And yet it was the receivers that were the worst offenders. 3 OPI calls and a facemask? A hand to the face with a ref in front of you, at the 1 yard line no less? Putting your hands on the ref? It's become a league wide joke to bait the lions into penalties and we still don't get it.

Tiger Woods wins a tournament, and the Lions look and act like losers.

The Sports Universe has evidently realigned itself back to normal.

mr_a: Tiger Woods wins a tournament, and the Lions look and act like losers.

The Sports Universe has evidently realigned itself back to normal.

Don't forget that the anemic Bears O-line showed up yesterday as well.

In fairness, nearly the entire offense was horrible.

litespeed74: mr_a: Tiger Woods wins a tournament, and the Lions look and act like losers.

The Sports Universe has evidently realigned itself back to normal.

Then how do you explain the Broncos?

A hole in the space-time continuum whereas the receivers are actually catching passes thrown by John Elway

Yeah, it sucked... the Lions were frustrated once again... it didn't help matter that the Saints were getting away with some pretty obvious holds, and probably a lot worse things we didn't see as the refs pretty much turned all their attention to the Lions.

If not for the undisciplined, obvious crap the Lions were guilty of, I could probably rant about how the officials were giving the game away to the Saints (as they did in the Packers' game, except again, "Suh-pidity" overrules that complaint). The only way the Lions will get any justice on the lopsided refereeing they have been seeing is to keep their cool and stop giving the refs the obvious stuff to call (and thereby distracting from all the non-calls and questionable stuff)

Oh, and in case everybody missed it, Suh got in trouble again Sunday for stomping again (new window)... even being suspended!

You can't make this stuff up, people!

Attn Lions: The door to the Superdome is that way. Please make use of it.




/who dat

Misplaced yat:Throw a couple of key interceptions? Yep Nope

One interception, when the game was essentially decided. Bad subby, no biscuit.

I thought I heard the announcers say he threw one in the first half?

*Checks stats*

Nope, you're right - he threw one interception. My bad.

i have nothing important to add, so... who dat!

I think the saints would have won either way, but the Lions just knocked themselves out of the competition.

As a Saints fan, I wish the game would have been decided by talent instead of emotion/penalties. It makes the win feel diluted. not to mention, it would be nice for the saints defense to realize it needs to step up the game a little, because we're not going to get 15 yard penalties in the red zone against anyone else.

pute kisses like a man: i have nothing important to add, so... who dat!

I think the saints would have won either way, but the Lions just knocked themselves out of the competition.

As a Saints fan, I wish the game would have been decided by talent instead of emotion/penalties. It makes the win feel diluted. not to mention, it would be nice for the saints defense to realize it needs to step up the game a little, because we're not going to get 15 yard penalties in the red zone against anyone else.

The offense sleepwalking through the third quarter kind of bugged me moreso than the defense benefiting from a lot of stupid penalties by the Lions. I'm somewhat more concerned about the Titans this week now that Johnson seems to have come around. The offense can't put up any goose eggs on the box score this weekend.

All I really have to say about that mess of a game is that Raiola may now be my favorite player.

What a bunch of meanies those refs are, throwing flags on players putting on their hands on them and not immediately ejecting them. Christ almighty, coach, players, and fans take after each other.

litespeed74: mr_a: Tiger Woods wins a tournament, and the Lions look and act like losers.

The Sports Universe has evidently realigned itself back to normal.

Then how do you explain the Broncos?

An act of God.

And that's the actual Liontamer they're talking about, not that lame Walls of Jericho shiat.

robsul82: What a bunch of meanies those refs are, throwing flags on players putting on their hands on them and not immediately ejecting them. Christ almighty, coach, players, and fans take after each other.

yeah, I was surprised that penalty wasn't worse. I mean, the ref was breaking up some already unpleasant business going on, but it looked like he had no intention of throwing the flag until he got pushed.

who pushes a ref? That's up there, intellectually, with attacking a cop.

LesserEvil: Yeah, it sucked... the Lions were frustrated once again... it didn't help matter that the Saints were getting away with some pretty obvious holds, and probably a lot worse things we didn't see as the refs pretty much turned all their attention to the Lions.

If not for the undisciplined, obvious crap the Lions were guilty of, I could probably rant about how the officials were giving the game away to the Saints (as they did in the Packers' game, except again, "Suh-pidity" overrules that complaint). The only way the Lions will get any justice on the lopsided refereeing they have been seeing is to keep their cool and stop giving the refs the obvious stuff to call (and thereby distracting from all the non-calls and questionable stuff)

Pretty much this. Some of the Lions need anger management or something to help them keep their cool. Not all of them, I saw at least one player yelling at the guy who threw the punch right before a commercial. I realize it's a physical sport, but you gotta be able to control yourself between plays.

pute kisses like a man: who pushes a ref? That's up there, intellectually, with attacking a cop.

Scruffinator: And yeah, this too. I'm surprised he wasn't ejected on the spot.

He should have definitely been kicked out the game. And I'm a Lions' fan.