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| Will Josh Freeman and the Tampa Bay Bucs choke at home against the woeful Detroit Lions? I think so. |
The Detroit Lions are coming off a home victory versus the powerful Green Bay Packers, a game that saw their defense knock out Aaron Rodgers.
Their confidence is at an all-time high. But the team has yet to win on the road and are 4.5 point underdogs as they travel to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Bucs.
"Winning on the road is something that we need to do as a football team," Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said. "One win isn't going to -- say you get one win and then all of a sudden we're going to be undefeated on the road for the next decade -- that's not going to happen. But it will be a step and it is something that we need to accomplish."
The Lions, despite being eliminated from the playoffs are hungry for a road victory.
Meanwhile, the confidence of the Tampa Bay Bucs seems to be wavering, even as they have positioned themselves for a chance at a playoff spot.
"You talk to your team about making good decisions all the time," Tampa head coach Raheem Morris said. "Obviously, you're frustrated with anything that diverts attention away from your team. ... It's diverting away from us being positive and 8-5, and just talking about that stuff."
Tampa has squandered some games the past couple of weeks and could choke down the stretch. They will playing under an extreme amount of pressure knowing that they must defeat the Lions.
The Lions on the other hand are building a program and a huge step in the right direction is a road victory against a good team like the Bucs.
I'm predicting that the Lions get their road win and the Bucs basically eliminate themselves from playoff contention with a disapointing loss.
Detroit Lions 23 Tampa Bay Bucs 21
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