Tag: Detroit Lions vs Buffalo Bills

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown had food poisoning against the Bills

Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown had food poisoning against the Bills but still posted the biggest game of his career

Last Sunday was tough for every Detroit Lions player against the Buffalo Bills. They fought and battled but fell behind too many points early in the game and they were unsuccessful in ever taking the lead. For some players, they played through injuries and others ended up getting hurt and now have a long road of recovery in front of them.

As for Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, he revealed on his St. Brown Podcast, that he played the game with food poisoning. Despite throwing up for the first time in his life, St. Brown went on to having a career day for the Lions.

 

Finishing with 14 receptions for 193 yards and a touchdown, it was a career day for St. Brown. On the season, he’s up to 95 receptions for 1,056 yards and 10 touchdowns. Currently, St. Brown ranks highly in the following receiving categories:

  • T-1st in games with 10+ receptions (3)
  • 2nd in receptions (95)
  • 2nd in receiving first downs (58)
  • 3rd in receiving touchdowns (10)
  • 3rd in contested catches (18)
  • 4th in receiving yards (1,056)

Nobody on the Lions knew that St. Brown was dealing with the illness. Head coach Dan Campbell revealed that he had no idea. “Nobody even told me, which is just like Saint,” he said. “He’s not going to say anything until it’s done.”

Revealing more details on the podcast and to the media, St. Brown mentioned that he started to feel sick in the middle of the day on Saturday. It carried into the night and he was unable to sleep. That’s when he forced himself to throw up.

Not able to eat, St. Brown said that he “…probably had a banana or two all Sunday, so I didn’t eat much. I was just more tired than anything. I had enough liquid. I took an IV, but wasn’t able to eat. And then Monday morning, Monday throughout day, I started feeling a lot better.”

Detroit Lions Podcast: Bisch and Brown preview Lions and Bills

Detroit Lions Podcast: Bisch and Brown preview Lions and Bills in Week 15 and cap off the win over the Packers

In a NEW episode of Bisch and Brown for the Detroit Lions Podcast, Russell Brown and Scott Bischoff return to talk everything Detroit Lions! In this episode, the guys talk about the following:

  • Lions gutsy win over the Green Bay Packers
  • Was that Thursday Night game a top-5 game of all-time?
  • Also, it feels like we’ve reached a turning point in the season. Russ explains it in this episode.
  • Lastly, the guys preview the Lions matchup against the Bills!

All that and more with Bischoff and Brown on the Detroit Lions Podcast! Be sure to rate, review and subscribe to the Detroit Lions Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube and wherever else you get your favorite shows!

Detroit Lions Podcast: Playing both sides of the ball and the Jared Goff debate

Detroit Lions Podcast: Playing both sides of the ball and the Jared Goff debate

The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available. Live-streamed on YouTube on Wednesday night, this one hits on the Lions continuing improvement and the chance to get even better, perhaps with a QB upgrade over Jared Goff.

We recapped the Bills game on Thanksgiving with special attention to the adaptive nature of the coaches having to replace so many injured players. Which of those injured players are coming back for the Week 13 matchup against Jacksonville? We break down the injury statuses and the potential debut for Jameson Williams at wide receiver.

The debate over Goff and the final third-down call dominates the final third of the show. It’s a lively discussion on what Goff can do, what the Lions can do to help build around him, and the option of how finding someone better than Goff makes everything else so much easier.

The show is also available in audio-only format. You can download that here or find it at your favorite podcast provider.

Last-minute thoughts and prediction for the Lions vs. Bills

Last-minute thoughts and prediction for the Lions vs. Bills

Happy Thanksgiving!

For the first and only time all season, the Detroit Lions draw a national television audience for the traditional turkey day kickoff. Hosting the Buffalo Bills, the NFL’s top team in point differential, is no easy task for Dan Campbell’s Lions.

Here are a few of the things running through my head a couple of hours before the game.

I think

–The injuries to the interior offensive line are a very bad development for the Lions. Hank Fraley is a great developer of young OL talent, but he’s got his work cut out for him on a short week with no actual practices.

–Amon-Ra St. Brown should be in for a big game. Having DJ Chark to stretch the field and occupy the (very good) Bills safeties should open up room for St. Brown to catch nine passes for 96 yards.

–We could see a D’Andre Swift revitalization against Buffalo. Swift finished the Giants game on a positive note and he’s got a shot at poking his head a lot farther out of RB coach Duce Staley’s doghouse with a good performance against Buffalo.

–It’s going to be a rough game for the Lions safeties, Kerby Joseph and DeShon Elliott. They’ve both been playing well; Joseph is quickly proving to be an impact talent in the passing game. But the Bills offense with Josh Allen as a running threat and the vertical receiving options in Stefon Diggs, Gabriel Davis and even TE Dawson Knox are a different type of threat than the Lions have seen. It doesn’t mean they’re bad players; it means it’s a very difficult task.

–The Lions special teams will need to make a big play or two to help tip the scales. Coordinator Dave Fipp’s units have been pretty sharp lately, but Detroit cannot afford a shank punt like last week’s from Jack Fox or an off-target snap from long snapper Scott Daly.

–Aidan Hutchinson will have another strong game where he makes a couple of impactful plays. And the national audience will love it.

–Jared Goff will need to have his best game of the season for the Lions to win. Doing that with two new guards against a very talented Bills defense is asking a lot.

I know

–Campbell’s team will not be intimidated or in awe of the Bills. And that gives them a chance even as 9.5-point underdogs.

–Ford Field will be rocking and that’s going to make an impact on the game, at least early on.

I predict

–The Lions fight hard early on but ultimately succumb to a more talented, experienced, well-coached Bills team. Buffalo just has too many paths to victory and isn’t picky about how they do it. This is the best team the Lions will see for the rest of the season and the Bills will prove it.

Buffalo 30, Detroit 16