The Detroit Lions and their playoff failures are well known, having only two playoff victories since their last championship in 1957. One of those wins came in the wild-card round last week, as the Lions are one victory away from their first conference championship game since the 1991 season.
Detroit hosts its second playoff game in as many weeks, the first time in franchise history the Lions ever had that honor. The Lions will take on a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that has been overlooked because of their nine regular-season victories, even though the Buccaneers have won six of their last seven games to get to this point.
The Buccaneers are seeking their fifth conference championship game appearance in team history (first since 2020 season) while the Lions are seeking to snap the second-longest active conference championship game appearance drought in the league. The Lions beat the Buccaneers, 20-6, in Week 6 of the season, while the Buccaneers emerged victorious in the lone playoff meeting between the franchises (Tampa Bay won, 20-10, in 1997).
Which team will come out on top in this divisional-round showdown? Here’s a preview of along with a prediction:
How to watch
Date: Sunday, Jan. 21 | 3 p.m. ET
Location: Ford Field (Detroit, Michigan)
TV: NBC | Live stream: fubo (click here)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Lions -6; O/U 49.5
Lions vs. the blitz
For the Lions to move the ball against the Buccaneers defense, Jared Goff will have to prepare for the heavy amount of pressure he’s about to receive. In the Buccaneers’ wild-card win over the Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay blitzed on 54% of the defensive plays — the highest by any team in playoff game since the Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints in the 2020 divisional round (head coach Todd Bowles was the defensive coordinator). The Buccaneers blitzed on 78% of the third-down plays, the second highest by any team in a playoff game over the last 15…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-01-21 11:00:52
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