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Not sure how Caleb was labeled back then has much relevance in the now. What I see was a QB that got sacked 68 times and whether how much of that was on him versus the protection, if Ben Johnson and company doesn't find a way to address that, whatever they try to do is likely not going to work.

They cannot. This game looks over to me already.

Only felt like that for well over a decade now.

This has got to be a massive kick in the you-know-what for Lions fans. I doubt he'll get a welcome reception when he's back inside their stadium next season.

And only one of those elite QBs actually has a ring. One might get a chance soon, but it's also possible they'll end their careers without ever getting the top prize. Fans and media get so obsessed about QBs to where it's as though having an elite guy is your only way in. It helps, certainly, but I think it's more having the QB who can actually play good enough in the playoffs. Even for some elite guys, they crumble under this pressure.

Not exactly an apples to apples comparison since the Cardinals game was post-Tommy John Delhomme who was throwing ducks for passes. He got away with it most of the season, but it fully unraveled in the worst possible way. He just wasn't the same QB anymore. Goff's best defense is getting concussed during the game but he'd already turned the ball over twice by the time he got hit. The common thread amongst the winning QB's is not turning the ball over. My biggest concern with Bryce is with the fumbles but he seems not to put the ball in danger through the air that often. Only way to find out for sure is getting to the playoffs.

Good recovery from earlier in the game, but those turnovers still proved costly. Playoff football is so much more about just playing good solid football and not making mistakes. Lamar and Andrews simply made too many.

Bills defense went MIA that drive.

Ok, that one you can't blame Lamar.

Bills suddenly remembered that their running game exists.

Then the Bills better take care of business before that day comes.

So that's not a hold and the other call was? Sure, refs. Sure.

Not going to say Delhomme was better as a pure player than Goff. But in crunch time, I would trust Delhomme way more than Goff. His clutchness is what made him work here, and I'm hoping some of those good moments Young had in tight moments is a sign he's also a QB that shines the best when it matters the most.

Well, that's an MVP throw... if you want Bills fans to vote for you.

I foresee the Rams fumbling this chance away.

Oh, a safety that wasn't intentional.

I hope XL watched that play and took some notes. That's how you take ownership of the ball.

I'd be happy getting another Coker-like player or another Thielen. We had too many drives killed or touchdowns left off the board because our receivers couldn't do their jobs. I understand wanting explosion, but we really need to work on efficiency. Anything to hold the ball longer, so that our defense plays less snaps.

I guess Johnson and Glenn have all the time in the world now to choose their next destination. History has shown even after a game like tonight, that usually doesn't affect interest. Although if both leave, I think Lions fans are going to have a much bigger pill to swallow. Things tend to go bad for teams that has their staff poached away.

That first turnover by Goff was the big turning point. And I even said it at the time on why the Lions were trying to be cute. It was 3rd and 1. You're running the ball great, and you need to keep doing it because your defense blows. But they instead go empty, Goff get stripped of the ball, and the Lions are on the backfoot from that point on forward. If there's something I do like about Canales and Bryce, they seem to be on the same page about turnovers. Flat out cannot have them and in the playoffs, those are often fatal. You could be the greatest offense in the NFL but you turn the ball over like that in games that truly matter, you lose.

I know injuries are playing a big part but it goes to show how you can't get away with not having a competent defense in the playoffs.

So apparently, Goff is 1-23 when down by 10 or more at the half. Not good news for Lions fans.

And approaching the half, Washington has already scored more against the Lions than against us. Oof.

More like Lions are better not putting the game on their QB's hands.

Jared Goff may be pulling off a Sam Darnold and turning into a pumpkin.