Episode #88: Week 15 Bills Preview

Detroit Lions Breakdown

Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania

Sports, Football

5.0 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The Lions got back on the winning train with a 17-3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday in the slop at State Farm Stadium. This week the Lions look to make it two in a row (to the chagrin of a portion of the fanbase) against the Buffalo Bills in what looks to be a benign weather Sunday for upstate New York in December.

Ezekiel Ansah and Michael Robertscall it a season
Lions injury report: 5 players ruled OUT
What is in store for Tyrell Crosby who is expected to get his first career start at right tackle on Sunday
Jerome Cunningham and Leo Kolomatangi join the active roster
New faces to the practice squad: Joshua Frazier, Jarron Jones, Jonathan Wynn and Salesi Uhatafe.
Jamil Demby was claimed off the practice squad by the Rams and Deontez Alexander was waived
Takeaways from the Arizona Cardinals game
Studs and Duds from Week 14
Week 14 Snap Counts
Darius Slay was the NFC Defensive Player of the Week and also received Lions Wire’s Player of the Game award
Jarrad Davis recognized by the NFL, they like his proper tackling technique
Joe begrudgingly agreesto talk about the Lions Playoff odds and what they need to do to get in
Previewing the Buffalo Bills
Vegas Watch: Lions are 2.5 point underdogs
If the Lions could steal a Bill, who would it be?
Bills injury report
Which Lions running back will have the best day in Buffalo?
Has Theo Riddick seen his best days as a receiver?
Which running backs will be back in 2019?
The defense is now ranked 11th in yards allowed, where have they improved the most?
Will the Lions give Tracy Walker time at corner or could he possibly play over Glover Quin?
Does Jalen Reeves-Maybin fit the defensive scheme?
Where do the Lions sit with the news that the NFL salary cap is expanding.
Why the Lions may not use their salary cap space on retaining their free agents
Who are some current players general manager Bob Quinn may consider extending this offseason?
Tanking vs not tanking debate
A look back at last years favorite draft targets and where they are in their rookie seasons

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the late edition of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast.
0:04.7	I'm Joe Kenya.
0:05.7	With me as always is Eric Schlett from USA Today Lions Wire.
0:09.7	And together we make up USA Today Lions Wire's podcast.
0:14.5	Now, Eric, Lions coming off of a big 17 to 3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, which
0:20.5	booies the spirits of a large group of
0:23.3	Lions fans and really disappoints another group of Lions fans.
0:28.3	This Sunday, Lions will be taking on the Buffalo Bills and beautiful Buffalo, New York.
0:33.9	We'll talk about that in a minute.
0:35.6	We're going to start, as always, with their injury report. Ziggy Ansah and Michael Roberts, both making it to IR, both with shoulder issues. I think I did it. I was right about Ziggy again. Yeah. That's at least 14 weeks. That'll do it on the injury report. Yeah, technically, I think this should get you home. I mean, he won't be on the injury report anymore because he's on IR.
0:56.0	I'm okay.
0:56.8	Well, I guess I'm going to watch my wording.
0:59.0	But, yeah, I think you get your projection out of the way.
1:05.1	Although, I still got three games for Bo None to get in the starting lineup.
1:12.5	Yeah, I don't think that one's happening.
1:15.2	I think that one has, that ship has sailed. It's come and gone.
1:16.2	Yep.
1:16.9	But, you know, Aunga has been dealing with injuries off and on throughout the season.
1:23.0	The shoulder won.
1:24.2	Oh, yeah, career, really.
1:25.7	The shoulder really was, you know, now we're learning that
1:30.7	it was really severe, you know, 19 snaps into week one against the Jets, that injury that took him
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