Thinking of Lions Saints Playoff Tickets? Well, get ready for some hot offensive action if you’re going to this game. Both the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions will be throwing hot quarterbacks into the fray. The Saints Drew Brees has passed for 5, 467 yards in this NFL season, setting a new NFL record along the way. Brees has the option of spreading the ball around to multiple receivers that include both Jimmy Graham, the hottest young tight end in the game, and Darren Sproles, who set an NFL record for combined yardage in 2011.
The Detroit Lions have Mathew Stafford, a young gun who also topped 5,000 yards in 2011. Stafford doesn’t have the complete package of receivers that Brees does, but he does have Calvin Johnson, a remarkable talent who’s managed to do plenty of damage despite being targeted by every defense the Lions have faced.
Who’s going to take there Lions Saints Playoff tickets and move on to the Divisional Round? here are a few things to consider. The New Orleans Saints are 8-0 in the Mercedes Benz Superdome this season. Stafford has never played in a game of this importance. It will be loud and intimidating. Going back over the season you’ll see that the Lions haven’t done really well against winning teams, posting a 1-5 record against playoff participants. Furthermore they’re 5-3 on the road, good but not great.
With two prolific passers like Brees and Stafford you have to wonder who can rush the quarterback effectively. The Detroit Lions have a better offensive line no doubt so the New Orleans O-Line is up against a huge challenge. But Brees has proven he can move around and avoid the rush. I anticipate plenty of short throws to Graham and Sproles and a new emphasis on the running game. Mathew Stafford will be faced with a Gregg Williams defense that comes from every angle on every play, blitzing from a myriad number of ways. It’s going to be a tall challenge for a talented but young quarterback.
In the end any Lions Saints preview has to end with the New Orleans Saints being favored to take this game. The Detroit Lions are an improving team but probably not yet up to the task of handling a passing attack led by a quarterback the caliber of Drew Brees. He victimized the Lions secondary in their earlier meeting in the Dome this season and likely will do it again. If you’re a Saints fan, these Lions Saints Playoff tickets look like winners to me.
