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Shopify.com.ukau.ukes slash Spotify. What's going on, Lions fans, welcome to Before the Roy, your preview podcast over at

Pride of Detroit.com, the podcast where we take a look at the Lions upcoming opponent this week

and break down what the offense and defense is going to need to do in order to come out with a win

this week. Morgan, last week the Lions suffered a really tough and frustrating loss to the Pittsburgh

dealers losing that game 29 to 24 and there's there's a lot

that I think this team needs to do to be able to not even necessarily salvage the season at this point

but really just to kind of get back to being the Detroit Lions that that we've known in the past so

in this podcast like we're going to talk a lot about that. I know normally if you

guys are frequent listeners to this podcast, we talk a lot of stats, we talk a lot of next gen stuff, and we are still going to do some of that. But I'm not even going to hold you guys. It's a lot of effort when it comes down to this team and a lot of the, that's a lot of what is going to need to be the focus. I think not just for this game against Minnesota this week,

but also looking ahead to the Chicago Bears game.

But first and foremost, lot of what is going to need to be the focus. I think not just for this game against Minnesota this week, but also looking ahead

to the Chicago Bears game.

But first and foremost, it does have to start with Minnesota, right?

Yeah, man, like that game was such a roller coaster.

Like, if y'all are new to the podcast, welcome.

But I go to most games.

Well, yeah, every game, save like one one or two maybe every couple years but it was just

such a weird game the atmosphere was kind of tense uh because fans knew the season was on the brink

and then we kind of saw what kind of game was unfolding credit to the offense without a running game

they kept the team in it they fought back but the defense man it was just it was disheartening because that's not something that I was going to, I didn't come to expect, like just getting pushed around back to back weeks.

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