New England Patriots Against The Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford Close To Victory 'perfect'
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had a perfect half against the New England Patriots in a 34-10 victory.
Stafford finished the night with a score of 158.3 quarts after completing 12 of his 14 going for 200 yards and two touchdowns. The former No. 1 pick took a few licks, but his surgically repaired shoulder looked fine. It is like the Patriots defense dazed and confused when it has an average of 14.3 yards per completed pass solids.
"I think we played well enough error free football in the last few matches so far sales are going," said Stafford. "I think as an offense, we do a good job of not turning the ball over, and when you do this, you will have a chance to be in some games. If we can do, we have enough talent on the outside - the explosive guys across the field, that (if) we can just get the ball, we have a chance to be pretty explosive. "
While Stafford has played well, it is important to remember that all major contributors to the Patriots defense made the trip to Detroit and New England was not running all the extensive mechanisms, they would have if it had been the regular season.
That said, the Lions offense has not been done a lot of games to draw, either, and simply have been better, playing up-tempo runs and interval work on the game throughout the first half.
Here are some notes of the Lions impressive against the Patriots:
- Stafford looked totally in sync with his receivers and the ends worked through his cycle and quickly looked through secure links as a polished veteran. He had four completions over 20 yards on the night and fell sharply throughout the first half. It is clear that it will be looking for Nate Burleson often this year, whatever it is already connected three times for touchdowns this preseason.
"Teams are trying to make adjustments. They treat the kids in. If we stay on the heels and also have the opportunity to pass, run and screen at the same time, it is unlikely that the game plan," said Burleson. "Game Plan can huddle offense traditional and back, because you can make adjustments. When you're on the ball, the fast-moving that way, it's almost like a control to two minutes of drilling. It keeps defenses very careful in his vocation to play. "
- Brandon Pettigrew had a great 2010 season, even if no one noticed, catching 71 passes 722 yards and four touchdowns. He missed the first preseason game against Cincy, but caught 27-yard pass last week against Cleveland and had three passes thrown his way this week to 23 meters.
He looks healthy and should be in line for another big year for Detroit in 2011, to catch all the drops below, it can handle.
- Jason Hanson is back. 41-year, showed the two leg kicks, the first 33 meters, which she sometimes through the uprights, and the back up network. Another was a 46-yards which once again proved that age is just a number, at least in the NFL kickers.
Dave Rayner would have been in search of work elsewhere, even if he had made a 49-yard attempt was wide left. You should get a job at some point this season, especially when the 13-to-16 years was in 2010 in Detroit.
- Cliff Avril had the absolute power of the board Saturday evening, Tom Brady sacked twice and forced fumble that led to a Patriots punt. Avril was looking for a deal in the long term this offseason, but had to settle for a one-year offer. If his preseason is an indication of how his 2011 season turned, he would have difficulty getting a new contract.
"We did a good job of all, I think," said April. "The biggest thing for us was that they fed on each other. Once the guy made a play, the other felt like I had to do a play. We all feed off each other and were playing together. "
The veteran of four years had 8.5 sacks last season and seems to start where you left off, making life hell for the attacks in the league.
- Try the game Detroit was impressive, especially the end of the large play false on Stafford, who then dumped the ball off to Jerome Harrison, who got 52 yards to play with. Despite the evidence of the attack were positive slopes, which were negative for the defense.
While the front four a tablet produced a lot of pressure Saturday sacking Brady twice urged him seven times and hit him five times, was a double-edged sword for Detroit. The aggressive nature of the defense of Detroit has led to success on the big screen passes and passes to the plane of the Pats. Although not want to be as thorough a defense to limit yards after the catch, after completing short, a specialty of New England.
- Support for the man Aaron Brown on Saturday, the team probably did something that was far from certain former TCU Horned Frog. Brown rushed just 30 meters from nine position, but it was a game that goes explosive, caught four passes 48 yards, including nine yard touchdown to take Shaun Hill.
Brown was like the Odd Man Out in the next pre-season as Jahvid Best, Mikel LESHOURE, Maurice Morris and Jerome Felton is expected that most of the shots in 2011. But after the season ending injury LESHOURE, Morris suffered a broken hand and has recently signed two running backs Mike Bell and Harrison off to slow start, Brown slipped back into the race.
Harrison has not created a lot Saturday, but looked good in the outfield and elusive rare when a hole opened along the offensive line.
The running game took a big hit at LeShoure down, and no one seems to be a No. 2 behind the fire the best option. But after tonight, it seems Brown's versatility really can land him a place among the five most likely return to the list.
- If I bring a guest to record both wide receiver and defensive after three weeks would be a little something like this:
1. Jahvid Best first
2. Maurice Morris
3. Aaron Brown
4. Jerome Harrison
5. Jerome Felton (FB)
First Calvin Johnson
Second Nate Burleson
Third Titus Young
Fourd Rashied Davis
Fift Maurice Stovall
Sixth Stefan Logan (KR / PR)
Of course, Logan is an interpolation between the receiver running back and wide, but it is listed as a wideout from virtually anywhere. His skills make him a lock to return to the list, no matter who else do it in any position. Maurice Stovall was surprised at the camp, and he and Rashied Davis as the task force, so in my mind they both make the list without too much trouble.
- The Lions opened the game with three cornerbacks Chris Houston, Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald against New England and two linebackers, DeAndre Levy and Stephen Tulloch, who lined the center and two outside.
Tulloch so great against the pass and run, up to the billing, he established last year as the second most tackles in the NFL. When Tulloch becomes more comfortable, it should be the primary and middle linebacker Levy moves outside with Justin Durant.
- Ndamukong Suh tone early with big hits in Brady, but got into it with the guard Logan Mankins and was lucky it was not penalized Mankins was another player enters the mask of the Lions. Suh has a passion and strength, but must learn to control his emotions on the football field from time to time to avoid penalties and fines the ground outside.
"To be honest with you, I am not aware of his feelings," said Suh Brady. "My job is to continue to rattle, coming after him and in his face. When he starts yelling at me like "leave me alone", that is when I know that I finished my work .. .. He did not talk too much today.
"It 'a good player and I respect him a lot. Since then we have against him, his last Thanksgiving and I had a conversation (with him) after the game, I respect a lot more to him. It' a great player and like the house where wrong with him, if anything. "
Lions and Patriots both came into it a bit in the first half and things Chippy. It was obvious that the Lions, it was more an exhibition game and the Patriots will not shrink from the fight either.
- As already mentioned, the Lions front four had a lot of pressure on Brady, and brought out last year's MVP. Brady, a game in the third quarter due to the lack of production start-up offense in the first half. He finished 12-of-22 night passing for 144 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
"They are a good team, they were a good team when we played them last year, was a close game until the fourth quarter," Brady said. "When we did a couple of games in the fourth quarter, there were some persistence, but they are a good team. They have good defense, they play well on offense, they are well trained, they are difficult."
After a short time began to arm many of shots and at least one occasion threw the ball too quickly under pressure to reach it. Brady and the Pats will be fine just a week, but you better believe that Coach Bill Belichick will have much to say about his performance on Saturday.
- Rookie wide receiver Titus Young has seen the first end of preseason and closed in a single 19 meters. Not much can be collected in a single, but Young did a good job of finding a weakness in coverage and made a nice take. Young people also see the most significant action next week against the proposals, decided later next week when he tries to approach 100 percent.
- For the third stringers go, Drew Stanton is the third quarter of a mile. He played well, completing 9-of-14 for 93 yards and is thrown for a touchdown and an interception. He also showed off its wheels, something that was a lot of last year. Zac Robinson is a good backup in this league, but it probably will not be in Detroit.
