Episode #205: Lions vs Ravens, Week 3 preview

Detroit Lions Breakdown

Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania

Sports, Football

5.0 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast, the guys set the table for the Detroit Lions 2021 Week 3 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens at Ford Field.

Roster Moves:

Jamie Collins on the trade block, not participating in Detroit anymore
Ifeatu Melifonu and Tyrell Williams to Injured Reserve
Signed CB Daryl Worley off Practice Squad
Signed LB Josh Woods off Bears Practice Squad
Signed to PS: K Ryan Santoso
K Austin Seibert on COVID-19 list

Injury Report

OUT: Jamie Collins
QUESTIONABLE: RB D’Andre Swift (groin)
Q: WR Kalif Raymond (thigh)
Q: DL Michael Brockers (shoulder)
Q: DL Kevin Strong (concussion/thigh) – downgraded to a limited practice on Friday
Q: EDGE Trey Flowers (shoulder/knee) – did not practice any day this week
Q: EDGE Romeo Okwara (shoulder)
Q: EDGE Julian Okwara (neck) – added to the injury report on Thursday

Protected PS: Bruce Hector, Steven Montez, Jalen Elliott, Ryan Santoso

Packers’ review

Solid first half (17-14 lead), the OL was opening holes and pass protecting
Late 3^rd Q implosion – 4^th and 1 failure, Goff fumbles next snap, fumble on 3^rd down
Once they’re behind, they’re not built to play catch up

Ravens’ preview

Ravens are injured and just had a COVID-19 positive test knock out some starters
- Starters OUT
  - LT Ronnie Stanley
  - DE Derek Wolfe, and his replacement Justin Madubuike
  - NT Brandon Williams
  - EDGE Justin Houston
Key matchups: Hold gaps and try and slow down Lamar Jackson
Key: LB Derrick Barnes vs Ravens running game
Key: Lions OL control the trenches vs light Ravens DL
Key: Feed T.J. Hockenson vs anyone

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast.
0:06.4	I'm Joe Kanya with me, as always, is Eric Schlett from pride of Detroit.com.
0:10.6	Eric, the lions are coming off of a 35 to 17 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Monday night football.
0:17.5	We've got the Ravens coming in on Sunday, a 1 p.m. start. So the road doesn't get any, I don't know,
0:25.6	it might get slightly easier. We're going to talk about the state the Ravens are in right now.
0:29.3	But, you know, the friendly confines of Ford Field might not, might not be enough to overtake the Ravens on Sunday.
0:38.1	But we'll save that until later.
0:40.1	Yeah.
0:41.0	I tell you, you had in your projection 3524, so you were off,
0:48.3	you were one lion's touchdown away from being having a perfect projection.
0:51.7	I felt too good about their offense.
0:54.3	But when we got to halftime on Monday, I was like, oh, boy, I'm way off.
1:00.1	But things turned very lion-y in the second half.
1:04.9	You know, there's a lot of like a lot of stuff we've always seen from the lions.
1:09.7	Yeah.
1:10.3	Although it's totally different regime and different players.
1:13.2	Yeah, last two weeks in a row.
1:14.9	And I mean, before we don't need to, we'll get into it in a minute.
1:18.0	But like, yeah, two weeks in a row where they had a short period of time where they just
1:22.4	imploded and completely lost the game and just, yeah, it was a, it was an unfortunate movie we've seen before.
1:31.4	Yeah, yeah.
1:32.3	It's something to work on for the rest of the season, not unloading.
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