No miracle comeback for the Lions this time, They fall to the 49ers 25 to 19. I must say I’m not surprised that they struggled, nor that they lost. I said in my previous articles that Lions could not continue to count on second half comebacks. I also stated that 49ers would be a challenge offensively and defensively.

First off, I must start with QB Matthew Stafford, I once said that he is the engine that runs the vehicle that we call the Lions and if he struggles, the whole team struggles. Matthew Stafford threw 28 of 50 for 293 yards and 2 touchdowns. Now for some that may seem like a decent or good game, but not in this case. Stafford was constantly throwing inconsistent passes; he threw passes late low and high. He was just too inconsistent in this game for the Lions to win.  Now in Matthew Stafford’s defense, the offensive line once again did a horrible job of protecting him. Matthew Stafford also struggled in the redzone, which is unusual, now it leaves the question; can the lions only be successful in the redzone if they throw to WR Calvin Johnson? This leads me to another point, Stafford did not do a good job of getting the ball to Calvin Johnson in the redzone, and he had 0 touchdowns in this game, first time this season. Once again are running game was nonexistent, which I believe will continue to be a problem against better teams, because Lion’s opponents are focused on stopping the pass. (more…)