| 13 September 2009
...the more they stay the same.
2nd half warning: The live blogs often contain VERY ADULT LANGUAGE. Proceed with caution if you have virgin eyes.
Got it? Good. Moving on...The Lions are a long way from being a good team. Even an average team. This is a bad team. Stafford is playing like a rookie, and the defense is offensive. But it;s only game 1, and the Lions weren't going to change their fortune in only one offseason.
This is a work in progress, and I want to see improvement. I think we did see some, in the Lions coming back from a 14-0 deficit, making the game 14-10 early in the 2nd quarter. Then it all fell apart.
Let's see if the Lions can put the pieces back together before I have a coronary.
I was worried, as I was starting to sweat. Turns out I just needed to turn on the A/C. I swear the Lions are doing their best to off me.
Aaron Brown back to take the kick...finds a small hole...fights his way to the Detroit 29.
Stafford throwing on 2nd and 6, ANOTHER LOW ASS THROW! CJ can't hold on at the 40. Shit...
Stafford's ball is acting as if it have a turf magnet inside. Everything is short of the receiver.
Injury TO, a Saint is down.Waiting for the meds to kick in...
3rd and 6, Stafford in the gun...Looks for CJ crossing the middle...caught...BREAKS A TACKLE...CJ IS OFF TO THE RACES! GOGOGOGOGO! 64 YARD TD!YESYESYES!
WHAT? HE STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS? You gotta be kidding me! Refs say Megatron's out around the 4...
Red flag is immediately tossed by The Schwartz! Replays look...inconclusive.
The refs just said something that made ABOSLUTELY NO SENSE? Whatever happened, it was called unreviewable. 1st and goal at the 4, Lions get it by the short hairs...again.
Smith up the gut, gets one. Felton into the line, gets jack shit.
Stafford looks for CJ...2 Saints hanging all over him! Incomplete! Come on...LATE FLAG! going to be interference on the Saints. Nope, it's a personal foul on the Saints, a blow to CJ's head! Either way, half the distance to the goal, and 1st down. I didn't see anything, let laone a forearm, to Johnson's head, Lions get a gift.
Smith up the gut...stuffed...BALL? Saints have it, refs call Smith DOWNDOWNDOWN! And there's another personal foul on NOLA! What the Hell? Whatever, the Lions get ANOTHER 1st and goal.
PLEASE DON'T RUN THE FUCKING BALL, OK?
The Schwartz doesn't listen to me...Stafford sneak...TOUCHDOWN! And there's NO FLAGS! Took forever, and a few weird calls, but it's now 28-17 Saints...
I'm back, had an internet connection issue on the lovely GF's PC. I think the time is coming where we'll have to replace her ancient Dell...
Saints at their 27, Bell gets a yard. Swing pass to Bush...gets to the stick...BALL! Crap, he's ruled down by contact! 3rd and 1.
The Schwartz with the red flag! Replays show a possible Bush fumble! And we go to commercial. Fuck you, FOX!
At least this regime is throwing the challenge flag when they have a chance of actually getting the call. Marinelli used to throw the damn flag at the oddest damn times...
Refs rule his ELBOW hits the ground first.
Bell wide left...BIG FUCKING HOLE! He's taken down at the Lions 43.ARRRRGGH!
I'm telling you, the Lions want to kill me. It's a fucking conspiracy.
Saints driving, at the Lions 28. False start Saints? I thought that was only called against the Lions...
2nd and 14, pass to Meachum just short of the stick. Trent Green notes Henry gave the WR a good 10 yard cushion.It was more like 15, but whatever...
Brees to throw on 3rd down, tipped at the line. 4th down. At least the Lions will hold NOLA to a FG attempt.
Carney nails it from 39, 31-17 Saints. Lions still down 2 scores. I'm still down on the Lions...
6:11 left in the 3rd, Brown takes the kick at the 2...makes a move at the 20....a Saint misses...THERE"S A SEAM! BROWN IS OFF TO THE RACES...CAUGHT FROM BEHIND AT THE SAINTS 12! FUCK, YES!
KEEP KWAN?
Stafford to FitzSimmons! 1st down at the 1!!!!
Smith between the tackles, get half a yard. The Lions get no push at all.
2nd and goal...NO! False start on Loper! FUCK US ALL!
2nd and goal from the 6...
Stafford to throw...pressure...rolls right...and throws it into the ground in front of Calvin Johnson. SHIT! Stafford continues to throw low and short.
Stafford to throw again...Bryant Johnson is open...OVERTHROWN! Stafford is trying to kill me... Another red zone possession comes up snake eyes.
Hanson hits the chip shot, 31-20 Saints.
Stafford's stats: 10-24-131-0 TD-1 INT Yep, he a rookie.
Saints return the kickoff all the way to their 41. FIRE KWAN! I'm off the bandwagon...
Brees back to throw...Henderson has a step on the backfield...He gone.
TD Saints, Brees with his 5th TD of the day. 38-20 Saints.
Game over.
It's not as if I thought the Lions could win, but still...losing sucks.
Lions take over at the 16, Stafford to the other Johnson for a 1st down at the 35. Stafford to BJ for 10 more.
Red flag from Sean Payton, this looks like it's going to be overturned.
Brees stats: 21-28-305-5 TD's-0 INT- 134.7 QB rating.
Get used to it folks, QB's are going to be putting up eye popping numbers against the Lions this season...just like last season.
2nd and 10, Stafford throws it into a crowd, looking for Johnson. Incomplete. 3rd and 10.
Stafford to throw...pump fake...throws...right to a Saint! Hit the LB right in the fucking numbers...
Saints give it to Bell...hit at the line...BALLBALLBALL! DELMAS! IS! GONE! TD LIONS! What the Hell did I just see? The Lions actually score on a turnover? Something we never saw last season!
Hanson PAT is good, 38-27 Saints. The Lions continue to hang around...now if the defense could keep playing well, and...Nah, never happen.
The Saints just need to keep the ball in Brees' hands. They'll start at the 22.
Christ, I have a headache from my whip-lashing emotions...
Brees pass, Bell run, 3rd and 2. NEED A 3RD DOWN STOP! Please?
And that's the end of 3, Saints 38, Lions hanging around with 27.
One more quarter of pain/pleasure to go...
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