There were moments in Sunday’s game in which the Detroit Lions and the Indianapolis Colts looked like they were going to stalemate in Week 8. Early on, both teams were swapping punts like they were negotiating their Halloween candy haul. Even in the third quarter, it looked like Detroit was beginning to mount a comeback to make this a game, down six and with the ball deep in Colts territory.
Then two series of plays sank Detroit, and sunk them hard. As a result, the final score looks like a blowout. While I don’t think that is necessarily a good symbol of how this game played out, there were certainly some major issues with the Lions’ performance on Sunday.