Lions at Broncos preview: Game # 15 ( 2019 )

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Detroit Lions open as 7-point underdogs for Week 16 matchup with Denver Broncos


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The Lions injury situation makes every game the team plays an uphill battle going in. Having said that, the Broncos are also playing with a rookie QB and are far from the team that won the Super Bowl in the 2015 season. Going into the season, this was a game I thought the Lions had a good chance of winning.

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PFT’s Week 16 picks




Lions at Broncos

MDS’s take: Neither team is going anywhere, both are down to their third quarterbacks of the season, but the Broncos are playing harder.
MDS’s pick: Broncos 28, Lions 17.

Florio’s take: The Broncos are doing whatever they can to get things on track for 2020, with a quarterback around whom they can finally build.
Florio’s pick: Broncos 27, Lions 13.



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I don't think that effort has been a significant problem for the Lions this season.

This game feels closer on paper than these predictions.

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Final score predictions for Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos in Week 16

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The 38 over/ under is at or near the total point amount I'm anticipating for this game.

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Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos cheat sheet: Tyrell Crosby gets Von Miller duty

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The matchup between Tyrell Crosby and Von Miller is probably the key matchup of this game. The better Crosby perform vs. Miller in one on one situations, the greater the chances the Lions have in winning this game. Most likely, Crosby will need help on many passing plays he's matched up against Miller.

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Detroit News predictions: Lions at Broncos


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Even with the Lions injuries in the Front 7 on Defense, the expectation should be a much better Defensive performance than the Lions had vs. the Bucs in the first half of last Sunday's game.

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Lions vs. Broncos scouting report: Matchups, trends, players to watch

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The one on one matchups for Kenny Golladay and Darius Slay are also critical in terms of the outcome of this game. Good tests for both players.

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Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos: Dave Birkett's scouting report, prediction


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If the Lions had a more reliable QB, I probably would have picked the Lions to win this game.

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Lions vs. Broncos: Matchups to watch, key questions heading into Week 16 game

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Amani Oruwariye needs to get much more than 13 Defensive snaps in each of the final 2 games this season as long as he's relatively healthy.

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Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos predictions: Who wins and why

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Barring the Packers having the misfortune of having an injury occur to Aaron Rodgers, the game at Denver is realistically the last chance the Lions have to get a win this season.

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Detroit Lions Week 16 inactives: Devon Kennard, Bo Scarbrough WILL PLAY vs. Broncos

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The Lions are thin ( numbers wise ) at DT. DEs are going to be needed for DT snaps more than the usual nickel and dime situations when a DE sometimes moves inside.

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Kerryon Johnson back for Detroit Lions, but running behind a beat-up offensive line

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My prediction for the game is the same as Dave Birkett's predictions: Broncos 20, Lions 16. I think the Lions have around a 45 % chance of winning this game. Maybe, slightly more but less than 50 %.