Obviously the comment was based on Kelce and Jones being out, BUT I will say that this game is a good reminder that all winning teams are opportunistic. I know I have felt like maybe we didn’t “earn” some of the wins we’ve gotten: KC drops, Baker missed some key throws, Garoppolo missed some key throws, even Fields missed a throw on what would have probably been a game-sealing third down conversion for them.
Yet you look at a game like this that KC could have won if MVS comes down with that catch, and had a really good chance of winning if Watson comes up with that 4th down catch…but I don’t think anyone will say The Eagles didn’t “earn” the win. They are 9-1 and they beat the Super Bowl champs at home. The Eagles put themselves in a position to make the other team execute, and get rewarded when the other team can’t.
In my less pessimistic moments, that’s how I feel about the Lions. In my more pessimistic moments, I think about how easily they could have lost a few of those games, and how we might not get so lucky next time.
Obviously the comment was based on Kelce and Jones being out, BUT I will say that this game is a good reminder that all winning teams are opportunistic. I know I have felt like maybe we didn’t “earn” some of the wins we’ve gotten: KC drops, Baker missed some key throws, Garoppolo missed some key throws, even Fields missed a throw on what would have probably been a game-sealing third down conversion for them.
Yet you look at a game like this that KC could have won if MVS comes down with that catch, and had a really good chance of winning if Watson comes up with that 4th down catch…but I don’t think anyone will say The Eagles didn’t “earn” the win. They are 9-1 and they beat the Super Bowl champs at home. The Eagles put themselves in a position to make the other team execute, and get rewarded when the other team can’t.
In my less pessimistic moments, that’s how I feel about the Lions. In my more pessimistic moments, I think about how easily they could have lost a few of those games, and how we might not get so lucky next time.