Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints: 2nd quarter running diary
December 06, 2011The Saints face 3rd and 4...and have to take a TO before they run out the play clock. Not a well played game to this point, to be sure.
Oh, Jebus H Christ...and I'm not talking about Nick Fairley's draft day outfit...
URKEL!
Via Twitter, the Freep's Dave Birkett:
Not to ruin anyone's fun, but Fairley is surrounded by trainers on the Lions bench right now
The News' Chris McCosky confirms the worst:
They are going to cart Fairley to locker room. He's pissed about it. Walking to the room by himself. Waived off the cart
The Lions are the unluckiest team fucking EVER.
And to twist the knife, Brees finds Meachum for 38 yards. Aaron Berry had good position, but never turned around. Chris Houston, where are you? Oh, yeah. INJURED.
Collinsworth after the Fairley injury is announced: "Now the sky IS falling." Indeed.
3rd down pass...FLAG. Pass interference, Wright. Though it could have easily have gone the other way...but it never does with a team with a reputation like the Lions.
Saints' offense is back in sync, getting chunk plays. The final chunk being an Ingram 14 yard TD run. As I said, I felt a 97 yard TD drive coming on.
10-0 Saints.
Brees has all kinds of time, Saints receivers getting large cushions. Does not bode well. Gonna be a long evening at this rate.
Stafford's 1st down pass is behind the line of scrimmage, in traffic, and dropped. Good thing, as it would have lost yardage.
2nd down...SACK. Stafford never had a chance to even set up.
Screen pass...WORKS? Yes it does, as Smith picks his way for 18 yards! Nicely done!
Stafford finds Smith for a short gain...and you could see him pull up as he was going out of bounds.
Fuck, I'm at a loss at this point. The injuries are piling up, and I don't have an explanation other than, IT'S THE LIONS.
3rd and 2, Stafford rolls right, ultimately has to throw the ball away, takes a huge, helmet snapping shot in the process...gets up slow. Could have been called roughing or a late ht...if you were named Suh.
Anyone who says Stafford isn't tough is a fucking moron...
Brees to Meachum for 67 yards and a TD, and makes Wright look like a Pop Warner player in the process.
As Chris Berman would say (it's all he does say)...WHOOOOOOP!
17-0 Saints.
So...um...yeah. So how about those Tigers at the Winter Meetings?
Passes to Burleson and Megatron have the Lions over the 50...6:10 left in the half. It's a start.
Kevin Smith is a one man wrecking crew, moves the sticks. Morris does as well with soime YAC on a short pass. Finally, some OFFENSE!
Lions at the Saints 33. Swing pass to Burleson gets another 1st. OK...
Stafford to Megatron, Lions at the 3!
Smith moves the pile, scores from 3 yards out!
It's kinda a ballgame, Saints up 17-7. 2:28 left in the half.
As usual, the Lions don't start playing until they are in a hole and 3 scores down.
In a hole, and my shovel is sharp...but not tonight.
The Lions find themselves several scores down, and it's like, "OH SHIT! Better start playing, ya think?" And they make things interesting..in a losing kind of way.
The Lions are much like former Tiger Jeremy Bonderman, who didn't start pitching well until the 2nd inning...after getting shelled in the 1st, putting the Tigers in a hole.
3rd and 4...Brees beats the blitz,a nd has the Saints to midfield. 1:30 left.
Brees to throw...SACK! Clock still running.
UGH. 2nd and long, Brees to Sproles in a middle seam...add in several missed tackles, and the Saints are FG range, inside the 30.
0:28 left. Saints at the Lions' 20, 1st and 10.
Fuck us all. Brees to Moore, touchdown. Meh. I knew it was coming. The Lions' makeshift secondary couldn't stop shitty armed Tim Tebow today, God forbid an accurate as all Hell Drew Brees.
24-7 Saints.
Before the game, I predicted Brees would throw for 400+ yards and 4 TDs. Brees is right on track to make me look good: 17-22, 252 yds, 2 TDs.
WHOA! Stafford finds a wide open Young at the Saints 40! Young is finally pushed out of bounds at the 24, good for 52 yards! 0:08 left in the half.
Lions are going to run a play. Stafford takes a shot at the end zone, overthrows Pettigrew, who had a step. I've seen Stafford make that throw, I have wonder if the finger is still an issue.
Hanson lines up for a 42 FG...and it's blocked. Typical. Fucking typical.
Sometimes the other team makes a great play,
and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it...
Lions want an offsides call...and won't get it.
Half ends in awful fashion, Saints leading 24-7.
