 Detroit Lions @ Denver Broncos

Go Redskins!

The 3-11-1 Detroit Lions lose to the 6-9 Denver Broncos 17-27 at Mile High Stadium.

David Blough was a horrid 12 of 24 (50%) for only 117 yards with 1 TD an 0 INTs. The three RBs (Bo, KJ, and Ty) totaled 96 yards and no TDs. Agnew had one TD on a punt return, the only bright spot of the game.

The Lions defense allowed Drew Lock of the Denver Broncos to go 25 of 33 (75.76%) for 192 yards and 1 TD with 0 INTs. They also allowed the Broncos to rush for 151 yards and 2 TDs.

Now to be fair, the Lions were playing without their starting left guard, their starting right tackle, their starting tight end, their starting quarterback, their second string quarterback and a number of defensive players as well. However, fully healthy the defense would still be looking bad in my opinion, though I do believe Stafford could've helped the Lions win at least 4 or 5 of the games they ended up losing because he was unable to play.

The Lions now hold the 3rd overall pick in the 2020 draft. If the Lions lose next week they could draft #2 overall (Bengals get the first overall pick now no matter what happens) if the Redskins can beat the Cowboys next week. The latest the Lions could draft is 5th overall now should they win against the Packers. Go Redskins!

The Lions play the Green Bay Packers at home in the final game of the 2019 season. The only way the Lions win that game is if the Packers sit their starters, and even that might not be enough. Meanwhile, Quinn (the GM) and Patricia (the head coach) were told they won't be fired at seasons' end and have one more year to get the Lions in playoff contention (whatever that means).