NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
Not only will CBS and Paramount+ be carrying one of the most anticipated NFL games left on the 2024 schedule this Sunday, but “The NFL Today,” the award-winning pregame show, will be onsite in Detroit, just outside Ford Field, to preview the Lions’ Week 15 showdown with the Buffalo Bills.
Ahead of the matchup (4:25 p.m. ET kickoff), Emmy Award-winning “NFL Today” host James Brown spoke with CBSSports.com to anticipate both the atmosphere and the contenders driving it:
How confident are you that Bills-Lions could be a Super Bowl LIX preview?
Brown: At this point in time, it’s a very fair assessment. But there’s still four more weeks to go. Anything can change, and we’ve seen that happen. But at this snapshot in time, yes, they both look good.
I’ll preface this by saying also what John Madden taught me many years ago, God bless him: Until the defending champions have been dethroned, I’m still gonna give them their due respect. … [The Chiefs have] leadership. Andy Reid. Patrick Mahomes. … He’s got them in position to win games better than anyone else. He is still the quarterback of the league right now, so I wouldn’t rule them out.
But at this point in time, Josh Allen is showing that he still has a tremendous upside yet to be attained in his game. I’ve never poo-pooed players, but it’s clear that when you’ve got a diva wide receiver that you’ve gotta keep happy, he may have been forcing some things [in past years.] Now, he can go wherever the open person is. And when they’re not there, he is still a one-man Paul Bunyan wrecking crew. He is willing his team across the goal line. … [And] let’s give Sean McDermott his credit. That man knows how to coach.
How has the atmosphere in Detroit changed in just the last few years?
Brown: That futility [is gone]. They [the Lions] are the darlings of the town. They represent the grit and determination of that blue-collar city. Dan Campbell is…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-nfl-today-in-detroit-james-brown-talks-bills-vs-lions-potential-super-bowl-preview-josh-allens-rise/
Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2024-12-11 19:14:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
