| 13 September 2009
Warning: The live blogs often contain VERY ADULT LANGUAGE. Proceed with caution if you have virgin eyes.
Some pregame linkage:
Ty tells us at The Lions in Winter he'll be at his 10 year high school class reunion today, but is with we Lions fans in spirit! Nothing makes you feel older than a class reunion...
The Roar Report's Blue Blog says the Lions will...win? They are obviously a glass is half full bunch.
Restore the Roar predicts the NFC, and has the Lions winning 7 games! Optimism rules on opening day!
Eno looks back to the debut of Barry Sanders at Out of Bounds. It was 20 years ago? Christ, now I'm really feeling old...
We have our inactives for the Lions and Saints, per PFT:
Detroit: CB Kevin Hobbs, OT Jon Jansen, OG Manny Ramirez, CB Phillip Buchanon, DT Orien Harris, Drew Stanton is listed as the 3rd QB.
New Orleans: RB Pierre Thomas, S Usama Young, WR Rod Harper, DT Remi Ayodele, LB Jonathan Casillas, OT Jammal Brown, TE Darnell Dinkins, C Nick Leckey.
Losing Buchanon huts, big time. Williams has been a huge disappointment as a 3rd round draft pick. Could he be the first bust of the Mayhew/Schwartz era?
20 minutes and counting 'til the debut of the new look Detroit Lions led by The Schwartz and Matthew Stafford...
It's been 9 long months since we've seen the Detroit Lions play a regular season game. It hasn't been long enough, I fear. But the season is here, and so is TWFE's live blog!
The Lions are live from NOLA, I'm live from my living room, and we join FOX's Chris Meyers and Trent Green at the giant bunker known as the Superdome...which is sold out.
30 seconds into the broadcast, we hear "0-16!" YES! Fuckin' A, FOX! Way to dredge up bad memories...
We're nearing kickoff, and FOX has managed to squeeze in 2 commercial breaks. I see they are already in midseason form.
We're FINALLY ready for the kickoff. Saints won the toss, and took the A/C. Uh, rather, they will receive.
Shot of Megatron on the sidelines, he looks ready to eat corners...
Hanson with the kick, taken at the 5, and it's brought back to the Saints 47! JEBUS CHIRST FUCKING ALMIGHTY! FIRE KWAN!!!!!!
I HATE THESE SONSOBITCHES!
Brees with a quick hitter to Henderson, 1st damn down in Detroit territory. Blood pressure rising...
Brees to throw again...it's Bush at the Lions 14. URGE TO KILL RISING!
Bell inside handoff...inside the 10. Saints doing ANYTHING they want, but we knew that would happen going in, right?
Bush is stuffed at the line. Lions make a stop? Praise fucking be!
Brees to throw on 3rd and short...steps up, little pressure...COLSTON WIDE OPEN IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE. Touchdown Saints.
PAT is good, Saints up 7-0, and didn't break a sweat.
I HATE LIFE AND THE DETROIT LIONS.
Stafford starts his series at the 20. Ends it at the 24. Well, that fucking sucked. (I had a little more here, but had a browser crash. Yes, it's a Lions Sunday alright.)
After a Harris punt, Saints start at their 45. Bell with an inside handoff, moves the pile 7 yards.
STILL HATING THE LIONS!
Brees to throw, hits Colston for the 1st down. Flag? Fuck, it's offsides on the Lions. Dewayne White, thank you so fucking much!
Brees to throw on 1st down...play action, sets up camp in the pocket...NO PRESSURE AT ALL...Touchdown Saints. Meachem was open, easy pitch and catch.
PAT is thru, 14-0 Saints.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Lions down 2 scores,and there is still 9:34 left in the 1st quarter. Where's my antacid?
Lins start their 2nd drive at the 20. YES! Stafford to Johnson on a quick hitter, CJ all the way to the 41!
Smith gets 4, picking his way thru the line. OK, this is a LITTLE better. KEEP THE DEFENSE OFF THE FIELD!
Another quick drop, short pass to Johnson, leaves 3rd and 1. Let's convert, huh?
It's FB Terrelle Smith in the backfield, bulls his way for the 1st down. OK then...
Quick play action, screen to Smith, gets 12! Lions deep in Saints territory at the 35.
Stafford looks for Megatron, overthrows Stalin...uh, overthrows Eveline.
More trickeration! Aaron Brown takes a pitch, gets the corner, 9 yard gain! Nice.
3rd and 1, pitch to Smith. EPIC FAIL. Smith loses 3. Fuck me.
Will the Lions kick the figgie? Hanson is out on the field, bad knee and all. He DRILLS it dead center. Lions are on the board!
14-3 Saints. Whoo?
QB comparison:
Brees: 5-5-95-2 TD-0 INT
Stafford: 4-6-42-0-0
Good coverage on the kickoff...for once...Saints will start at their 18.
FOX is being FOX, another commercial break.
Chris Meyers: "Lions want to keep this from getting out of control." You mean it isn't already? What game is he watching?
Saints run and pass nets 1, 3rd and long. NEED A FUCKING STOP!
Movement, false start, Saints. w00t!
Brees to throw...he has time...lots of time...more time...Henderson at the sticks, but he backtracks! Lions stop hum short of the 1st down! Brain fart on Henderson's part. GOT A FUCKING STOP!
Saints punt, Lions take over at their own 32 after a Northcutt 12 yard return.
Stafford with a short drop on 2nd and 9, Heller..drops the fucking pass. SHIT. Where's Pettigrew?
3rd and long. Stafford in the gun...looks for CJ, throws the pass into the Gulf. Yes, it was that far overthrown.
Harris to punt, BOOMS IT...it's Bush all the way back at the 15...but loses 5 on the return! FIRE KWAN?
Bell moves the pile again on 1st down, 2nd and 4. Brees to Shockey gets 1. 3rd and 4. NEED ANOTHER STOP!
1:30 left in the 1st. Brees back...looks for Colston...INCOMPLETE! 4th down, Saints will punt.
Northcutt gathers it in at the 40...There's a SEAM! He's off, and run out of bounds at the Saints 14! He caught the ball in traffic, and made a play! There's a flag, it's on NOLA!
Wow, a return man who can return? What a concept!
Smith catches a pass for a couple, stuffed for a loss on a run, 3rd and 8. Need this...
But the clock runs out on the quarter.
Still hate the Lions, just not quite as much.
On to the 2nd quarter with the Lions on the move...
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