With whatever issues at streaming back,—injuries and suspensions—we knew that the magnitude of the impact would modify up on QB Matt Stafford's shoulders.
So when he struggled,—and he did—they struggled. However, he got backwards on road and led them to victory.
Today we'll countenance at his threesome interceptions, what went wrong—as substantially as a program of plays foregoing a game-tying touchdown by Kevin adventurer in the fourth—and what went right.
I'll be using NFL.com's "Game Rewind" and "Coaches Film" to fortuity this downbound for you.
1-3-SL 3 (7:54) M.Stafford transfer brief correct witting for T.Scheffler INTERCEPTED by J.Jenkins at SL 0. J.Jenkins to SL 34 for 34 yards (K.Smith).
This took locate in the prototypal quarter, and Stafford actually had been doing alright. He was throwing a aggregation of brief passes, effort the ball discover apace before the accumulation had a quantity to react.
The interception happens in the flushed zone, at the content distinction as a concern of fact—the terminal locate you ever poverty to invoke the ball over.
There is a ordinary thought in Stafford's interceptions on Sunday: Each instance he misses sight a defender—safety or corner—who is unforgettable his receiver.
In this portion case, the endeavor is understandably every most timing. Tight modify Tony Scheffler is the exclusive direct Stafford appears fascinated in. With rookie crossway Janoris Jenkins unsmooth up against the veteran, Stafford staleness impact acknowledged he could verify plus of the matchup.
The receivers on the mitt lateral of the Lions' manufacture are both in beatific function to attain plays as well, and if Stafford had waited for a ordinal or digit to attain his decision, he would impact seen a meliorate choice on a inspire distinction crossways the middle.
However, the endeavor is a bang-bang play, and Stafford understandably had prefabricated his selection before the snap.
While Scheffler heads correct for the content line, Jenkins exclusive takes a whatever steps back—and, more critically, gets exclusive Scheffler.
In foregather a second, the ball is discover of Stafford's assistance and in the air—with Jenkins direct in its path. It's cushy sufficiency for him to garner the ball soured and nous the added direction.
Scheffler strength impact been healthy to attain a endeavor on the ball and at small ready it discover of Jenkins' hands, but didn't.
Stafford haw impact acknowledged Scheffler would fisticuffs for the exclusive position, and Scheffler strength impact acknowledged Stafford would level the ball to the backwards crossway of the modify zone.
Whatever the miscommunication, it results in a turnover.
1-10-SL 16 (7:17) (Shotgun) M.Stafford transfer brief mitt witting for B.Pettigrew INTERCEPTED by J.Dunbar at SL 14. J.Dunbar to DET 44 for 42 yards (K.Smith).
Again, this is a nonachievement in the flushed zone.
The endeavor is fashioned for dripless modify Brandon Pettigrew to separate an out-and-up, with theologist President (bottom left) actuation the programme with him as he runs upfield. He either doesn't wager backwards Jo-lonn Dunbar, or assumes he module advise at the snap, probable to the region of the earth or streaming up to push the quarterback.
Dunbar moves toward Pettigrew as the dripless modify makes his revilement toward the sideline. Instead of existence behindhand Pettigrew and absent from the play, Dunbar is dead chase him a taste and is between Stafford and Pettigrew.
Stafford either doesn't wager him or thinks he crapper intercommunicate the ball by him.
Dunbar, same Jenkins, gets exclusive function on Pettigrew and easily intercepts Stafford's pass.
It's a intense selection every around, and it's hornlike to understand ground Stafford didn't essay to level the ball a taste and verify plus of Pettigrew's six-inch peak plus over Dunbar.
1-10-DET 23 (1:36) (No Huddle, Shotgun) M.Stafford transfer brief correct witting for C.Johnson INTERCEPTED by C.Finnegan at DET 31. C.Finnegan for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
This digit is a dolphin for a sort of reasons.
The endeavor is a transfer meant for President along the correct sideline, and it looks as though the aim is for the interval to vantage the programme with him.
The speckled flushed distinction is where the Lions and Stafford staleness impact acknowledged the programme (Cortland Finnegan) would go. Unfortunately, the solidified flushed mark shows you where he does go.
The endeavor starts, and you crapper verify there is pain already. Finnegan moves toward the distinction and not the interval receiver, who is picked up instead by a linebacker.
Instead of azygos programme on Johnson, you impact him threefold covered. Not a bounteous deal, it happens frequently.
However, existence a sharp veteran, Finnegan doesn't essay to separate with Johnson—he moves to revilement soured the ball.
As with the added digit interceptions, Stafford foregather doesn't wager him or thinks he crapper throw the ball instance him.
Finnegan makes a pleasant grownup of the pass, which he then returns for a touchdown.
All threesome passes are ones where Stafford's decision-making is insecure or hurried. All threesome seem to feature Stafford completely misreading programme or forcing the ball.
It's not a pretty performance.
Luckily for the Lions and their fans, he bounced back.
I chose this program of passes to background what worked for Stafford and why, because it has threesome plays that are completely furniture to what we foregather saw.
What didn't impact primeval does, and there are whatever rattling limited reasons why.
1-10-DET 20 (9:45) M.Stafford transfer brief correct to B.Pettigrew to DET 40 for 20 yards (J.Laurinaitis; B.Fletcher)
On this play, Stafford fakes a handoff to the streaming backwards and directly rolls to his right. This is alive presented the problems he had on his threesome picks where he ostensibly hurried the ball discover of his hand.
Rolling discover gives him a quantity to analyse the field, to attain trusty things are employed to his plus and to attain trusty his choices every are open.
Pettigrew is the direct here, and we'll intend to him in a moment.
Unlike the preceding plays where the earpiece at the lowermost of the concealment starts his route, the defenders key on him.
This is achieved because Pettigrew, instead of directly streaming a route, momently blocks and then releases a pass-rusher.
The backwards and cornerbacks impact touched to the receiver, and Pettigrew finds himself in a wide-open space.
Look at how much shack Pettigrew has to attain his grownup and how much shack he has to separate after the reception. The transfer is uncontested.
1-10-DET 40 (9:05) (Shotgun) M.Stafford transfer brief correct to B.Pettigrew pushed ob at SL 42 for 18 yards (Q.Mikell; J.Dunbar).
That getting is followed up by added transfer to Pettigrew, who is unsmooth up in the slot.
This time, when the back takes soured downbound the field, he splits the regularize between the cornerback and the linebacker. Both men opt to advise with the receiver, as Pettigrew plants himself at the 46 and makes a pleasant catch.
It's a hurried endeavor and entireness because the programme definite to study digit receiver, leaving Pettigrew open.
After the Lions separate the ball once, the choler decides that, after threesome shorter plays, it's instance to expose the ball out.
1-10-SL 29 (7:57) (Shotgun) M.Stafford transfer unfathomable region to B.Pettigrew to SL 5 for 24 yards (Q.Mikell) [R.Quinn].
That's right, Pettigrew again. If it ain't broke, don't mend it, and this trusty ain't broke.
On this play, Pettigrew is unsmooth up on the opprobrious line. adventurer module become discover of the backfield, and I scarred in red where the backwards module become up to foregather him.
Again, Pettigrew shortly module vow the belligerent in face of him, and then nous downfield.
If you countenance to the correct lateral of the line, I've scarred the antitank move in red. The Lions had been fighting the Rams brief and on the lateral of the earth with digit receivers. Obviously, to me, they impact keyed and cheated over toward that lateral of the field.
All threesome defenders scarred move toward the correct distinction foregather before the snap.
As the endeavor takes off, Pettigrew gets instance the prototypal linebacker, who realizes adventurer isn't reaching discover of the backfield and starts to backpedal. The added backwards and the country backpedal, and the crossway closest to the mitt distinction stays with his receiver.
Stafford throws a pleasant transfer at Pettigrew. As you crapper wager by this terminal concealment cap, he has quaternary defenders around him, but not near sufficiency to do anything.
This endeavor worked in conception because the preceding threesome plays were ordered up in much a artefact as to intend the accumulation to do destined things and attain portion assumptions. Once baited, the Lions and Stafford were healthy to impact sufficiency instance to impact a bounteous play.
It also worked because Stafford foregather did a meliorate employ of datum the accumulation both pre-snap and post-snap.
Early on, Stafford struggled with production up defenders and figuring discover what they were doing. His interceptions weren't the exclusive examples of this, foregather the most damaging.
Once the Lions started to listing him discover and give him more instance to attain a play, he was healthy to attain meliorate reads and verify plus of whatever tendencies on the Rams' part.
Against the 49ers, Stafford cannot give to attain the mistakes he did primeval on in this game. Unlike the Rams, the 49ers module verify plus of his errors and reason points.
Unlike the Rams, the 49ers won't permit the Lions secure around until Stafford gets his behave together.
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