Lombardi had no knowledge of Matthew Stafford injury

Admittedly, the Lions are not the same team.

Meanwhile, the defense looks as if it misses Ndamukong Suh. But none of that diminished the sense of relief in the home locker room. I know my guys are there for me, I can handle myself a little bit too. We got exhausted, it was late and the end of the first half it wasn’t very good, that I was disappointed in.

Stafford wouldnt say if hell play either. “You better believe it”. Of course, it did help that the line allowed only one sack while protecting the deceptively mobile Bridgewater with several moving pockets.

The last time Peterson took the field in Minnesota was December 1, 2013, also the date of what had been his most recent 100-yard game.

Raise your hand if you have seen that game before? “Coach Parcells called me last week and said, ‘Hey Mike, it’s human nature”.

The first half at Kansas City and the ultimate narrow escape should serve as a significant reminder to the Broncos that nothing should be taken for granted, especially with Kansas City, San Diego and Oakland all at 1-1 at this stage. The leading rusher was the quarterback, who carried the ball four times for 20 yards. Peterson rushed for an NFL-record 296 yards at the Metrodome, leaving the Chargers running back in awe. Russell Wilson must look his way more often, but offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell needs to get creative in order to get his Pro Bowl tight end involved in the passing game. Peterson posted just 52 total yards on 13 touches. Peterson lost one later in the third quarter, too, but the end zone recovery was negated by Jason Jones lining up in the neutral zone. He has no interceptions, completing 6 of 8 attempts. He fumbled three times (one was wiped away by a penalty) and got bowled over on a pass protection play that lead to his 49-yard run after a Bridgewater shovel pass-it was a great save by Bridgewater. Peterson mustered only 31 yards. He did well once again.

Like previous year, Johnson and Golden Tate (six catches, 80 yards) weren’t enough to balance out an offense that couldn’t run the ball. But Rudolph has one touchdown catch for the Vikings, in two receptions over 16 yards, news analysts note. Corners Terence Newman and Captain Munnerlyn also played well. Although the Vikings had just one sack, defensive end Everson Griffen said Stafford was “getting the ball out quick (because) he didn’t want to get hit”. Going against the same Vikings defense that had been shredded by Carlos Hyde in Week 1, Detroit’s trio of running backs combined for 16 yards on 11 carries. He led the National Football League in rushing during the preseason with 183 yards. It will be the first time he has ever played a game on TCF Bank Stadium. In the fourth, a 23-yard field goal from Blair Walsh made it 26-10. Punter Jeff Locke had a 44-yard net with a long of 53 and two inside the 20. Wide receiver Calvin Johnson had 10 catches but for only 83 yards, and the Lions refused to test Minnesota deep.

-COACHING: A – By all accounts and results, Mike Zimmer handled the season-opening debacle at San Francisco as well as humanly possible. “You can’t let (the loss) linger”. Some guy named Norv Turner.

Q: What stood out the most about the run defense?