Examining how important it is for the Detroit Lions to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
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00:00 John, in your opinion, how important is it for the Lions to get the number one seed in the NFC?
00:04 Yeah, Vito, coming off of a bye week, the Detroit Lions sitting at 6-2 now have the opportunity,
00:12 when you look at their upcoming schedule, really to meet lofty expectations. I think the Chargers
00:17 game is going to be very challenging, but I think the rest of the way, I think the only game that
00:22 really on the schedule that should give everybody a lot of pause is the Dallas Cowboys on the road.
00:27 The Detroit Lions should be favored in a lot of contests here. I think this is a team that really
00:33 would benefit from playing a bunch of home playoff games at Ford Field. And here's why.
00:38 I think Jared Goff, the numbers really dictate that he plays at a much higher level at Ford
00:43 Field. I think the confines, the comfy confines of the home crowd, I think will be very tough
00:48 for any team coming in. And Vito, look, quite frankly, I think that the Lions do have a real
00:54 opportunity to stack a bunch of wins here, starting with the Chargers. I don't think
00:58 there's any team upcoming that the Lions don't match up quite well against. And you realize in
01:04 the division, you realize there's chaos all over with the Vikings having to pick up a brand new
01:10 quarterback, but it'll be interesting to see how Dobbs performs the rest of the way.
01:14 But I think moving forward, for the Lions to have the best shot to win as many playoff games this
01:20 year as possible, being that they really didn't upgrade the defense too much at the trade deadline,
01:25 I think having as many home playoff games in front of that home crowd is just really an advantage. I
01:31 think when you look at it, I think the home field advantage that Ford Field presents is among the
01:37 best in the National Football League. So for the Detroit Lions, a young football team, why not have
01:42 as many games at home in the postseason as possible? Should the Lions earn that number one
01:47 seed? I think they'll be one of the toughest outs this postseason. I like that, John. Thanks for all