Episode #132: Buccaneers Week 15 Preview
Detroit Lions Breakdown
Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania
5.0 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Last week the Lions traveled to Minneapolis and suffered their 6th straight defeat at the hands of the Vikings 20-7. This loss was the 9th in the last 10 games and has vaulted the team to the 5th pick in the NFL draft. This Sunday the Lions return to the friendly confines of Ford Field where they will face the 6-7 Buccaneers.
- Wednesday’s injury report,Thursday’s injury report
- Kerryon Johnson finds himself practicing, could potentially play in Week 16
- The season is over for WR Marvin Jones as he heads to IR
- DL Da’Shawn Hand placed on injured reserve for the second straight year
- WR Travis Fulgham promoted to the 53-man
- DL Frank Herron is now an ex-Dolphin as the Lions plucked him from their practice squad
- What the Lions can expect out of Herron
- WR Jon Duhart finds his way back on the practice squad
- LB Anthony Pittman is back on the practice squad, releasedTE Cole Herdman
- WR Chris Lacy will be looking at more opportunities
- Mike Daniels and Sam Martin make PFF’s Week 14 Team of the Week
- Kenny Golladay turning out another great season, passing the 1,000 yard receiving mark again
- Tracy Walker – Player of the Game
- Jahlani Tavai and Amani Oruwariye find themselves with roles increasing
- Lions now have the 5th pick in 2020 draft
- Lions projected to have at least $47 million as the salary cap increases
- Bucs QB Jameis Winston will not miss Sunday despite nursing a broken thumb
- Bucs WR Mike Evans‘ season is likely over
- Buccaneers favoredby -3.5 points
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | I'm Joe Kenya. |
| 0:05.3 | With me, as always, is Eric Schlett from USA Today. |
| 0:08.0 | Lions Wire, this is the official Lions podcast of USA Today. |
| 0:12.0 | Lions Wire, Eric, Lions, as they continue their descent down to, down to earth, or whatever. |
| 0:21.7 | Losers to the Minnesota Vikings 20 to 7 on Sunday. |
| 0:25.3 | Surprisingly low score that they were able to hold the Vikings to only 20 points. |
| 0:29.1 | Yeah. |
| 0:29.4 | And maybe a little less surprising that finally the offense is a little ineffectual with the third string quarterback. |
| 0:35.3 | We'll talk about that in a little bit. |
| 0:37.2 | I think it played out as expected, and I think the... ineffectual with the third string quarterback. We'll talk about that in a little bit. |
| 0:43.7 | I think it played out as expected, and I think there's almost an overreaction. |
| 0:49.0 | We expected this to happen, and then people saw it happen, and then they're like, oh, my God. |
| 0:50.8 | It's still disappointing. |
| 0:55.4 | I understand it's disappointing, but we all kind of knew this was how the game was going to play out. |
| 0:58.6 | I'm not expecting any wins here in the last three. |
| 1:04.7 | They're going to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Ford Field. |
| 1:08.5 | They're winners over the Indianapolis Colts 3835 last Sunday. |
| 1:09.4 | All right. |
| 1:11.0 | Let's talk about the injuries. |
| 1:13.0 | Number one, Matthew Stafford. |
| 1:14.3 | Do we even have to talk about it? |
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