Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for what you have. What Detroit has is a team that routinely fails to beat good teams. Everyone was to blame, except Lions kicker, Matt Prater, and Marvin Jones, Jr., who had a very nice game at wide receiver. Let’s discuss the issues in all phases that lead to the typical, yet recent, Detroit Lions letdown.
The recipe for a spoiled Detroit Thanksgiving? Turnovers, missed opportunities, punts, dropped and errant passes, non-existent run production, all with the appetizer of a slow start.