Episode #130: Bears Week 13 Preview

On Sunday the Lions fell to the 1-9 (now 2-9) Redskins 19-16 which featured 3 Jeff Driskel interceptions, a 91 yard kickoff return for touchdown, a punt returned from the 1 yard line for some reason and numerous other miscues. This Thursday, for the 80th time, the Lions will host their annual Thanksgiving game, this time vs the Chicago Bears. Erik and Joe will discuss the debacle of the Washington game and what to

Injury Report: From Monday and Tuesday
Matthew Stafford really wants to play again this season, which is a bad idea
TE Isaac Nauta joins the active roster before the Washington game
11 of the 46 actives were rookies on Sunday
Amani Oruwariye and Nauta were rookies that stood out
Short discussions on the special teams disasters
Player of the game: Bo Scarbrough
Taylor Decker is on a run of being the NFLs best Left Tackle in 3 of the last 4 weeks, per Pro-Football Focus
Oruwariye piles up snaps in Rashaan Melvin’s absence
Taylor Decker also finds himself for the 3rd time in 4 weeks on the Week 12 Team Of The Week
If the season ended today the Lions would pick 7th in the 2020 draft
The Bears are more injury-riddled than the last time these 2 played. Any Bear we mentioned during the podcast with injury concerns is likely not playing Thursday
The Vegas line initially was Lions favored -1.5 points but has swung greatly and now the Bears are favored by -2.5 points

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