Picking The 2012 Lions Season Game By Game
By: Dennis Fithian
Rams vs. Lions: The 2009 and 2010 number one picks face off in week one. Matt Stafford has the best wide receiver in the game. St Louis should pick wide out Justin Blackmon with the sixth over pick later this month. Pick: Lions (1-0)
Lions @ 49ers: Sunday Night Football. Schwartz v Harbaugh. Last year it came down to the last play with San Fran winning it. Revenge. Pick: Lions (2-0)
Lions @ Titans: Chris Johnson too much for Detroit's run defense. Spoils Jim Schwartz homecoming. Pick: Titans (2-1)
Lions vs. Vikings: Lions need to take care of business the division. The Vikings are the worst team in the North. Pick Lions (3-1)
Lions @ Eagles: Philly the biggest disappointment in the NFL last year. RB Lesean McCoy the difference in a lot of games including this one. Pick: Eagles (3-2)
Lions @ Bears: Second national TV contest in five games for Detroit. The Lions pass rush needs to play like it did in Ford Field against the Bears in 2011. Pick: Lions (4-2)
Lions v Seahawks: Seattle is not the same team year in and year out when they leave the Great Northwest. Pick: Lions (5-2)
Lions @ Jags: If Detroit wants to be a premier team they need to beat the worst teams in the league --no matter where the game is played. Pick: Lions (6-2)
Lions @ Vikings: AP back by week 10? Pick Vikings (6-3)
Lions vs. Packers: Ndamukong Suh owes the Packers after last years Thanksgiving in Detroit. The Lions have to win this one if they want home field in the playoffs. Game of the year for the Lions. Pick Lions: (7-3)
Lions vs. Texans: The two best wide outs in the game. Megatron out shines Andre Johnson on Thanksgiving. Picks: Lions (8-3)
Lions vs. Colts: Andrew Luck's a rookie and on the road? Pick Lions (9-3)
Lions vs. Packers: Sunday Night Football in Green Bay for the inside track for best record in the NFC. Would be a great time for Detroit to break the Lambeau jinx. Pick: Packers (9-4)
Lions @ Cards: Is Kevin Kolb going to last a full season? Pick Lions (10-4)
Lions vs. Falcons: Saturday Night Football three days before Christmas. Lions played their best game of the year last year at Ford Field against the Chargers on Christmas Eve. Pick: Lions (11-4)
Lions vs. Bears: This game should matter for both teams. If the Lions can win at Soldier Field in 2012 – they can win this one too. Pick (12-4)
