Episode #208, Lions vs Bengals, Week 6 preview

Detroit Lions Breakdown

Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania

Sports, Football

5.0 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast, the guys set the table for the Detroit Lions 2021 Week 6 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals at Ford Field in downtown Detroit.

Roster Moves:

Frank Ragnow (toe) requires surgery and will not return this season
Quintez Cephus (collarbone) broken, requires surgery, on IR likely done for the year
Lions sign CB Mark Gilbert to 53-man roster off of Steelers practice squad
LT Taylor Decker and DT Kevin Strong return to practice, still on IR, 21-day clock begins

Injury Report

TE T.J. Hockenson (knee)
EDGE Trey Flowers (knee)
CB Amani Oruwariye (hip)
CB/KR Corey Ballentine (hamstring)
LG Jonah Jackson (shoulder)
RB D’Andre Swift (groin)
RB Jamaal Williams (hip/illness)
DL Michael Brockers (shoulder) and OT Penei Sewel (ankle) – OFF the injury list

Protected PS: Bruce Hector, Steven Montez, Jalen Elliott, and Ryan Santoso (kicker battle?)

Vikings’ review

Lost on another 50+ FG at the last second – no team has ever had this happen twice in a season, the Lions had it happen to them twice in five weeks
Dan Campbell was emotional/heartbroken for his players
Played it safer on offense this week, kicked FGs and let defense keep them in it
Goff is throwing short of the sticks and counting on YAC
Hockenson getting bottled up, Swift still making noise
Tracy Walker is PFF’s No. 2 safety after five weeks, (3^rd vs run, 7^th vs pass)
Jalen Reeves-Maybin came up in the clutch with a forced fumble and recovery
The rookie DTs starting to settle in
EDGE players playing well – Flowers looks solid, Harris 4 sacks in 4 games

Bengals’ preview

Ref: Shawn Hochuli
TV: FOX, Chris Myers, Daryl Johnson, Jen Hale (second week in a row)
Betting Line: Bengals -3.5
Key matchups: Amani Oruwariye vs Ja’Marr Chase
Key: Bengals interior offensive line versus Alim McNeill and company
Key: Penei Sewell vs Trey Hendricks
Key: T.J. Hockenson vs Vonn Bell

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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.
0:06.5	I'm Joe Kanya with me as always is Eric Schlett from pride at Detroit.com.
0:10.6	Eric, we had another devastating ending to a game on Sunday, the 1917 loss to the Vikings.
0:21.1	Field goal wins it at the end of the game.
0:24.0	There are two 50-plus yard field goals have beaten the Lions as time has expired this season.
0:30.8	Only time in NFL history that's happened to a team twice in one season.
0:35.3	Yeah, and it happens to the lines within the first five weeks.
0:38.5	Yeah, in five weeks.
0:40.2	Yeah, it actually happened within three weeks of each other.
0:43.6	If you want to narrow it down even further, right?
0:47.0	Yeah, tough, right?
0:48.5	And like both of them broke their own personal best as well on the day.
0:55.5	So no problem.
0:58.3	Longer the better.
0:59.8	Yeah.
1:00.0	And I, and then what did what did they have like was it 13 or 15 miss field goals and extra points on that day across?
1:09.4	Throughout the league.
1:10.4	Oh my goodness.
1:11.3	And then, but nope, not in Detroit or not in Minnesota.
1:16.8	He was ready to win that one.
1:19.2	He missed a field goal.
1:20.5	He was only four or five.
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