I keep coming back to this game, where they went up 21-10 at the half and needed a last-second FG to win.
https://www.nfl.com/games/lions-at-vikings-2024-reg-7?active-tab=watch
Every time I watch the Lions this year, they run out to a big led and then play scared in the second half and the game is close. Also, the Packers have been a second-half team all year.
Exactly. Why is Barkley having his best season? This is the best OL that he has played with. It's that simple. RBs are devalued not because running is unimportant. They are devalued because the run blocking matters as much as the back.
They are a running team. They run on third and long all the time.
The turf in Ford Field is so strange. It looks like they are playing on shag carpeting.