Lions Week 15 Preview against Broncos

Previewing Detroit Lions Week 15 NFL contest against Denver Broncos at Ford Field.

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00:00 John, simply who do you got in Hawaii in week 15 at Ford Field, the Lions or the Broncos?

00:05 Yeah, Vito, real interesting contest. The Lions coming off of a very poor performance against

00:11 the Bears. Great decision by the NFL to flex this game. Two coaches that know each other very well

00:18 in Dan Campbell and Sean Payton. Dan Campbell having served under Payton for many years with

00:23 the Saints. I think the national televised audience is going to get a real understanding

00:28 of two uber aggressive coaches. I'm very curious to see how many puns are going to be in this

00:34 contest. I think Dan Campbell needs to be more judicious in his decision making on fourth down.

00:40 You saw against the Bears a critical fourth down that didn't go the Lions way. At times, Vito,

00:45 if the Lions don't execute when Dan Campbell is aggressive, it's put the defense in precarious

00:50 situations and you recognize the Lions defense is still trying to find answers at a lot of

00:57 different spots, namely the defensive line and in the secondary. It'll be interesting to see

01:02 how the new look of Jerry Jacobs and being in a rotation will affect the defense. It's

01:09 interesting because teams are starting to pick on Jerry Jacobs a little bit more. The secondary

01:14 hasn't played at the highest level as of late. So it'll be interesting to see how Russell Wilson

01:20 attacks the Lions defense. You realize Korten Sutton has an opportunity now to make plays.

01:27 You recognize too that Russell Wilson has been turnover prone early this year. He can potentially

01:33 be rattled and throw the football to the Lions secondary. They're going to want to obviously

01:39 rebound, make plays, force turnovers. And I think for the Lions, you recognize when you see

01:44 the statistics from the year, you see a Broncos defense that hasn't been strong,

01:49 hasn't been as stout against the run. So I suspect that David Montgomery and Jameer Gibbs

01:54 this week will have an opportunity to shine. But Vito, I think it's a bounce back game for a lot of

01:59 players on the Lions offense. I think the key this week is the Lions offense. Jared Goff, Aman Ra,

02:05 St. Brom, Jamison Williams, hopefully getting more targets, more involved, showcasing that speed.

02:12 I think the Lions possess far too many offensive weapons for the Broncos to handle. And similarly

02:18 now over the course of the next month, Vito, I think that if the Lions play to their capabilities,

02:24 if they limit the turnovers, they gain some turnovers, like Dan Campbell had said,

02:28 that this football team cannot play sloppy and still win games. But at home, in the comfy confines

02:34 of Ford Field with controlled temperatures, I think the Lions rebound and they play a very

02:40 solid game in front of the passionate home fans that are going to want to see the Lions win their

02:44 10th game. I know that the play of late hasn't been great for the Lions, but I think all year

02:50 long they've rebounded quite nicely after poor performances. And when they see the film in

02:55 regards to what they accomplished against the Bears, all the mistakes, all the penalties,

02:59 the lack of execution, I think Dan Campbell's motivation to beat his mentor will definitely

03:06 propel the Lions to a victory this week, their 10th of the season. Dan, thanks for all the insight.