The Lions

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                It is now week eight going into week nine! Coming off Halloween football there was only one great game. That game belongs to the Detroit, Lions. The Lions played the Denver, Broncos in Denver at Sports Authority Field, the day before Halloween. Most eyes were expected to be on the rookie, Tim Tebow, but the Lions forced people to switch their gaze. The game started, the coin was flipped, the Broncos won the toss and started with the ball.

            Denver came off their drive with a decent field goal to start the game. Tim Tebow started a couple of rants in the crowd. Their superiority didn’t last very long. The Lions came out hot, and with a forty-one yard touchdown pass to Titus Young from Mathew Stafford. If anything the crowd went silent as it was now 7 to 3. The rest of the quarter is pretty dry with four, four and outs. The Lions find their pace again and score a whopping fifty yard field goal from Jason Hanson! Then, both teams go silent with constant back and forth fourth down punts. Once again the Lion rise up; they score a one yard touchdown pass to Tony Scheffler. The Broncos go four and out: the lions score again the same way. By the end of the first half the Lions were up 24 to 3.

            The Lions get the ball at the start of the second half, but come up empty. The infamous Tim Tebow steps on the field only to be sacked and fumble the ball. The Lions defense to picks it up and scores! Denver’s next two drives sadly go four and out once more. The Lions then score a 51 yard touchdown pass to, the best wide receiver in the NFL, Chris Johnson! The third quarter ends with Detroit up 38 to 3. Tim Tebow breaks the huddle as they line up inside the red zone. The ball is snapped, Tebow throws, and it is intercepted at the goal line and brought back for a 100 yard touchdown interception! If I were a Broncos fan, I would find a new team to cheer for…. Fortunately Denver’s next drive results in a touchdown making it 45 to 10, Detroit over Denver. The game ends bleakly for Denver.

            The Lions this season are 6 and 2, almost incomparably to an almost winless season last year. They’ve improved tremendously. No one would have ever guessed, which makes a fantasy frenzy. Most Detroit receivers are probably not available, but tight ends are a great pick up. For example, Brandon Pettigrew averages around ten fantasy points per game! Their kicker is plentiful in points, and Mathew Stafford is a nice backup quarterback to have. The Lions are one of the most solid teams in the league up to this date.