Episode #89: Week 16 Vikings Preview

Any hopes of making the playoffs were ultimately crushed this past Sunday as the Lions suffered a 14-13 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. This Sunday, the Lions host the Vikings and will look to avenge their loss back in November in Minneapolis, or at least hold their defense to less than 10 sacks. Kerryon Johnson will end his season on injured reserve Da’Shawn Hand also find his way to injured reserve Jamal Agnew activated from injured reserve to the active roster Injury report: Damon Harrison is not a lock to play Sunday Lions promote nose tackle John Atkins to the active roster Darius Slay is again a Pro Bowler, Quandre Diggs an alternate 3 positive takeaways from the loss to the Bills Kenny Golladay had a first of hopefully many careergames Golladay on PFF’s Team of the Week Bad special teams play costs the Lionsthe game Week 15 snap counts Week 15: By the Numbers Vegas favors the Vikings by 5.5 Has Kerry Hyder underachieved in 2018? Where does Tyrell Crosby fit in the offensive line in 2019? How has Coach Matt Patricia given Lions fans reasons for optimism? What positions might the Lions target in free agency and the draft? Speculate who may be a top free agency target on both sides of the ball. What defensive position in the draft could have the biggest immediate impact? What’s the highest and lowest draft pick the Lions could end up with? Just a reminder, if you like our show you can subscribe to iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher. As always, thanks for listening. Tweet us (@erikschlitt, @JoeKania_DLB, @lionsbreakdown)