Pride of Detroit
The Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns have already experienced a bit of drama unfold throughout the week in the lead-up to their matchup on Sunday.
It started with a fairly innocuous comment from Lions offensive coordinator John Morton. After praising the Browns’ defense in his first few responses to media questions, he was asked about the Browns’ run defense. It was at that point that he flexed his confidence in Detroit’s own running game.
“I’m going back to us the last few weeks. I mean, our front, right now, we’re moving guys. I don’t think they’ve seen a run game like ours yet,” Morton said. “We have patience. We stick with it. I think that’s the biggest thing. Let’s keep doing what we’ve been doing.”
The “I don’t think they’ve seen a run game like ours yet” portion of that quote quickly went viral, and about an hour later, Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz was asked about it.
“Anything that I think or anything that I would engage in, in my mind, just is distracting from what our job is,” Schwartz said. “So we’ll just keep it there. Players on the field will decide the game and not anything else.”
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett also responded to Morton’s comments.
“He’s entitled to his opinion. He hasn’t seen a defensive front like ours,” Garrett said this week.
While I think both sides are correct, it’s clear there’s a little drama and added excitement this week, particularly when it comes to the Lions’ run offense against the Browns’ run defense. Which will come out on top Sunday afternoon at Ford Field? We’ll be providing live updates during the game right here in this post.
As the game kicks off, this post will provide drive-by-drive analysis, score updates, highlights, and any other news that may emerge during the game. All you have to do is keep hitting the refresh button. When the game is over, this will be our full game recap.
See y’all at 1 p.m. ET!
