| 27 December 2009
What did the great Sparty hope do in the 1st half?
Stanton: 6-11-77-0 TD-1 INT-38.8 rating.
In other words, he's done nothing. After a successful opening drive, Stanton hasn't played well at all. I'm not impressed, and I doubt the Lions' brass are either.
Hell, this entire game has been a big nothing, to be blunt. As Howie Long sarcastically said at the half, "It's a barnburner!" Christ, any game the Lions are blown out of can be considered a "barnburner!"
To give the Lions credit, they have played well defensively, considering they have gotten no help from the offense. Niners only have 17 yards on the ground, and 168 overall.
The Niners do shit on their opening drive of the half, as a Lions blitz forces Smith to dump the ball off on 3rd and long. The Lions come thisGoddamnclose to blocking the punt, as they get a piece of it, but the ball still rolls inside the Detroit 20.
A black cat should be the Lions' logo.
That was the Lions' luck at work, it's always bad.
On 3rd and long, Stanton has time, finds Northcutt at the sticks, and he's all the way to the 47! But there's a flag...interference on...you got it...Northcutt.
So replay the down, Stanton will throw from DEEP in Detroit territory...has to tuck it and run...and gets 3 yards before getting taken down from behind.
Niners will start from Detroit's 49. Smith swings a throw to Gore, who splits the defense and scrambles all the way to the Lions' 30!
I agree with Ralphie on the Lions' play...
FUUUUUDGE!
It's become the Frank Gore show, as his legs have gotten the Niners deep, as it's 1st and goal from the 8. He powers to the 2 on 1st down. It's Gore again, for no gain, on 2nd and goal.
3rd down from the 2, play action to Gore, Smith bootleg right...he going to walk it in...no, he stops...throws...Davis is open....TD SF.
Schwartz wants to challenge, as it's possible Smith, who could have run the ball in, had crossed the line of scrimmage before he threw. Replays show...Smith was OVER the line...if you go by FOX's electronic blue line of scrimmage marker. We shall see...
And the play stands. . If you considered the LoS the 2, Smith wasn't over. If it was the 2 1/2, as FOX's thin blue line had it, Smith was over. What-the-fuck-ever The Lions never get a call.
Schmitt kicks another ugly as fuck PAT! The Lions got a piece of the ball, but not enough. The Niners take what is likely an insurmountable lead of 13-3 with 7:17 left in the 3rd. Maaaaan.
Stockton: "The Lions have lost 9 straight years." Uh..WHAT? I think he was trying to say the Lions have 9 straight losing seasons. It's sad to watch the once great announcers decline.
Witherspoon muffs the kickoff, runs around with his head cutoff off in the end zone before finally taking a knee for a touchback. I have no fucking idea what he was trying to accomplish.
Artist's representation of Witherspoon in the end zone
Detroit does nothing with the ball, as the Niners force a 3 and out. Niners ball at their 37.
Niners face a 4th and 1...they'll go for it! Play action to Gore...Lions all in tight...Gore sneaks out of the backfield, catches the dump off from Smith at the 50...and there isn't a Lion within 25 yards of him! Gore finally has to make moves around the 15, and is all the way down to the Lions' 5 yard line.
Gore gets the call twice, the Niners sit 3rd and goal, with the ball just short of the end zone. Gore gets the call again...TD SF. Gore goes over 1000 yards on the season, 110 total yards in the 3rd quarter alone, and the Niners take a 20-3 lead after the PAT.
It's time. I'm calling it.
Game over, man. Game over.
No way in Hell the Lions come back from 3 scores down.
On 2nd and long from the 30, Stanton throws a 10 yard pass to Megatron, who reverses field, getting 20 more before getting run out of bounds at the Niners 40.
The 3rd quarter finally comes to a bad end, as SF outscored Detroit 14-0 to take what looks to be an insurmountable 20-3 lead. It's all over but the crying.
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