After experiencing a complete victory in the fifth week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers have undoubtedly become the focus of heated discussions in the league. The NFL's official strength rankings ranked this team in third place, surpassing With the New England Patriots, everything proves that more and more attention is focused on this team, which also means that more and more research is being done on the other thirty-one teams.
With more and more attention and discussions, the San Francisco 49ers can definitely be called hot!
On this basis, what continues to add fuel to the fire is that the San Francisco 49ers are going to Detroit in the sixth week of the regular season to challenge the Detroit Lions away from home! This will be a battle between the second and third place in the combat power rankings! On the verge of breaking out!
In an instant, all the attention of the entire league was focused on it. Even the NFL official website reported on it, ranking this game as a key event that cannot be missed in the sixth week of the regular season; and the major TV stations and major media's previews Everyone in the analysis also expressed their agreement. This is definitely the top priority this week!
In fact, this game is still not a night match broadcast, because before the start of the season, no one expected that after the five weeks of the regular season, these two teams would actually be on the top of the rankings. Qi Gao ranks among the top three! Even more unexpectedly, both teams showed excellent competitive status and tough game temperament.
Although it is not a live night game, everyone, including league officials, agrees that this is definitely the most unmissable game this week!
As media reporters said last week, the San Francisco 49ers seem to have some bad luck with this year's schedule. This was true for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, and the same is true for the Detroit Lions this week——
Last year, the Detroit Lions ranked third in the NFC North with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses. They have not been able to enter the playoffs for 11 consecutive seasons. The last playoff experience dates back to 1999. Going through a long downturn.
What's even more shameful is that in 2008, they set a new record and became the first team to lose all season since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976; they were also the only team to lose all season after the season was expanded to sixteen games. A team that lost all sixteen games.
As a strong team in the National League North, the Detroit Lions were founded in 1930. However, their glory was achieved before 1970, that is, before the birth of the NFL and the Super Bowl; after that, they fell into a long downturn. , the 1990s was another small glories, reaching the playoffs six times in ten years, but unfortunately they failed to go further.
The Detroit Lions are one of the teams in the league that has never won a Super Bowl.
After entering the new millennium, the team's record fell completely to the bottom, even worse than the San Francisco 49ers.
After another unsatisfactory season last year, the team's front office (specifically the team manager, draft team, free agent signing team, etc.) completed an excellent offseason job and finished with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft. With quarterback Matthew Stafford as the core, a young and energetic team has been built.
In the preseason, the Detroit Lions achieved a good result of winning four games and were highly anticipated; after the opening of the season, their performance did meet expectations.
In the third week of the regular season, the Detroit Lions faced the Minnesota Vikings, their rivals in the same district, on the road. They trailed by 0:20 at halftime, but finally achieved a decisive comeback through overtime with a score of 26:23; regular In the fourth week of the game, the Detroit Lions challenged the Dallas Cowboys away. With twelve minutes left in the third quarter, the team was still far behind by "3:27". In the end, the whole game was "34:30", another comeback. win.
After defeating another division rival, the Chicago Bears, last week, the Detroit Lions have won five consecutive games in the regular season. This is the first time since 1956 that the team has started a season with five consecutive wins. At the same time, this also makes them, along with the Green Bay Packers, the only two undefeated teams in the entire league.
As the quarterback of the Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford joined the team as the No. 1 pick in the draft. After entering the league in 2009, he assumed the responsibility of starting quarterback without a transition period. His performance is undoubtedly It was wonderful and met people's expectations for the No. 1 pick, but the number of interceptions remained high and the long passes were unstable. Thirteen passing touchdowns were accompanied by twenty interceptions, which also led to the team's total loss. It was a failure at a critical moment.
In the eleventh week of the regular season that year, a knee injury ended Stafford's rookie season. The subsequent 2010 season continued to struggle with injuries. It was not until this year's offseason that he officially recovered and returned to the starting four. At the shooting guard position.
Then Stafford delivered a perfect answer. In the past five games, he has effectively limited his interceptions to two; he has also scored fifteen passing touchdowns, and has significant improvements in passing yards and pass success rate. Improvement, apart from Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Lu Ke, Stafford is the most outstanding quarterback in the National League.
Everything is on the right track. The Detroit Lions have shown their strength in the playoffs; and their strong performance in key battles is even more eye-catching. This is also known as another promising team. Teams hoping to compete for the Super Bowl.
Compared to the American League, which is still the same, the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are firmly dominant, and after Peyton Manning missed the entire season due to injury, the Baltimore Ravens filled in for the Indianapolis Colts. vacancies, the overall strength is extremely outstanding, far ahead of other opponents; but the National League is a group of heroes vying for hegemony, and the competition is fierce.
In addition to the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions who have maintained unbeatable victories, the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, etc. have all shown strong performances. No team can take its competitiveness lightly.
Now, the Detroit Lions, who are ranked second in the league's strength rankings, are about to sit at home to face the challenge from the San Francisco 49ers, who are third in the strength rankings.
These are two extremely similar teams, not because their current records and rankings are extremely similar; but because of their playing styles——
The offensive team is more outstanding, while the defensive team's performance is less stable. It may completely collapse in the half, or it may shut down the opponent in the half. In the final analysis, the offensive team is still needed to dominate the team's game process.
In the offensive group, the passing attack is the main one, and the running back is relatively weak; at the same time, the two quarterbacks are traditional pocket quarterbacks, and their accurate long passes can often kill the game, and the two quarterbacks are Shooting guards are all excellent enforcers of the playbook, and Stafford's Vonderrick tested as high as 38 points
Not only that, both teams showed their ability to fight in adversity. Even if they were behind, they never gave up. They gritted their teeth and pursued fiercely, killing the suspense and winning at the last moment of the game. By the way, both teams defeated the Dallas Cowboys in a reversal manner. The only two losses of the Cowboys season currently come from these two teams.
From tactics to style, from state to strength, there are too many similarities between the two teams; there is no doubt that this is an encounter where sparks collide with the earth and the needle hits the awn!
After just experiencing a hearty victory, the San Francisco 49ers have high morale and are united and united. They are eager to continue the pace of victory and continue to advance steadily towards the playoffs with a brand-new attitude.
The Detroit Lions, who had just defeated their rivals in the same division and had their best start in half a century, were even more impressive and arrogant, striving to defeat their opponents at home and aim for the playoffs.
More importantly, two quarterbacks, Matthew Stafford and Lu Ke, are now on the MVP reserve list. One is a proud man who has been reborn after going through hardships; the other is a nobody. , struggled to create a world, and now both quarterbacks are at the peak of their respective states. In this encounter, the confrontation between the two is bound to attract more attention.
Although Stafford is a third-year player, the past two seasons have been incomplete, and he is still proving himself; not to mention Lu Ke. Therefore, all experts and all media are now looking forward to the performance of the two quarterbacks, not only the team's victory or defeat, but also their self-proof:
True gold is not afraid of fire, so who can stand out?
This encounter attracted countless attention, including all commentators and analysts "within the league" who had a hard time making a decision. This was a thin-ice battle, and everyone firmly believed that the team that won in the end would not be too easy. ; And no matter which team is chosen, it seems reasonable and correct.
In the end, the entire analysis probability is about a 50-50 situation. Half of the analysts support the Detroit Lions to continue their winning streak, while the other half believe that the San Francisco 49ers are unstoppable. Even Las Vegas sports betting has offered a very close odds——
The Lions had the upper hand slightly. But it's only a slight advantage, and the advantage is very weak; any team's victory cannot be said to be an accident.
Everyone is looking forward to a strong matchup and a wonderful match between the two teams. Especially for those neutral fans, such a sparkling matchup always makes people excited.
Expectations are rising. On social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, "Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers" has become one of the hot topics this week, which shows the rising attention.
Under such circumstances, in addition to Fox TV, ESPN officially announced that they will broadcast the game live on the Internet platform, and all concerned fans can watch the game live on the Internet.
Now, the topic really exploded.
