Quote:Like I mentioned in the Jaguars section of the forum, my thoughts and prayers go out to Telvin Smith and his family.  

 

My guess is Telvin Smith will be back for the game and as always play inspired football.

 

Snowwolf,  it's worth keeping in mind that when the Lions have been on Defense through the first 9 games of the season, the opposition has converted on 48.7 % on 3rd downs. A major reason for this is the Lions problems on early downs.   Not getting teams into enough 3rd and long situations has contributed greatly to the Lions struggles on 3rd downs.

 

I also hope that both teams come out of this game w/o any injuries.

 

If Telvin Smith plays history says he should have a good game statistically. Brett Favre, Matt Bryant, and Torrey Smith all played shortly after losing a loved one and lit up the stat sheets. Bill Parcells won a game after losing his mom. It is a psychological phenomenon. I don't know if Telvin can do something similar against Detroit's offense, of course.

 

Snow is correct about the Jaguars struggling on third and longs last year. I don't know how the 2016 Jaguars compare, however.

 

Is Darius Slay healthy?

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