The Detroit Lions will beat the Atlanta Falcons

Lions vs Falcons

9:30 AM ET, October 26, 2014
Wembley Stadium, London

Coverage: FOX
Live Stream: NFL GameDay

On Sunday morning, we will have a couple of teams that are moving in the opposite meeting up in London to play an American football game. The Detroit Lions are struggling to put up points on the board, but have found ways to win behind their strong defense. The Atlanta Falcons are struggling to do anything right and are hoping that they can figure something out while they are in London. Hopefully playing in a new country can help them out.

More from NFL

• Denver Broncos’ stud wide receiver might be out for a while
• Chicago Bears HC Matt Eberflus speaks on a number of team issues
• Ranking the top 5 Most Impressive Winning Streaks in NFL History
• Roschon Johnson showing he can be Chicago Bears RB1
• 10 current players bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame on first ballot

They Falcons will catch a break with Calvin Johnson still nursing the ankle injury. Without Johnson on the field, the Lions offense isn’t as potent. They still have the talent of Golden Tate to throw to, but you can’t replace a player of Johnson’s caliber. Johnson isn’t officially out for the game at this point, but signs point to him taking another break.

The Falcons have talent on offense, but they are unable to get things rolling in the right direction with the mess they have on the offensive line. The defense is shaky as well. They need a lot of help.

Falcons head coach Mike Smith doesn’t care about all the injuries on his roster and doesn’t want to make any excuses.

"“We have nine games left and I know every man in that room and every coach in that room will work … this week to get prepared to play the Detroit Lions,” Smith said. – ESPN"

He has a lot of work that needs to get done. Winning against the Lions would be a huge step in the right direction. I just don’t  see it happening though.

Expect the Lions to leave this game with the win. They are hungry. Their defense is hungry and the offense has enough talent to get past the poor Falcons defense.

Lions 24 – Falcons 13

 For more game day previews, check out our NFL Preview page.