Tday Throwball: Patriots @ Lions

Now you’d think living in the armpit of New England as I do I’d be a die hard Patriots fan, but in fact I’m still kind of torqued off at them screwing over Hartford to blackmail themselves into a better Stadium (paid for with Tax dollars btw) in Foxboro.

And the Lions are customarily so hapless that they have the whole underdog thing going for them in addition to being the sentimental favorite of my Troll ancestors.  Thanksgiving Day dinner was never served at Grandma’s house in central Michigan until Grandpa was done watching the Lions (which was usually shortly after the start of the 3rd quarter).

The Patsies (as I like to call them) are 1 – 2 on Thanksgiving and will probably start without Brady.  It is however a matchup of an 8 – 2 team against one that is 2 – 8 and has a notable record of futility (6 straight and 8 of 9 since 2001).

As they say, anything can happen on any given Thursday.  This will be the 3rd game for the Patriots in 11 days.

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  1. Detroit has good D, this could be a mistake.

  2. They play in a Dome, why wait?

  3. Good start.

  4. Which they’ve done about twice as often as the Patriots so they have a lot of practice.

  5. with a 27 yard pass.

  6. If they’re smart, the Lions will attack him all game.

    Not that I wish anyone suffering or injury, but that’s the way the game is played.

  7. Any Trekker will tell you this is a bad sign.

  8. Returned for 30.

  9. Going for the Field Goal.

  10. 7 – 3 at the quarter.

    Check your pools.

  11. And the Patriots pick up an Offensive personal foul.

    Patriots from the 8, 20 to go.

  12. 4th and Goal.

  13. First and Goal.

  14. Looking good for the perennial underdogs.

  15. Have the Lions won a game?

  16. Now intermittent icy rain and sleet.

    S-i-L is now banned from the kitchen. Daughter says he is getting in the way. That’s kins of hard in my kitchen but he’s a talent

  17. 14 – 10 Lions.

    45 seconds in the half.

  18. 17 – 10 Lions.

  19. check your pools.

  20. I think I’ll pass on Kid Rock.

    Where’s the Puppy Bowl?

  21. Lions with the ball.

  22. On the Lions 25.

  23. Have to step out now for dinner, back soon.

  24. Branch 79 yd run

  25. i just got back from the grocery store.

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