Cowboys get the ball first. Jones starts in the backfield. 7 yard run and I can already hear Paxton saying "Game Over Man". Witten drops a pass. What?
Lions refuse to let us stall and go offsides to give us the first. And Jones runs for 8 yards. And another 7. Shaun Rogers limps off and Matt Millen starts to make calls about trading him for a reciever. Romo completes to Witten for another first.
Cowboys are making easy 7 to 9 yard gain every play. It looks like when you are playing Madden with the sound off while talking on the phone to your girlfriend. "Yes I am listening to you. No, I'm not playing Madden." And then she tells you about her friend's cute brother...What! Jones tackled for a loss of 3. "Don't worry I don't like him like that." Missed field goal. Girls always mess up Madden.
Commercial break. If I was aq professional sportscaster i would have some sort of stat showing how often the Cowboys score on their first drive of the game. Maybe Joe and Troy will hook us up after the break....Robot football player...nope.
Lions with the ball. Kitna asked to have Jesus Christ listed as a starting wide reciever. League said no. Long Kevin Jones run puts them on the right side of the 50. Jones looks jacked up for this game. Duckett in to give him a breather....runs for a touchdown....uhhh...Hamlin and Williams manage to take the "safety" out of their positions. Lions up 7-0.
We got commercial. I am strangely confident we will win this game. Oh that Dude commercial came on. Wasn't that a comedian's routine about 10 years ago? Can't remember which one.
Back for the kickoff then right back to commercial. That annoys the hell out of me how they do that. They show a Cowboy defender yelling to his teammates on the bench just before break. I have a feeling they are only hearing the Charlie Brown teacher voice.
Barber in. Barber hates the ground. Just watch how hard he hits it. Rogers is back in for Detroit just in time to smack back a low and lazy one from Romo. Weird motion from Witten. He ends up in the backfield like a fullback. And Romo gets sacked. Punt and good coverage with a nice tackle. I love solid tackling. I love it when a guy gets tackled so well that he has a look on his face like you just told him you felt up his sister.
Commercial break. That pony cellphone commercial. The girl could probably sell the pony for meat and use the money to buy whatever cellphone she wants.
Back from break. The Lions returner is still down. His head slammed into the ground. I swear half the skill position players in the NFL don't know how to fall. Tuck that chin in when your feet come off the ground. The NFL should have some professional wrestlers come in and give lessons.
Commercial and we come back to Troy Walters walking off on his own. Lions ball. Momentum is full on Detroit's side now. They are the ones getting easy gains now. Detroit's TE drops an easy one. 6 figures to drop balls I could catch. 3rd and long and Mike Furry makes a great catch and scramble for the 1st. And a roughing the passer on Ware. Hey Ware, try roughing the running back please.
Lions drive to the goal line. 1st and goal. Jones stopped. 2nd and goal. Kitna went just a bit too high for his reciever. incomplete. They pass again? incomplete, but a flag. Why would they not run? Illegal formation. declined and 4th down. Lions should go for it. They need to be aggresive. But they kick the field goal instead. The Lions were running all over the Cowboys, but only run once out of 3 downs at the goal line. Baffling.
Commercial break. Mac and PC commercial. They should actually do a boxing match between those two for charity.
Back from commercial. Troy Walters out for the day with a concussion. Miles Austin almost takes it all the way, but the kicker trips him up. They should have a drill in practice where a lineman throws a kicker at the ankles of the returners so they can practice staying on their feet. getting tripped up by a kicker must be like choking on a noodle.
Commercial break. I bet the Geico gecko is totally pissed the Cavemen got their own show and he didn't.
Back from break. Lions coach yelling at the special teams coach....is...is the special teams coach for Detroit asian? I am going to play it safe and stay away from that one. Witten completion. Barber gets so mad at the ground he throws the ball at it in anger. Cowboys recover. Barber again, but this time he keeps the ball. And again. 3rd and short. Jason Garrett loves to get cute on 3rd and short..let's take a look. Toss to Barber and it goes al the way for a touchdown. Lions were packed in to try and stop the drive. There was nothing there after the 1st level. 10-7 Detroit still ahead.
Commercial break. Haha. Eli Manning commercial. Eli Manning is a lot of things, but unstoppable does not belong on that list. Robot football player, and we are back.
Cowboys have the most 20+ yard plays in the NFL this year. Hmmm.
Kickoff and back to commercial. GRRRRR. That voice activated car mp3 player commercial. I like to play along with this commercial and shout out bands of my own choosing. Play artist Salt N' Pepa. I once got in trouble in Elementary school because I wouldn't stop saying that to a girl. Salt N' Pepa! True story.
Back to the game. Lions moving it through the air. I can actually hear two Cowboys yelling switch in the secondary before the snap, never a good thing. Roy Williams actually does a good job in coverage, Lions want a flag. Lions held to a field goal. 13-7 Lions
Commercial Break. I think it is so sad that Beyonce has a song just for a cable commercial. I wouldn't kick her out of bed for singing it though.
Come back to a video montage to what has already happened set to that Timberland song that I have heard a million times. The lyric "I ain't got no money" seems funny over shots of professional football players. I think those guys might make a decent amount of money. Kickoff. Cowboys ball, and back to commercial! GRRRRR!
Commercial for The Terminator series. I am kind of excited for that.
Back to the game. Witten gets a 5 yard completion. Jones runs it to within 2 of the first down. 3rd and 2. Something tricky from Garrett? Romo rolls out and throws incomplete to Crayton. Punt. Touchback. Joe Buck is going on a rant about punters not kicking it out of bounds.
Lions ball. Complete to Calvin Johnson. 19 yards. Nice timing route. Kevin Jones grabs 16 yards. Hey somebody go check the Locker room for the Dallas D. McDonnell gets a 9 yard completion. Duckett gets the 1st and the Lions are rolling downhill. More running and completions. The Lions haven't gotten to 3rd down yet on this drive. Duckett runs it to the goal line. 2 minute warning.
Commercial. The new iPod or is it the iPhone? Not sure. let me know when it comes with a laser pointer. Play artist Yanni! That never gets old for me.
Back to see Romo and Owens looking on. Despondent. Reality TV at the finest. Jones tries to spin on the goal line. Stuffed. Never spin at the goal line. Drive those legs, lean forward, and get the score. Dallas timeout. Lob to Johnson into a double team. Almost caught and almost picked. Bad decision by Kitna. 3rd down. Jones powers in. That is how to do it. Legs never stopped moving. 20-7 Lions. Lions have scored on every possession so far. Ouch.
Lions are pooch kicking, because they can't cover kickoffs I guess. Short completion to Barber. Out of bounds. 1:29 to go. Witten gets a 1st over the middle. Send Witten deep if they keep doubling Owens. 9 yards to Witten. Clock stopped. 1:01 to go. Romo runs for the 1st and slides down at the 30. Injury timeout Detroit, for Cory Redding. :47 to go. Dallas still has 2 timeouts. Witten gets 12 and another 1st. Timeout Dallas. :41 to go. Barber gets a drop off and gets the 1st and stops the clock. Barber spikes the ball...phew...no flag. :33 to go. Booth review. He may have gotten a little extra yardage. Cowboys should try for Crayton in the middle of the end zone after this. Play stands. Here we go. Jailbreak in on Romo...he lobs it to the left flat...Barber catches it for the touchdown. Great throw. 17 straight starts with a TD pass for Romo is a new Cowboys record. Breaking Troy's old mark. 20-14 Lions
Kickoff to Lions. :23 to go. Cason gets a few off a completion. I really wish his first name was Jason. Jason Cason. Kitna throws incomplete. :12 to go. False start. next snap and the Lions want a pass interference. No flag. Punt. Half over.
Dallas needs to figure some stuff out on D. They aren't stopping the run or the pass. Keep powering the ball with Barber and take all the easy stuff they are giving to Witten. Don't force it to Owens. Detroit needs to maintain the balance on Offense and step up the aggression on D.
Second half. Lions receive. Nothing special on the return. That would be a step up for the Lions coverage. Jones gets a chunk of yardage. Run again. 3rd and 1. Dallas D could really use a 3 and out to start the 2nd half. Lions pass..incomplete. Fools. Run for a 1st down. Lions are scared to power this game out. Punt bounces out around the 3. There you go Joe Buck. Do you need a minute of Buck time after getting to see a punt go out of bounds?
Commercial break. Onstar commercial. Okay so how far away are we from me being able to cuss out the drivers who sit in my blind spot matching my speed?
Cowboys with a short run. Another Lions player limps off.
Commercial break. Play artist Jefferson Starship.
Cowboys on their 5. 2nd and 8. Short pass to Owens. Flag. Pass interference. Declined to force 3rd down. Complete to Owens for the 1st. Romo butterfingers a pass into the ground. Jones stuffed on the run. Cowboys don't need Jones yet. They need to stay with Barber right now. 3rd and 9. Delay of game and Romo spiked the ball. Two delay of game penalties. They can only take one I guess. 3rd and 14. Sack. Romo should have stepped up into the pocket. A very poor punt. Detroit gets it on the Dallas 40.
Commercial break. Monkey CDW commercial. Can I please get a show of monkeys playing sports? Why is this taking so long to happen?
Lions with the ball. Kitna escapes the rush and completes a pass for no gain. Short run. 3rd and long. Complete to Johnson for the 1st down. Duckett powers out some yards. 2nd and 3. Duckett gets the 1st. Short run. Short pass. 3rd and 5. Pass for a 1st down. 1st and goal. Cowboys D can't get off the field. Short run. Then Jones gets another touchdown. 27-14 Lions with 4:19 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Commercial break. That music and christmas lights commercial again. Every December I guess.
Robot football player angers me right now. Weird short we can't cover a kickoff and Cowboys get it to the 40.
Commercial break. The easy going music on the Apple commercial only serves to further fuel my rage.
Romo completes to Witten for the 1st. Barber catches a pass for 8 yards. Cowboys are losing and haven't committed a turnover. Weird. Witten catches another pass for a 1st down. Cowboys want a late hit. No flag. Barber runs for 7 yards. Complete to Owens for a 1st down. Cowboys are going downhill. Complete to Witten for another 1st down. Cowboys haven't seen a 3rd down on this drive. Good pace. 1st and goal. Another Lion is down. Lions crowd is getting into it. Settle down folks. You will draft another wide receiver soon enough. Toss to Barber. Too deep this close to the goal line. Stopped. 2nd and goal. Pass complete to Barber. Barber stacked up by the Lions short of the score. 3rd and goal. End of the quarter.
Commercial break.
Short pass to Barber. Stopped short. Cowboys will go for it. Barber gets a handoff and walks in. Why? Because it was a simple straight ahead run. Hand off and power in. It is easy to call plays near the goal line people. 27-21 Lions with 14:12 to go in the 4th quarter.
Commercial break. Hey this is the 1st Peyton Manning commercial I recall seeing today. I must be zoning out during most of them.
Lions return the kick to the 35. A crowd shot of a decent looking woman dressed up in a Santa suit. Joe Buck seems intrigued.
Commercial break. WebMD. The internet is where I get all my weird diseases to claim when I call in sick.
Play action pass to McDonnell for a 1st down. Jones runs for almost 20 yards and another 1st down. Short run for Duckett. Joe and Troy keep talking about something Kitna said last year. Hey guys we have a close game. We don't need the filler. Kitna pass for another 1st down. Lions in the red zone. Kitna pressured and throws incomplete. Short pass to Johnson. Good tackle by Newman. Johnson spikes ball...sorta..Flag. Delay of game. 3rd and 14 now. Kitna incomplete. 4th down. Field goal is no good. Oh that one is probably going to haunt them. Still 27-21 Lions.
Commercial break. Wendy's Baconater. At what point do we just get a side of bacon with our food?
Cowboys ball. Incomplete to Witten. Kind of looked like a catch. No challenge. Complete to Crayton on a fly. 1st down. Jones gets a short pass for 8 yards. Romo complete to Huard for a 1st down. Shaun Rogers keeps taking breathers for Detroit. Incomplete to Crayton. 2nd and 10. Jones catches a short 5 yarder. 3rd down and the Lions get a chance to get off the field. Crowd responding. Romo finds Witten for the 1st. All day if they are going to take Owens out of the game. Complete to Crayton for a 1st down at the 5. 1st and goal. Another Lion down.
Commercial break. Visa Saints commercial. Hey remember when they were good last year? Good times. American Idol. Ugh. Is it already that time again?
1st and goal from the 5. False start. 1st and goal from the 10. Should give more room for a pass. Glass half full and such. Play clock gets low and Dallas uses a timeout. That seemed really fast. Hmmm. Home field advantage I guess. Finally 1st and 10 actually happens. Complete to Witten down to the 1 yard line. Witten fumbled. Oh crap. Will we see a challenge? Nope.
Dallas takes a timeout because they only have 10 guys on the field. Detroit still has the ball on the 1 yard line. 1st and 10. Henry makes a tackle on Jones to hold him to 4 yards. 2nd and 6. Broken play. Jones gets taken down at the 1. 3rd and 10. Complete to McDonnell for the 1st down. Detroit dodges a bullet. Horrible play by Dallas D. Duckett runs for a short gain. Flag. Illegal shift. 1st and 15. Complete to McDonnell for about 7 yards. 2nd and 8. Kitna rolls right, pressure coming. Throws incomplete. 3rd and 8. Kitna completes another pass to McDonnell for a 1st down. Dallas D looked bad again on another key 3rd down. Short run. 2nd and 8. Jones gets stuffed and Dallas takes their final timeout with 2:26 to go. Will Dallas D manage to get their butts off the field? 3rd and 9. Kitna pressured and throws incomplete. BIG PLAY BIG PLAY BIG PLAY! Punt goes out of bounds at the 17 and Joe Buck gets a fuzzy feeling inside.
Cowboys ball with 2:15 to go. No timeouts. Down by 6. Complete to Barber for 6 yards. 2 minute warning.
Commercial break. Robot football player mocks my anger.
The Bills game earlier in the year gives me hope. 2nd and 4. 2:00 to go. Ball on the 23. Pass to the left incomplete. 3rd and 4. Romo completes to Witten again. 13 yards and a 1st down. Short pass to Witten for 4 yards. 2nd and 6. Incomplete pass. 1:28 to go. 3rd and 6.
The Lions get to Romo. Romo FUMBLED! Cowboys recover but it is 4th down. Romo completes to Barber. 1st down. BIG PLAY BIG PLAY BIG PLAY! Spiked ball. 2nd and 10 on the Detroit 47 with :43 to go. 12 men on the field for Detroit. I believe. Complete to Witten for 11 yards and out of bounds. clock stopped. :34 to go at the 36. 16 yards to Hurd and out of bounds. The booth wants to look at it. Upheld.
On the 20 with :26 to go. The Lions are not protecting the sidelines. Short pass to Barber and he gets out of bounds. :22 to go from the 16 yard line. Romo to WITTEN IN THE MIDDLE. TOUCHDOWN! Huge point after. Good. 28-27 Cowboys. Romo is the man and Witten has caught a million passes today.
Kickoff. The Lions have it at the 16 with :09 to go. Incomplete. Incomplete. Last play. :02 left. Will God give Kitna a miracle win. Nope. Sack...fumble. Game over. God is a Cowboys fan!
Get Romo another blonde singer please. Bottom line is that if you take Owens out of the game Witten and the others will roll over you. Pick your poison. Oh and we can run with Barber and Jones. We are too good of a team and you can't have mistakes like the Detroit missed field goal late.



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