Detroit Lions

[bell dings] Been a long time listener.

Uh, just wanted to say I see that Seattle and, um, well, not Seattle, but also the Rams and 49ers have been using a two-back system, and I was just, uh, had a quick question about do you think they're taking a page out of the Lions playbook from the other years using Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery?

Well, if you can, if you have that talent, you will.

But, I mean, I'm, I'm just getting to know some of these running backs.

Just, nah, I don't like that matchup.

I like the Lions a lot, but the Saints, eh.

I don't know.

There's a lot of people on the Saints bandwagon.

You're picking against your own team in week one.

I would always get on Cynthia, like if she went against Detroit, it's bad, it's bad mojo.

She had like a computer system, so she was like, "I'm not the one picking." You know, this feels, and you gotta be careful of this, a little emotional, Shook, that you, you know, you, this team just annoys you so much you're almost rooting against Deshaun Watson.

Or it's an emotional hedge that, uh, you know-

Broncos, the only reason I didn't take the Broncos, uh, you know, an underdog in Kansas City, is 'cause everyone is, and it's like, you know, that worries me slightly.

It is the Chiefs, but how are they not better than, than the Chiefs? Don't, don't quite get that.

And then the Saints getting six and a half points, just, it's a lot of points for the uncertainty that's going on in Detroit.

That would, that would've been one too if I, if I had a long list.

But they are starting with a loss here in 2026.

Ahead on Sunday, Saints and the Lions, noon on Fox.

Detroit, a relatively heavy favorite, full touchdown favorite at home.

Bears and the Panthers collide from Charlotte.

Bronco- Broncos plus three, I did lay 120 on them.

So I ended up Seahawks, Rams, Brownies, Lions, Steelers in millions.

I'm excited.

One, 1-0 and one out of the chute.

And here's the problem.

If they go and lose to the Titans, it's the Packers, the Lions, the Bears.

You're probably starting to your own four.

Yeah.

Matt Patricia certainly distinguished himself last year.

A lot of doubters, a lot of people thinking because he failed as the head coach of the Detroit Lions, he can't coordinate a college defense.

We found out differently, and we're going to have another whiteboard battle between Steve Sarkeesian and Matt Patricia, and we need Steve to get the W on that one for us to get the W on the field.

Eight new starters, as I said.

And now, now, you have...

Ty Detmer as the new quarterback of the Detroit Lions, the new starting quarterback.

Right now, Paul, we're going to interrupt our sportscast because of a breaking news story out of New York, a major incident at the World Trade Center.

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The Sooners, by the way, come into Ann Arbor favored by five and a half.

Again, it is the Wolverines and Sooners high noon tomorrow in a squared.

Meanwhile, Kev, finally, the Lions are going to tee it up for real.

That's going to be a meeting with the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field Sunday afternoon at one.

There it is.

at Detroit.

Let me just tell you that I took them off.

Max knew I was going to give out the Saints because I've loved them for about three weeks now.

Sometimes the lines change significantly away from me, and sometimes it's for me.

But we'll see what happens with this line because there are some injuries with New Orleans.

But I'm going to take them plus the seven at Detroit.

Detroit's another public darling this weekend.