NFL Playoff Capsule: Lions At Saints
Detroit making first playoff appearance since 1999.
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Detroit making first playoff appearance since 1999.
I guess I am happy the Lions are in the playoffs.
Lost in all the gaudy, record-breaking numbers Drew Brees puts up in the Saints' passing game is the fact that New Orleans' running game isn't half bad.
The Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints have offenses so potent that oddsmakers have set the over-under betting line at a playoff-record 59 points.
It's pretty interesting to hear all the chatter as the Lions get ready to play in their first playoff game in 12 years.
Saturday night, Detroit will get its second crack at the Saints this season. The first one was one of those big Saints wins — 31-17 in the Superdome on Dec. 4 on a Sunday night.
Tuesday morning the Lions were back on the practice field getting ready for what most people call "an unwinnable game" against the Saints at the Superdome in the first round of the NFL playoffs.
"You understand in our game that when you line up in the postseason, there's a finality to it," Payton said Monday as the Saints began preparations for their playoff opener against Detroit.
The Saints website points fans to the league's Ticket Exchange hub, where seats can be found for as little as $167.
The last two games, the Lions have been measured to the NFL's elite.
Whether it was before the whistle or after, a lack of discipline continued to plague the struggling Detroit Lions
Matthew Stafford's 3,119 yards passing are most by Lions QB in first 11 games of a season.
This week, Saints blockers will be tested again by Detroit, which ranks 10th in the NFL in sacks with 29.
After the longest midseason break Drew Brees can remember since he came to New Orleans, the quarterback was pleased to see that his teammates looked rested and not rusty.
It has been announced today that the Lions at New Orleans Saints on December 4th has been moved to an 8pm start on NBC.
