Detroit Motor City Is Enjoying A Fall Sports Surge
Good Times Ahead if you are a Detroit Motor City Sports Fan. Fans are getting a feel-good feeling when cheering on our hometown teams. Right now, there is a lot to cheer about.
Tigers Fight For A Wild Card Spot Before October
Sports talk experts all but gave up on the Tigers back in July. Like a force of habit, most talking head so-called experts wrote the Tigers off and had hopes for next season. Now, they must eat all their words for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Tigers are fighting for their playoff dreams this year with a “No Quit” mentality.
The Detroit Tigers in Sunday’s series finale against the Baltimore Orioles, as the 27-year-old slugger Kerry Carpenter crushed two home runs for the third time this season and the fifth time in his three-year MLB career.
The Tigers fended off the Orioles in the final four innings for a 4-3 win in Sunday’s finale, taking two of three games in the series.
The Tigers 82-74, winners in 27 of their past 38 games — moved half a game ahead of the Minnesota Twins for the third spot in the American League wild-card race.
For the first time in a decade, the Tigers are within striking distance of making the playoffs. Their playoff chances were 2% back in July. Now, the team is the best in baseball, and they are not quitting.
Lions Bounce Back To Win After Last Week’s Ruff Loss
One statistic the Lions have is the most wins by a team after a loss the previous week.
Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes, David Montgomery ran for 106 yards and a score, and the Detroit Lions held on late to beat the Arizona Cardinals 20-13 on Sunday.
The Lions were fun to watch but kept you on the edge of your seat at times. Coach Campbell surprised us once again. Last week, it was the fake punt pass. This week, a fun catch and ball pitch to another player kept us entertained. Once again, going for it on 4th down doesn’t always work, but don’t say that to the coach.
Goff completed his first 14 passes before an incompletion in the third quarter. It was his longest streak without an incompletion to start a game in his nine-year career, and he finished 18 of 23 for 196 yards.
Red Wings Training Camp Is Now Underway
The Detroit Red Wings have a number of factors to consider this season, including acquiring goaltender Gage Alexander from the Anaheim Ducks and signing forwards Tyler Motte and Joe Snively to one-year contracts.
The Red Wings have a sense of urgency and the potential to compete for the playoffs. Yzerman said the team can compete if it stays healthy, has good goaltending, and produces unexpected performances.
Kane is back and might have another level to reach this season after a whole summer of training.
The Training Camp roster this year features 68 players, including 37 forwards, 22 defensemen, and nine goalies. With several key pieces returning and a mix of young and new faces, captain Dylan Larkin said everyone’s excited to get back to work.
Maybe this is the year the Yezerplan takes effect.
Pistons Have No Where To Go But Up This Year.
The Detroit Pistons’ outlook for the 2024-25 season is optimistic; it is always every year, with some analysts predicting they can avoid a last-place finish and make real strides to improve. Will they be a contender? Stranger things happen. Hopefully, we finally get out of this year-to-year rut we have been in.
Sports Illustrated predicts the Pistons will win a whopping 23 games, a nine-win improvement from last season.
My glass is half full and predict some more wins this season and for this team to gel a bit better. Who knows. It is all up from here. Go Pistons!
3 Biggest Threats to a Lions Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions are a supremely talented NFL team in 2024. They were just named the favorite by Sports Illustrated to win the Super Bowl this year. As Lions fans we are in a unique situation for the first time in our franchise’s history. We now are looking at what could possibly prevent our Detroit Lions from making it to their first ever Super Bowl game. But what are the biggest threats to Detroit making the Super Bowl?
With the start of the NFL regular season right around the corner, there is a ton of hype surrounding our beloved Detroit Lions. The team is poised for great things. We are coming off a historic season where the team finished 12-5. Lions quarterback Jared Goff’s consistent play was a massive part of the team’s overall success.
Jared Goff finished the 2023 season with over 4500 Passing Yards, 30 Touchdowns to only 12 Interceptions, and a passer rating of 97.3, with the highest completion percentage of his NFL career. Not to mention his solid play in the playoffs, where it mattered most. Goff also had two solid games and a star-studded performance against the Los Angeles Rams. Anytime you finish a game with an 80% completion rate, you’ve played phenomenally at the Quarterback position. Jared Goff is our guy!
Detroit Has The Cast
While Jared Goff has been excellent in Detroit, he’s not the only star in the motor city. Lions Wide Receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has solidified himself as a top 5 receiver in the National Football League. Finishing in the top 4 in receptions, yards, and touchdowns in 2023, St. Brown is poised to jump from star to superstar this season. Detroit is lucky to have such unbelievable talent and a superb work ethic like Amon-Ra. Not since Megatron has the franchise had a receiver this good.
With other deadly offensive weapons like Sam Laporta, Jahmyr Gibbs, and the rock-solid gritty David Mongomery, this team has everything going for them. Our offense will be a tough matchup for any defense this season. Of course, we cannot forget about the offensive line. With some slight adjustments after the loss of Jonah Jackson, the O line has been revamped and retooled. They’re poised to be a top 5 group yet again, which will be pivotal to match the offensive potency we saw all of last season.
Lastly, the defense has seen significant upgrades at all levels. Multiple players have been added to the secondary, which has been bolstered with reinforcements from two draft picks, a trade, and free-agent signings. The defensive line had two great additions: Marcus Davenport and D.J. Reader. The team has seen some major development from guys like Alex Anzalone, Jack Campbell, and even Derrick Barnes.
Lions Super Bowl
With James Houston healthy again and star edge Rusher Aidan Hutchinson doing his thing, this defense should be a much more fearsome unit this season. More pressure on the quarterback without having to blitz makes the job of the Lion’s secondary much easier. This will be key for Detroit as all these new additions must acclimate to playing alongside each other. With all of these fantastic things you’ve heard about our Detroit Lions, all signs point towards Detroit being a top 5 team again.
Finishing one game short of the Super Bowl this year means we aim bigger. Seemingly, everyone in the state of Michigan has been wanting a Lions Super Bowl for an eternity. What will stop the Detroit Lions? If they’re genuinely this good, nothing should stand in their way. Even still, only three things will prevent a Lions Super Bowl. Find out what those three things are below.
Major Injuries
It seems like an easy answer but one of the only things that could ruin the Lions chances of making it to their first Super Bowl in franchise history is injuries. Every team every season suffers injuries as it’s part of the game. However, if the Lions lost a few major pieces, I don’t see how they could overcome it. If Jared Goff went down as well as Aidan Hutchinson, it would completely derail the season. Which is honestly a compliment to the team if injuries is one of the team’s biggest threats.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 21: Sam LaPorta #87 of the Detroit Lions is pursued by Zyon McCollum #27 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Ford Field on January 21, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers quietly have become the second best team in the NFC North. It truly seems like the Packers franchise have found their Quarterback of the future yet again in Jordan Love. Green bay has a stacked defense and it looks like their offense is truly legit. I’m not saying Green Bay will be better than Detroit, but they can’t be overlooked anymore.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – AUGUST 24: Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers warms up before a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at Lambeau Field on August 24, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
The Detroit Lions
The biggest threat to the Detroit Lions’ chance at the Super Bowl is themselves. This team is 100% capable of achieving great things. With all of the improvements Brad Holmes made to this team, there’s no reason to think they won’t make it to their first Super Bowl. The only thing that can truly stop them, is themselves!
DETROIT,MICHIGAN-AUGUST 24: Detroit Lions linebacker James Houston (41) runs on the field during a play during a preseason game between the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Saturday, August 24, 2024 (Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
