This game was a Dave Dickenson playoff special. The guy just can't get get out of his own way in playoff games. Those 3rd down decisions when the game was still on the line pretty well sunk the team. The refusal to run the ball in the 1st quarter. Dressing Jorden who can't play anymore. Just a bad day all around for the head coach.
All of that said I'm not overly surprised they lost as I had a hunch the Lions would take this one. I had noticed over the last three weeks that teams had caught on to Maier and the way Dave was calling nearly exclusively a short passing game. Maier's production was dropping weekly and you could see once the Lions got up by a few scores that the QB has issues throwing the ball down the field. I just don't think you can win against the best teams in the league when your QB can't make all the throws especially the downfield. It's going to be an interesting offseason as there's no way Bo stays and I don't know if Maier is the answer at QB.
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