Ryan Ermanni joins Live at 11 to preview the Lions game, provide hope for the Tigers, and make a bold prediction about the Michigan Wolverines football team.
PLACE. THEY’VE GOT SO MUCH HISTORY OF SUCCESS THERE, AND BEING ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND GET A WIN WILL FEEL PRETTY GOOD. >> RYAN ERMANNI BRANDON HUDSON. >> IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. SINCE TIKTOK LIONS LAST TWO WEEKS. WE’VE ALWAYS HAD THE SCHEDULE CONFLICTS. THEY DIDN’T WANT US TO BE GREAT, BUT NOW WE’RE HERE. >> HERE WE ARE. LIONS BABY. >> SO 1112. THAT’S FEELING IN YOUR STOMACH. YOU’RE EITHER VERY HUNGRY OR YOU’RE NERVOUS ABOUT TONIGHT. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> IT’S A MEASURING STICK GAME. I THINK. YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO THROUGH THE SCHEDULE WHEN IT COMES OUT AND YOU SEE LIONS AT BALTIMORE, I THINK THIS IS THE ONE GAME ON THE SCHEDULE THAT IF YOU POLLED A MAJORITY OF LIONS FANS BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED, YOU WOULD SAY, L THAT IS A GAME THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY LOSE BECAUSE THEY JUST HAVE NOT SHOWN AN ABILITY TO STOP LAMAR JACKSON IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE NEVER WON A GAME IN BALTIMORE AGAINST THE RAVENS. OH, AND 4 IN 9 STARTS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL LAMAR JACKSON 22 TOUCHDOWN PASSES, ZERO INTERCEPTIONS. JOHN HARBAUGH AT HOME ON MONDAY NIGHT 22 AND THREE. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING AGAINST THE LIONS TONIGHT INCLUDING THAT GUY NUMBER EIGHT OVER THERE. >> IN PURPLE I GET IT I GET IT. AND LAST TIME THEY PLAYED HIM TWO YEARS AGO HE REALLY TOOK HIM OUT. >> BUT THAT’S WHY YOU PLAY THE GAME RIGHT. >> AND I WILL SAY THIS LAMAR JACKSON’S ONLY ONE GUY. HE IS GREAT DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. NOT SO MUCH DURING THE POSTSEASON. WE’RE TALKING REGULAR SEASON HERE. WHO WHO NEEDS TO STEP UP WITH THIS GAME? >> I THINK THE LIONS DEFENSIVE LINE AS A WHOLE OKAY. YOU HAVE GOT TO KEEP CONTAIN ON LAMAR JACKSON. YOU CANNOT LET HIM GO TO THE OUTSIDE, BUY SOME EXTRA TIME AND PICK APART THE LIONS SECONDARY. IF THE LIONS CAN GET SOME PRESSURE. AND WHEN THEY GET PRESSURE THEY’VE GOT TO TAKE HIM TO THE GROUND. IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST GET CLOSE. YOU HAVE TO TAKE EIGHT TO THE GROUND. OTHERWISE IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT FOR THE DETROIT LIONS. >> BALTIMORE’S DEFENSE IS NOTHING TO LAUGH AT EITHER. THEY’VE BEEN ONE OF THE MORE THEY HAVE A DEFENSIVE CALLING CARD. AND SO WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SEE? DO WE NEED TO SEE MORE OF A RUN GAME. DO WE NEED TO SEE JARED GOFF CONTINUE ON HIS FIVE TOUCHDOWN PERFORMANCE. >> WELL I THINK TONIGHT IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG GAME FOR JAHMYR GIBBS. IT HAS TO BE OFFENSIVELY. AND I DO THINK THE LIONS OFFENSE IS GOING TO HAVE SOME SUCCESS. CAN THAT DEFENSE GET A STOP OR TWO EVERY HALF. BECAUSE THAT’S PROBABLY ALL YOU’RE GOING TO NEED IS A STOP OR TWO EACH HALF. >> IT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO LAMAR JACKSON DERRICK HENRY, CAN THEY, YOU KNOW, DO THEIR THING AGAINST THE DEFENSE? I HOPE NOT, WE ALL HOPE NOT. BUT WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER TEAM HERE. THIS IS TOUGH MAN. BECAUSE WE’VE SAID ON THIS COUCH BEFORE WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS DETROIT TIGERS TEAM. AND WE WERE HOPING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GO TO THE WORLD SERIES. NOW IT’S LOOKING LIKE THEY MIGHT EVEN NOT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. >> THEY WOKE UP THIS MORNING IN FIRST PLACE. THEY HAVE A ONE GAME LEAD AGAINST CLEVELAND 18 DAYS AGO. 18 DAYS AGO THEY HAD AN 11 GAME LEAD AND WERE COMPETING FOR THE BEST RECORD IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE. YOU’RE TALKING HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT THE POSTSEASON. NOW THEY MAY NOT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. THEY HAVE SIX GAMES TO GO IN THE REGULAR SEASON. A ONE GAME LEAD ON CLEVELAND. THEY PLAY THE GUARDIANS IN CLEVELAND TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A PLAYOFF SERIES. AND REGARDLESS OF HOW THAT ONE SHAKES OUT, LET’S SAY THE TIGERS WIN TWO OF THREE AND HAVE A TWO GAME LEAD GOING INTO THE FINAL SERIES OF THE YEAR. THEY HAVE THREE AT BOSTON. WHO IS COMPETING FOR A WILD CARD RIGHT NOW. SO IF THE TIGERS DON’T WIN THE DIVISION, THEY COULD VERY WELL MISS THE POSTSEASON. A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING BACK TO 2006 RIGHT NOW, THAT WORLD SERIES RUN, TIGERS GOT OFF TO A 59 AND 29 START IN THE SECOND HALF. THEY WERE 36 AND 38 AND BLEW THE DIVISION. THEY DID EARN A WILD CARD THOUGH. THAT’S WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT. IF THEY DON’T WIN THE DIVISION THEY MIGHT NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES THIS YEAR DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR. >> AND I THINK UNLIKE 2006, THIS YEAR THERE ARE TWO WILD CARD SPOTS. SO LAST TIME THERE WERE ONLY. >> ONE THREE. THERE’S THREE THIS YEAR. YES. >> YEAH OKAY. >> SO THE YANKEES DEFINITELY HAVE ONE. BOSTON HAS ONE. AND HOUSTON AND CLEVELAND IS TIED FOR ONE NOW. BUT WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS REAL QUICK. SEATTLE IS WINNING THE DIVISION SEATTLE HOUSTON. >> ARE YOU MORE FAVORED DO YOU THINK HAVE HAS A PLAYOFF OPPORTUNITY THE DETROIT TIGERS OR THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES. OH SEE WHAT I DID THERE. >> I THINK THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES ARE GOING TO COMPETE FOR A PLAYOFF. I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A HOME GAME IN ANN ARBOR. ALL RIGHT, IN DECEMBER. >> THERE YOU GO. >> IN ROUND ONE OF THE PLAYOFFS. >> WE’RE GOING TO CLOCK IT AND REVISIT THIS. LOOK IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON THE LIONS RIGHT BEFORE THE GAME, MAKE SURE YOU TUNE INTO THE SPORTS OFFICE. IT STREAMS ON FOX LOCAL EVERY NIGHT 7 TO 730. YOU CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION. SCAN THE QR CODE RIGHT NOW. DO IT RIGHT NOW SO YOU DON’T FORGET IT’S ON YOUR SCREEN. GET THE FOX APP. EASY WAY TO GET IN THE GAME. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS RIGHT BEFORE THE GAME AND TUESDAY COME BACK. >> AND YOU’VE GOT ME EXCITED ABOUT A MICHIGAN HOME GAME IN DECEMBER. THERE YOU GO. PLAYOFFS.
