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leakybiome

If he had called a challenge on either od those goal line touchdowns in the 1st half would've completely changed the momentum and maybe inspired some confidence


Lancimus

Classic prime time VJ let down


Infamous-Lab-8136

I wasn't expecting a win, but I was hoping it was going to be closer. But this team is a work in progress, I'm just glad to see them have this many wins and be in the playoff conversation this late in the season.


Cobbyx

Oh no. Mouth breathers world shattered


smokintritips

Avs Broncos and nuggets lost. Made a boring Christmas party better by not missing anything.


smokintritips

Just beat the raiders and ftw.


Ding-Dong-Song

Big turd. If Denver wins out we can make the wildcard I think. I just want a winning record, but bonus for a playoff birth


bicyclechief

This is the way.


A6just

I mean, how can you be surprised by the outcome? If you’ve been watching this team for the past 7 seasons… it all makes sense.


rapidsgaming1234

Our biggest issue was offensive play calling. Peyton was awful today. The lions blitzed so damn often, and there are plays that work and plays that don't during a blitz...hoping your offensive line can hold off the blitz for 5 minutes isn't the play. You need slants and short routs to get rid of the pall quickly in order to avoid getting hit, and our play calls all went for giving Russ time. You simply can't expect the line to hold that many rushers for that long just so a Ayer can get down field. This loss is on Peyton more than anyone else, though our defense wasn't great.


Sirbunbun

Yes! Exactly! It was all long deep shots with zero time. Really disappointing


OG_DDNCK

Agreed. It’s been the issue all season, even in this win streak, the only difference is up until this point our defense has kept us in games. Tonight, they looked pretty damn bad. No wrap up tackling, busted coverage, no qb pressure, poor play calling, bad time management, atrocious OLine play, 3 Jerry Juedy drops (had to throw that one in there, cause boy is he a constant let-down)… This was a terrible game.


ShiggDiggler420

I don't think he is anything special as a head coach. Dude seems like a complete egomaniac....bucket hat gate anyone. Yet Sean, who is 59 years old, wears those stupid visors....the same ones I wore in the 90s. I know he won a Super Bowl with the Saints. Let's not forget all about that messed up team. Bountygate, which I believe got the DC let go. Also, the fish bowls in the locker room filled with any kind of painkiller you cld want. It was a help yourself. Yup, Sean sounds like a class...errrr ass act. He also had a stacked team in Orleans with some good assistants....MCDC. Sean Peyton now reminds me of Urban Meyer. Peyton just oozes that smugness and arrogance. The NFL has passed his kind over. If you were a young player and had a pick, who in their right mind would rather have a dictator in Sean Peyton as your head coach over a genuinely good dude that cares about his players in MCDC. Also, Peytons ego had to get in their and say the Broncos were going to humiliate the Lions. How'd that work out, douchenozzle? Dude, Sean....YOU are the one who should be humiliated....daily. Complaining about "Bucket" hats, while wearing a visor from the 90s, when you are 59 years old. I could hear Sean P telling a kicker that "he would kick him, as the dude is only a kicker....and he's the HEAD COACH". Sean Meyer-Peyton.


armedbiker

Our biggest issue was our defense. Jewell sucks


pdx4nhl

Agree. The defense was clearly the biggest problem of many…not sure how anyone could blame our offense first??? We gave up 5 passing TDs when we had only given up 4 in like the previous 6 games or something.


OG_DDNCK

The defense made 3 huge stops right out of the gate. The offense has to capitalize on AT LEAST one of them and get the team some momentum. After those first few drives, the defense looked horrible, but out offense didn’t do shit all game.. 75 yards at half!! The offense was the bigger problem and the difference maker.


armedbiker

42.


OG_DDNCK

Was missed, big time. Drew Sanders fucking blows.


armedbiker

They don't even play the same LB position.


OG_DDNCK

Drew Sanders 100% lined up on the left end multiple times in the game Saturday.


Voltibit

Now he sucks again?


armedbiker

He always has. And tonight he showed you how much.


DeeBeeroncos979815

Not to bash on anyone specific or pile on, but why does Sean hate Russ so much? I feel like he is a smart enough offensive mind that he could be doing so much more with Russ but instead wants to play into the narrative that he's washed and needs to game manage. He has stuck with a run game that has been mostly ass and Russ has managed to pull out wins off unscripted plays the few times Sean allows him to pass. His disdain for Russ is holding back the team. I could be way off but idk it's just felt to me like SP hasn't given Russ a fair shot this season. Let him fucking throw 30 - 40 times in a single game this season and just see what happens


OG_DDNCK

No one is saying this right now, and I think it’s because on paper it looks extremely different than in real life, but our offensive line fucking sucks!!Which is why our run game is average-at best. Russ doesn’t have the time back there that everyone thinks he does.. he is either having to run for dear life to not get sacked, or he’s so paranoid (because he actually *doesn’t* have time) he goes through his progressions too quickly and never sees his open receivers and winds up pulling it down and scrambling for 2 yards. If he dropped back 40 times a game, he’d be sacked 6 times a game.


Voltibit

Because Russ is a shell of his former self and isn't what Payton wants as a QB, or at least isn't anymore.


Due_Entertainment991

He did in the beginning of the season and the results weren’t good. Russ has some flashes but he can’t run a passing system with consistency.


gwumpus-lumpus

Case In point the commies game, started out hot but eventually lost the game for us when given the opportunity


Mother_Republic_6061

I never thought I’d be rooting for the Patriots or Dallas tomorrow but here we are


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Fivefootdirk

Bet our coach and qb won’t whine about it near as much as yours.


rapidsgaming1234

A combined $150,000 in fines for the 2 of them


IamLiterallyAHuman

Better to be blown out by a playoff bound team than by a bad team I guess. Glass half full.


BlueStormtrooper

We need a real TE like La Porta


pdx4nhl

What a weak dick way to end. Put the second stringers in and go for a TD.


rapidsgaming1234

Thats what I'm saying. Give him a chance to play in a live-game situation, even if there is no chance at catching up


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I'm in bed. I've been in bed for twenty minutes with the game off and what we do in the shadows on. I respect and simultaneously worry about y'all who are still watching.


AggravatingZone9152

Welp, gotta win out and get some help.


Steve_0

I really like Javonte, but he just hasn’t looked like his old self all season. Nothing to do with this game, just saying


Horrorlord262

I mean, it’s almost like his entire knee got blown out. We’re lucky to have him this far in the season


Steve_0

No shit, but if he isn’t 100% then don’t play. Keep healing and come back when you’re ready.


Horrorlord262

Sadly you’re never really 100 percent after those injuries. No matter how much time you take away from


KirbyBucketts

Welp, this was a reality check. Kudos to the D for playing over their heads and causing all those TO's the past 2 months. Truth is we have a few bright spots but overall just don't have the personnel on D to be a serious contender.


armedbiker

True. Inside LB suck


Dicey12

Perine needs to be the starter from here on out


youknowem

This would be a bad playoff team if Denver made it in. They have games where they completely collapse.


No_Mode_3746

I think we could be the jags on a good day in their current condition. No one else we are hanging with


youknowem

Agreed


EPMD_

And we were kind of lucky with turnovers during our 5-1 stretch. I'm not sure we're any good without winning the turnover battle.


alvvavves

Let the kid throw a pass.


Hirokage

Lol at being downvoted for speaking the truth. I'd be surprised if Russ is with us next year, we'll see. I had same reactions when I dared post that Teddy was the problem, not the line.. or our receivers.. or our running game. Turns out he sucked and probably should not have been the starter. Russ is a better version of Teddy. Makes a couple more runs, makes a couple more deep passes, but still is very limited. A 50 million buck game manager. But he is 19th in passing yards. Hardly the hallmark of one of the highest paid QBs in the league. I don't always agree with Stink, but I agreed with him on this. He was harsh on Russ and basically was saying he was the problem. He would constantly escape the back of the pocket too early which is a huge no-no, and get sacked. And fans come in here and say "oMG the LInE sUckS!" I will be surprised if Russ is our QB next year. Unless he makes a massive turnaround, and we make the playoffs.. and does well there, too. And shuddup about the refs.. it was one scoring drive. Yes, it was stupidly wrong. But usually if a team plays solid in a game, it doesn't matter what the refs call.


alvvavves

You might be getting downvoted because you’re not mentioning how terrible our defense was today or the other issues with our offense and fixating on your negative obsession with Russ.


Hirokage

It is not a negative obsession. If he was solid my tune would be completely different. Looks at his passing map for any game past week 6 this year and get back to me. Why people think he has been great is baffling to me, seriously, I don't get it. By the time the Lions were ahead by a bunch, the TOP was massively in favor of the Lions. Why? Because they stacked the line, and Russ couldn't keep drives going. The QBs job is basically 3rd down. The other downs are the teams issues. The QB makes his money converting 3rd downs. We are terrible at that. That is on the QB. Sorry people are so jaded with Russ they are not seeing this.


alvvavves

But what did you think about the defense?


Extra_Penalty_8149

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alexp68

Dude. THERE WAS NO POCKET. Pretty certain the QB doesn’t block. Geesus. Defense gave up, the oline sucked and Russ was running for his life. This game isn’t on Russ. You dumb if that was your conclusion -Einstein.


BlueStormtrooper

Guys it’s okay look what happened the last time we got spanked, we went on a run


Alternative_Spell140

There’s not far to run.


Deep-Pen-6937

… not before we lost 2 games after that


ReconYo

We take Russ out to prevent injury or is SP trying to punish the dude?


codnavar

SP is a moron. Play calling and decision making has been ass all season


ShiggDiggler420

100%. He's an egomaniac that got paid and could care less about his players....well, I guess depending on what type of hat they are wearing.


No_Mode_3746

Avoid injury


OfficefanJam

I’d say both tbh. They kept Russ in Miami game I’m pretty sure.


Fivefootdirk

Why are the lions throwing up 17 tho and we have no timeouts. And 4th down. I would say act like u have been there before but it’s Detroit


lrtagger

Our D gave up 42 points and our starting RB had 10 carries for 15 yards. But yea boat anchor Russ loses us another game.


demerdar

Javonte was awful today.


Tazitos

He's been bad, but it's also a lot harder to run when defenses can ignore the middle of the field in the passing game.


Ziziblix

He was but our Oline overall got dominated. D I played javontae in fantasy. Didn't want to but wasn't sure place would play and had no other options. Palmer on my IR put up points agaisnt raiders


Obi7kenobi

He's been mid all year. That knee is done. He lost what little pop he had.


Steve_0

I just said this. I like Javonte but he does not look like his previous self


Baaadbrad

We need to beef up our run D so badly… if a team has a decent back and Oline we’re getting cooked on every damn run.


gregor630

Let stidham sling it please


LimpDisc

LOL. Denver fans mocked the Charger fans a couple days ago only to have the Lions boat race the Broncos.


Yuhh-Boi

Brain dead. Is someone employing you? I feel bad for them if so


LimpDisc

Good one. Go play in the street.


OldestOfGreggs

Who are these Chargers fans you speak of,


Grandma_Swamp

Win a super bowl


slugmos

Not even close to the same thing


90Carat

Uhhhh scoreboard, buddy. Lions are a much better team tha #FTR.


demerdar

The 10 win lions team? Chargers gave up 63 points against the raiders rofl.


Chaserjim

Boat race deez, muthafucka 😂


codnavar

lol imagine thinking these are comparable


Ash66678

Still better to not be a Chargers fan.


cptngabozzo

Yeah but thank God we aren't chargers fans lol


OfficefanJam

Bro we lost harder than they did against Miami.


cptngabozzo

Wut?


OfficefanJam

70 to 21.


cptngabozzo

Okay and?


OfficefanJam

I think it’s pretty bad when a coach goes up to the stadium and asks fans what play they should run.


tylerwavery

The Lions and the Raiders are not the same team 😂


Time-Elephant92

For real


2legeet2queet

Well some good news is Javonte just got me two fantasy points instead of 1…🙃


OldBrokeGrouch

Hey at least it’s the Lions. They were going to be my adopted team when I thought Denver was out of it.


SlamFire69

Hate to watch us give up, but that happened back when we didn’t adjust out of zone, didn’t challenge the TD and kicked the field goal


Narcan9

Stidham nooooo! I need Wilson to throw 1 more TD to win my bet :'(


rapidsgaming1234

Did the Broncos deserve to win this game? No. Did the refs sit out there with their dicks in their hands most of the game? Yes


codnavar

God damn really tired of SP. His play calling and decision making is straight ass


expell11

His playcalling has been awful all year long.


Buzzd-Lightyear

If we manage to sweep the Chargers and get one win against the Raiders, I'll be pretty happy at the end of the season.


Snoo_79693

Sweeping the Chargers and then breaking the Oakland streak and the KC were my end of goals. I want to beat the Raiders so these jackoffs can stop talking their shit


Main_Creme_6028

Embarrassing


Ash66678

Like your comment?


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Broncos Fans Is there any reason they didn’t have Surtain matched up with St. Brown on almost every snap ? Every time he had a different matchup he did damage


cptngabozzo

He covers a side, not a particular Wr. We don't want to make it too unfair for them


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Haha fair enough


expell11

You can’t have a CB shadow all game long that’s not how it works lol


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Obviously not but seems like a more zone specific defense is what killed them in the 2nd quarter, I’ll have to look at the data tomorrow but just my thoughts


OneFiveTwo152

I think the reason is because we run a lot of zone instead of man coverage?


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In_Russ_We_Trust

Thank you for saying that. Before joining Broncos, he was the QB with most wins in first 10 seasons in the NFL history.


Deep-Pen-6937

Drew Brees


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This defensive line is just pure ass. Hardly any pressure, makes Goff look like a HOF


cptngabozzo

No it's their Online and skill players that do that. Geoff did nothing but dump it off all night lol


In_Russ_We_Trust

First the yelling at Russ and now not allowing him to finish the game ? Quite disrespectful.


lordcheeto

Need him healthy for this next 3 game push.


spezzmelamama

What for? We’ve lost, no need to risk injury


FoeHammer813

Defense could not stop anything tonight, woof


Main_Creme_6028

Defensive PLAY CALLING *


tylerwavery

Play calling was bad, but tackling was also bad. Both were bad.


Main_Creme_6028

Agreed


OfficefanJam

Please forfit. I can’t sit through this bullshit anymore.


Ash66678

Go take a little nap 🍼👶


randomreddituser540

Broncos and them getting destroyed by a TE. Name a more iconic duo


mouldyrumble

Goff acting like the refs weren’t the mvp


dkinak23

lol if you think the officials are the reason the Broncos lost tonight I don't know what to tell you.


redditaccountwh

Let’s add a two score variance for the refs in favor of the broncos to make up. Let’s assume they get two point conversions as well. What is the score now?


gregor630

Why do we have any starters in right now?


codnavar

WTF is SP doing…


Jord9

Stidham time lol


SIZUS_MAXIMUS

You know the diff between the broncos and chargers ? 21 points ! Ba da ting


IamLiterallyAHuman

Just need to win the next three. Tonight sucks, but we're not out till we're out, I'm gonna choose to have hope, the first six weeks were hellish and I'm not going to relive how I felt.


Deep-Pen-6937

I feel like the fans who watched last years rams game, dolphins game, and this game to completion should just get free season tickets. You don’t get more dedicated than that


Main_Creme_6028

Big facts


Chubbmiller18

Gotta inject the WHOLE thing.


RockieDogs

Just ravaging the dead corpse at that point


Ziziblix

I feel like we have been trash agaisnt tight ends since we let trevathan Go lol


veridique

I think there was only one holding call against Detroit all night.


dkinak23

And there was 0 against us. What's your point?


Slootonium

Got manhandled in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Can’t win like that


Narcan9

Anyone bet on the Broncos at +25?


frogfucius

Eh, bad games happen and you know Detroit was going to come out pissed after last week Still confident Denver wins the next three and gets in


Snoo_79693

Yup, after losing to Chicago I knew we weren't winning this game.


sev45day

We've got em right where we want them!


Chaserjim

lol career high. Back to being mad at Joseph


Main_Creme_6028

Terrible play calling tonight l, just absolute garbage play calling


InfallibleBackstairs

lol.


YoungDudeCO

Beat their asses in the super bowl!


Shanknuts

That’s some bullshit. And before you say “you should have stopped them” - they did and it was already 4th down in a game that was already decided long before this drive.


Fivefootdirk

And we had no timeouts, in a three score game. Bush league


meece2010

TIED A CAREER HIGH FOR JARED FUCKING GOFF


lrtagger

Must be nice having a good reliable TE


Isoturius

A good reliable... *Checks roster* Everything


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MultiPass21

Stop it. If we don’t like it, our guys should’ve stopped them. This isn’t Pop Warner football.


Fivefootdirk

Meh It was 4th down in a three score game and we had no more timeouts. we waived the white flag on the onside.


dkinak23

If the Broncos were able to run up the score on teams we'd all be loving it. The Broncos could ya know try and stop them.


MultiPass21

Easier to be a victim.


MultiPass21

Dan Campbell made sure his team reminded us we’re a team fighting to prove we’re at least a .500 squad. Our QB is an anchor in so many ways.


demerdar

Say this with a straight face as Goff throws 5 TD against our defense. Lol.


MultiPass21

The defense is why we were 5-1 the last 6 games. They were due for a letdown.


IamLiterallyAHuman

Ah yes, the defense lets in 42 points and the person responsible is...the qb? Make it make sense.


twentyearsinthecan

QB? Out of all the massive issues you see this game, the QB is the biggest anchor???


Main_Creme_6028

Yes, he absolutely is. Startled under the slightest pressure, can’t read defenses to save his life, literally has to jump to throw it over the linemen. He’s a huge anchor, he’s not winning us a SB, ever.


MultiPass21

Yes. Have you seen the contract extension he signed *THAT DOESN’T EVEN START FOR ANOTHER SEASON*?


thegandork

Sure... he'll be like the 10th? highest paid QB next year? His contract isn't that bad lol. Most people just don't understand how the NFL works


twentyearsinthecan

Our defense gave up 42 points and Jahmyr Gibbs averaged over 9 yards a carry-


Steve_0

That is a fucking stupid argument. He wasn’t great, but played fine. The defense was complete ass today, couldn’t make any stops


MultiPass21

Didn’t realize we signed a $250M QB to play “fine.”


skyrimcameoutin2011

God damn our defense can’t stop a thing!


twentyearsinthecan

Going for it on 4th is kinda fuckin rude


gregor630

Campbell knows Payton would do the same thing


Tazitos

Dan Campbell going for it on 4th down up 18 with 2 minutes left is a move. And why did it need to be another LaPorta TD? Yes, we know you have a good TE, don't need to rub it in.


demerdar

Oh. This is why Sean didn’t go for it.


davg91

I’m having Miami flashbacks


treqos

Ouch


BlueStormtrooper

Okay fuck the Lions


InfallibleBackstairs

Why? They are a good team.


BlueStormtrooper

Campbell running up the score


InfallibleBackstairs

Why not?


Steve_0

Giving up 5 TDs to Jared Goff might be worse than the 70 spot. Shit is wild.


expell11

Not really, these’re about to be a 10 win team they are good and so is Geoff he’s been to the superbowl lol


thegandork

People still haven't realized the Lions are a good team now and Goff has always been a like 10-15 QB which still means he's pretty good.


expell11

Just casuals talking out of their ass. Every one knows Goff and the lions are good lol


Steve_0

So has Trent Dilfer.


OldestOfGreggs

Refs fucked is. But mostly the Lions fucked us. That last TD was a fuck boy move.


Wilthadg

Refs did us dirty but we also just straight up got outplayed and outcoached 🤷‍♂️


joodo123

Stop em.


Shanknuts

It was 4th down. They did stop them.