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Sunday, Sept. 28, TBA

Current line: BYE by 3.5

I think Stanton is starting due to Kitna's sprained knee. I would hate to see Orlovsky continue to get PT.

Poll?

Good call.

Nice thread. What are the chances Stanton pulls out a win this week and gets another start next week?

Good question. You'll have to tune in on Sunday to find out!!!!!

I believe in this Sunday.

The Lions are guaranteed to climb out of last place this Sunday with a Browns or Bengals loss!!!!

Questions for this week:

- Can Detroit's offense function without Kitna at the helm?
- Can the offense move the ball against a struggling BYE defense?
- Will BYE shove the ball down the Lions' collective throats?
- While we know BYE will have 21 points at halftime, how many points will the Lions have?

What's the injury report on BYE?

Pretty healthy. They have a backup Tight End on the IR and a DT that's limping, but the rest of the team has held up so far.

I only wish the Lions could play BYE for the rest of the year. Or at least move BYE into their division.

Would other teams be mad to have BYE removed from their schedules?

Maybe the players, but not the fans. And this is a fan's league. Most teams look forward to BYE, but the fans get tired of it. If the fans ruled the NFL, the Lions would play BYE every week of every year. At least until Millen is fired.

BYE is now favored by 4.5, fwiw

OGT stickied.

BYE has gone undefeated since 1990. I can't believe BYE got the shaft on the news coverage last year when the Patriots were undefeated. They even had to play each team twice in 1993. That's heroic.

I think the Lions have a chance at rallying now without Millen. It should bring extra emotions to the game.

We'll have to watch if the line changes again before Sunday.

Remember when the Lions used to get injuries during the Bye week?
Best bye week EVER.

Maybe the players, but not the fans. And this is a fan's league. Most teams look forward to BYE, but the fans get tired of it. If the fans ruled the NFL, the Lions would play BYE every week of every year. At least until Millen is fired.
Do we stop playing Bye now?

No we have a contract with BYE. We have to keep playing them until that contract is up. But now that Millen is gone, we don't have to renew the contract.

I think the Lions have a chance at rallying now without Millen. It should bring extra emotions to the game.

We'll have to watch if the line changes again before Sunday.

You think the Lions can end an 18 year unbeaten streak by BYE? I think you are seriously overestimating the value of emotion.

I believe in now.

Unless the Lions pull out the win against BYE, I really think there is a chance that the Lions could go 0-16 this year. Looking at the schedule, every team that they play outside of Houston is a lot better than them. They really could do it this year.

local blackout...damnit

Bye's QB just got suspended. This one could be ugly.

Up to 5.5

Even with the QB out???

Damn.

Unless the Lions pull out the win against BYE, I really think there is a chance that the Lions could go 0-16 this year. Looking at the schedule, every team that they play outside of Houston is a lot better than them. They really could do it this year.

You know how Jim Rome always has a team he roots to go 0-16 every year. We're not even his team this year. Rams made it.

Good pass. Johnson getting a lot of YACs.

If this can continue, we can come back from the early lead.

7-0 BYE.

Anyone know the final score?

^ You choose...

It was postponed cuz of the financial crisis.

They decided to just play a virtual game Lions vs Bye.

I'm too tired to go on and I'm not funny anyway...

I turned it off when it was 21-0 BYE at halftime.

I'll have to check Sportscenter for the highlights.

With the next post in this thread, this will be the biggest OGT of the year.

I can't believe that BYE's backup QB could dominate the Lions secondary like he did. Millen should look at signing him in the offseason.

I can't believe that BYE's backup QB could dominate the Lions secondary like he did. Millen should look at signing him in the offseason.
And that's the post that puts us over the top. Love it.

So did we end BYE's streak!?!?

Nope. Lions came back hard in the second half. It was a 21-0 halftime lead for BYE, Sims forced, recover and returned a fumble for a touchdown. Kitna played great until the last 5 minutes when he proceeded to throw 6 interceptions in 1 minute and 13 seconds. BYE 54, Lions 17.

Man, we didn't even beat the spread.

FIRE MILLEN!