2008 Detroit Lions schedule

[racosun]

2008 Detroit Lions schedule:

WEEK -- OPPONENT
preseason: 4-0
8/7 W vs. New York Giants, 13-10
8/17 W @ Cincinnati Bengals, 27-10
8/23 W vs. Cleveland Browns, 26-6
8/28 W @ Buffalo Bills, 14-6

regular season: 0-16, NFC North
01 - L @ Atlanta Falcons, 34-21
02 - L vs. Green Bay Packers, 48-25
03 - L @ San Francisco 49ers, 31-13
04 - BYE; request for more: denied
05 - L vs. Chicago Bears, 34-7
06 - L @ Minnesota Vikings, 12-10
07 - L @ Houston Texans, 28-21
08 - L vs. Washington Redskins, 25-17
09 - L @ Chicago Bears, 27-23
10 - L vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 38-14
11 - L @ Carolina Panthers, 31-22
12 - L vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 38-20
13 - L vs. Tennessee Titans, 47-10
14 - L vs. Minnesota Vikings, 20-16
15 - L @ Indianapolis Colts, 31-21
16 - L vs. New Orleans Saints, 42-7
17 - L @ Green Bay Packers, 31-21

First NFL team to go 0-16 in the regular season.

[packersfan]

Ending against the Packers again! :shhh:

[racosun]

Ending against the Packers again! :shhh:

I'm hoping it'll be an important and big-time game, but I've been hoping that since....


...:ughh:

[Canseco]

The NFC North should be very interesting this season. The Packers are still good, but they have lost Brett Favre. The Bears should have a good defense, but a poor offense. For the Vikes, Tavaris Jackson has to step up for them to be successful. With the Lions, I don't know. I think they will have a decent offense, but will Kitna be the starter the whole season? I'm hoping to see Drew Stanton get a start or two.

[racosun]

3-0 in the pre-season! We're going to the Super Bowl!!

Just kidding. I'm sure I'll get a chuckle out of this somewhere between weeks 10 and 14.

They are looking good, though. Good efforts in all games so far. Keep it up, guys (or I'll be legally insane in three years).

[racosun]

I know it's basically meaningless, but the 4-0 preseason was impressive in more ways than just a perfect record. This defense looks like it hustles for it's coach, and can apply consistent pressure. I like the demeanor this team has, at least as compared to the rest of the time since Millen arrived.

I think we'll get 9 wins, but would be fairly happy with a .500 record (as long as we don't finish in last). Kitna says 10 wins and a division title, but he's old and losing his mind. Let's hope they stay hungry and healthy...we could turn some heads this year (typical Lions fan statement at the end of preseason).

[racosun]

This was an ugly loss, and I really mean U-G-L-Y. There was no running game on our part, which was supposedly going to be our focal point. I believe Rudi Johnson had the longest run of the game for the away team. Not that Kevin Smith was terrible, he actually looked decent (especially for a rookie 3rd-rounder).

The O-line, our Achilles heel for decades now, is obviously still our weak point, and most likely will be all year long. That doesn't bode well for the rest of the season, as there is never help to be found on the O-line after pre-season is over. This is the group we're stuck with. If only we could have drafted O-linemen instead of guys like Charles Rogers and Mike Williams.

Kitna still looks old, which must be surprising to Matt Millen, but not to Lions fans. He managed a couple TD passes, including a fantastic grab by Roy Williams in the corner of the endzone, but otherwise was pretty lame. He tends to stand in the pocket too long, hang on to balls that he needs to ditch before the defense nails him. WR Calvin Johnson was great, but didn't see enough passes thrown his way to be a real threat in this game.

And speaking of defense, wasn't this the year that the players were supposed to "get" the Tampa 2 defense and finally click? Well, it must take three or four years in Detroit, because the lowly Falcons looked like the Patriots against our shoddy D. RB Michael Turner, who was LaDanian Tomlinsons' back-up in San Deigo, set a new Falcons single-game rushing record in his first start with Atlanta, pounding us for well over 200 yards.

U-G-L-Y.

[racosun]

Oh, the life of a Lions fan. Woe is us, that's for woefully damn sure. :faint:

Expected by few to put in a better showing in week 2 than the egg they laid in the opening game, the Lions jumped all over the Packers in the first home game of the season. Yep, jumped all over them for a 21-0 deficit mid-way through the second quarter. It's an improvement, though, because had they given this same effort against the Falcons, they would only have been down 10-0 mid-way through the second quarter.

In typical Lions fashion, they stormed back into the game, with Calvin Johnson catching two touchdowns to give the team their first lead of the season with just over 7 minutes to play in the game. Then all hell broke loose. A tired defense gave up the lead on a field goal a couple minutes later, then an interception by our QB of the Future (Jon Kitna) allowed the Packers to run into the endzone for an 8-point lead. With hope still spilling down the aisles of Ford Field, Kitna mopped it up with another pick thrown right to Charles Woodson, who was a game-day decision with a sore groin. Woodson took it to the house to officially end the Lions hopes. And just to rub salt in the large wound, Kitna threw yet another interception that was returned for a score.

So, to recap, the Lions were winning with just over 7 minutes left in the game, and in typical franchise fashion, lost by 23 points.

I don't even know what to say anymore (as if anyone was listening anyhow). :dismay:

[racosun]

Sitting on an 0-6 record, having traded our best WR for draft picks, and gazing at the remainder of the schedule, I have to think that a team will REALLY have to lay an egg to stop us from going 0-16. It's going to be ugly, as it already was, and I'm still going to be a Lions fan at the end of the season.

I know I'm in here talking to myself, but I need a little self-therapy. I've got to remember how hard watching the '03 Tigers was, even attending 10 games that season (Unbelievably, I witnessed 9 wins out of those 10 games), and how great it felt to watch what they did just three years later. I'm not predicting that the Lions will turn it all around that quick, but it can't get much worse, can it? I guess I'll answer myself in a few more weeks.

[Seattle1]

Are the Lions going to go 0-16 this year, or will they eke out a win somewhere?

Remember how happy Wayne Huizenga was when the Dolphins finally won a game last December (Ravens)? He was crying tears of joy!

I hope the Lions get one somewhere in there.

[football junkie]

That is a very tough schedule. I think 0-16 is a very real possibility.

Personally, I'd like to see it. Not because I dislike the Lions but because I've always wanted to see a team do it.

The up side is the weakest NFL schedule next year and the top pick in every round of the draft. I say either take offensive tackle Andre Smith or quarterback Sam Bradford.

A trio of QB Sam Bradford, RB Kevin Smith and WR Calvin Johnson is a solid foundation to build a franchise around and if someone like OT Ciron Black falls to 23, that's just huge plus -- literally.

Cherilus and Black protecting Bradford could open up the vertical passing game and holes for Smith to get through.

An 0-16 season really might be the best thing for everyone -- the rock bottom on which a new foundation can be built.

[Carsonpalmer9]

I was at the Falcons-Lions game this year. From the first quarter I could tell that the Lions were going to struggle this year, but what is happening now was definitely unimagined.

[football junkie]

I was at the Falcons-Lions game this year. From the first quarter I could tell that the Lions were going to struggle this year, but what is happening now was definitely unimagined.

You must be bummed though that the Bengals might win only one game this year and still not get the top pick in the draft.

[Seattle1]

Meh, the #1 pick is over-rated anyway if you ask me. Half of 'em don't ever really pan out or amount to much of anything.

:twocents:

1990 Jeff George, Quarterback, Illinois, Indianapolis Colts
1991 Russell Maryland, Defensive tackle, Miami (FL), Dallas Cowboys
1992 Steve Emtman, Defensive tackle, Washington, Indianapolis Colts
1993 Drew Bledsoe, Quarterback, Wash. St., New England Patriots
1994 Dan Wilkinson, Defensive tackle, Ohio State, Cincinnati Bengals
1995 Ki-Jana Carter, Running back, Penn State, Cincinnati Bengals
1996 Keyshaun Johnson, Wide receiver, USC, New York Jets
1997 Orlando Pace, Offensive tackle, Ohio State, St. Louis Rams
1998 Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Tennessee, Indianapolis Colts
1999 Tim Couch, Quarterback, Kentucky, Cleveland Browns
2000 Courtney Brown, Defensive end, Penn State, Cleveland Browns
2001 Michael Vick, Quarterback, VT, Atlanta Falcons
2002 David Carr, Quarterback, Fresno, Houston Texans
2003 Carson Palmer, Quarterback, USC, Cincinnati Bengals
2004 Eli Manning, Quarterback, Ole Miss, San Diego Chargers
2005 Alex Smith, Quarterback, Utah, San Francisco 49ers
2006 Mario Williams, Defensive End, NCSU, Houston Texans
2007 JaMarcus Russell, Quarterback, LSU, Oakland Raiders
2008 Jake Long, Offensive Tackle, Michigan, Miami Dolphins

[Carsonpalmer9]

Cool with me, I'll take anything in the top 5. Hopefully we can nab a running back or defensive back.

[racosun]

Anyone that has hated the Cowboys should cheer against them extra from here on out. The Lions have their #1 as well, and it could be a decent pick if they keep floundering. So happy TO and Romo are (supposedly) fueding. Nice.