Why Week 10 Was The Lions Most Impressive Win Ever
The Detroit Lions stunned the football world on Sunday Night football, finishing a miraculous comeback victory with a 52-yard field goal as time expired. Defeating the Houston Texans 26-23 was the most impressive win in franchise history. You may think it sounds crazy to say that the Texans game was the most impressive win ever. It’s really not crazy when you think about it.
Super Bowl winning teams find ways to win, even if things are falling apart. This is exactly what the Detroit Lions did on Sunday night. They found a way to win despite their run, passing, and offensive line being completely shut down in the first half. This team is doing special things this season.
Why It’s an Impressive Win
Even with all these things going wrong in the game, Detroit buckled down, never gave up, and pulled off the crazy comeback. These are all reasons this is the most impressive win in regular-season franchise history. While we’ve seen some damn impressive wins throughout the history of the Detroit Lions. This season has featured some dominant blowouts, defeating the Tennessee Titans 52-17 and even the Dallas Cowboys 47-9.
There’s a big difference, though, between a dominant blowout and an incredibly tough, gritty comeback for an impressive win. This team showed that it has the mental and physical toughness to not give up after being punched in the mouth by their opponent.
This will be absolutely crucial come playoff time and is exactly what they’ll need as they fight for their first Super Bowl victory in the team’s history. This team has all the tools to win it all this season. Coached by a superb three-headed monster in Dan Campbell, Aaron Glenn, and Ben Johnson.
Lions are A Super Bowl Team
The Lions have supreme offensive firepower with guys like Sam Laporta, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and running backs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs. All of this is led by an elite quarterback, Jared Goff, who is behind the best offensive line in the NFL. This complements the much-improved defensive unit from a season ago incredibly well.
Even after the Lions lost Aidan Hutchinson, it means a lot to still pull out an impressive win like the Houston game. The defense brought their A-game again. They’ve shown for ten straight weeks that they are legitimately elite on defense. This is what the fans have been waiting over 60 years for—a team good enough to finally lead them to the Promised Land.
Your Detroit Lions are the favorites to win the Super Bowl in the 2024 season, and only so much can stand in their way! The Lions will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in a week 11 matchup at Ford Field next Sunday at 1 p.m. and look to win their eighth straight game.
3 Biggest Threats to a Lions Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions are a supremely talented NFL team in 2024. They were just named the favorite by Sports Illustrated to win the Super Bowl this year. As Lions fans we are in a unique situation for the first time in our franchise’s history. We now are looking at what could possibly prevent our Detroit Lions from making it to their first ever Super Bowl game. But what are the biggest threats to Detroit making the Super Bowl?
With the start of the NFL regular season right around the corner, there is a ton of hype surrounding our beloved Detroit Lions. The team is poised for great things. We are coming off a historic season where the team finished 12-5. Lions quarterback Jared Goff’s consistent play was a massive part of the team’s overall success.
Jared Goff finished the 2023 season with over 4500 Passing Yards, 30 Touchdowns to only 12 Interceptions, and a passer rating of 97.3, with the highest completion percentage of his NFL career. Not to mention his solid play in the playoffs, where it mattered most. Goff also had two solid games and a star-studded performance against the Los Angeles Rams. Anytime you finish a game with an 80% completion rate, you’ve played phenomenally at the Quarterback position. Jared Goff is our guy!
Detroit Has The Cast
While Jared Goff has been excellent in Detroit, he’s not the only star in the motor city. Lions Wide Receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has solidified himself as a top 5 receiver in the National Football League. Finishing in the top 4 in receptions, yards, and touchdowns in 2023, St. Brown is poised to jump from star to superstar this season. Detroit is lucky to have such unbelievable talent and a superb work ethic like Amon-Ra. Not since Megatron has the franchise had a receiver this good.
With other deadly offensive weapons like Sam Laporta, Jahmyr Gibbs, and the rock-solid gritty David Mongomery, this team has everything going for them. Our offense will be a tough matchup for any defense this season. Of course, we cannot forget about the offensive line. With some slight adjustments after the loss of Jonah Jackson, the O line has been revamped and retooled. They’re poised to be a top 5 group yet again, which will be pivotal to match the offensive potency we saw all of last season.
Lastly, the defense has seen significant upgrades at all levels. Multiple players have been added to the secondary, which has been bolstered with reinforcements from two draft picks, a trade, and free-agent signings. The defensive line had two great additions: Marcus Davenport and D.J. Reader. The team has seen some major development from guys like Alex Anzalone, Jack Campbell, and even Derrick Barnes.
Lions Super Bowl
With James Houston healthy again and star edge Rusher Aidan Hutchinson doing his thing, this defense should be a much more fearsome unit this season. More pressure on the quarterback without having to blitz makes the job of the Lion’s secondary much easier. This will be key for Detroit as all these new additions must acclimate to playing alongside each other. With all of these fantastic things you’ve heard about our Detroit Lions, all signs point towards Detroit being a top 5 team again.
Finishing one game short of the Super Bowl this year means we aim bigger. Seemingly, everyone in the state of Michigan has been wanting a Lions Super Bowl for an eternity. What will stop the Detroit Lions? If they’re genuinely this good, nothing should stand in their way. Even still, only three things will prevent a Lions Super Bowl. Find out what those three things are below.
Major Injuries
It seems like an easy answer but one of the only things that could ruin the Lions chances of making it to their first Super Bowl in franchise history is injuries. Every team every season suffers injuries as it’s part of the game. However, if the Lions lost a few major pieces, I don’t see how they could overcome it. If Jared Goff went down as well as Aidan Hutchinson, it would completely derail the season. Which is honestly a compliment to the team if injuries is one of the team’s biggest threats.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 21: Sam LaPorta #87 of the Detroit Lions is pursued by Zyon McCollum #27 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Ford Field on January 21, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers quietly have become the second best team in the NFC North. It truly seems like the Packers franchise have found their Quarterback of the future yet again in Jordan Love. Green bay has a stacked defense and it looks like their offense is truly legit. I’m not saying Green Bay will be better than Detroit, but they can’t be overlooked anymore.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – AUGUST 24: Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers warms up before a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at Lambeau Field on August 24, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
The Detroit Lions
The biggest threat to the Detroit Lions’ chance at the Super Bowl is themselves. This team is 100% capable of achieving great things. With all of the improvements Brad Holmes made to this team, there’s no reason to think they won’t make it to their first Super Bowl. The only thing that can truly stop them, is themselves!
DETROIT,MICHIGAN-AUGUST 24: Detroit Lions linebacker James Houston (41) runs on the field during a play during a preseason game between the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Saturday, August 24, 2024 (Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
