PODcast recaps Lions-Packers Anthony Zettel Jersey White , organizes a fruit basket for Mason Crosby The life of a kicker is a mixed bag. On every day but Sunday, it’s an easy life for the kicker. At practice, you’re off to the side doing next to nothing all day. Training camp is far from the grueling weeks of practice you see on “Hard Knocks,” and most of the good kickers know their job is safe during the week. But all it takes is one bad Sunday for it all to go up in flames, and for Packers kicker Mason Crosby, his Week 5 game against the Detroit Lions was that nightmare. It’s not often an opposing kicker gets a Bronx cheer at an away game, but Crosby’s afternoon was so bad that he had Lions fans feeling bad for a Packers player. In a way, he accomplished something far greater than any other NFL player this week. Maybe this is how we eventually find World Peace. All we need is the world’s greatest rivals to witness each other humiliate themselves in front of 65,000 people and we’ll all gain a little humility. Anyway Danny Amendola Jersey White , the Lions’ Week 5 win over the Green Bay Packers was about far more than just Mason Crosby, and the PODcast crew breaks it all down in this week’s episode.This week on the PODcastWe, too, feel bad for Mason Crosby, so we organize a local-themed fruit basket to make his day a little better.Was the secondary good or bad? Is the secondary good or bad? Please, please, please, someone give the Lions some credit for a win. What the hell is going on in the “turd” quarter? Bye week: Too early or just at the right time? Breaking down the best Lions individual performances, because get it straight: The Lions won this game Michael Roberts Jersey White , the Packers didn’t just lose it.NEW SEGMENT: Stories from the Press Box! Jeremy details a story about some Cheeseheads in the Press Box breaking the cardinal rule of the press—BUT WITH A TWIST ENDING. Who are the favorites for the NFC North now? Are the Lions true contenders?Mailbag talks local craft beer, Ryan makes some really bad puns, and WE DENOUNCE “BABYTRON.” BABYTRON IS NOT A THING.If you aren’t yet subscribed to the PODcast, here are the brand new links now that we’re part of the Vox Media Podcast Network:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | ART19 DETROIT (AP) — The collapse of the Detroit Lions is essentially complete.There’s still one more game to go, but the Lions are now assured of their first last-place finish since 2012 after a 27-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Detroit actually dominated the first 25 minutes or so, but the Lions allowed Minnesota’s Kyle Rudolph to catch a Hail Mary touchdown with embarrassing ease with no time remaining in the first half.That play put Detroit behind for good.“Each game is different. That’s part of the frustrating part,” Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said. “It’s not one thing, you say, ‘OK Golden Tate III Jersey White , let’s go fix that and we’ll be fine.’ It’s just, it’s tough to win games in the National Football League and for one reason or another, execution and playmaking, we haven’t done enough of it.”Detroit (5-10) will end up in the NFC North cellar for the first time since going 4-12 in 2012 under Jim Schwartz. The Lions fired coach Jim Caldwell after going 9-7 last season, and in the first year under Matt Patricia, they will end up with a worse record than in any of Caldwell’s four seasons in Detroit.One of the low points of Caldwell’s tenure came in 2015, when Aaron Rodgers threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers with no time remaining to give Green Bay a 27-23 win over the Lions. Detroit seemed ill prepared for that play, and the defense wasn’t much better Sunday when Minnesota tried it.“We just have to get a little bit better from an alignment standpoint, we have to get some of those guys in better position Marvin Jones Jr Jersey ,” Patricia said. “Get the guy who caught the ball boxed out and get him out of there. So, a couple details there.”Aside from that Hail Mary, it wasn’t a bad performance by the Lions on defense. They held Minnesota (8-6-1) without a first down for the whole first quarter, and Detroit was up 9-0 in the second.The game turned when the Lions left Adam Thielen all alone on third-and-17, and Kirk Cousins found him for a 40-yard gain. That set up a touchdown with 1:32 left in the half.Minnesota got the ball back, and the Vikings made it to the Detroit 44 with 2 seconds left. Cousins had plenty of time to throw to the end zone, and Rudolph made the catch without even falling down.Detroit managed only 74 total yards in the second half. The offense was without rookie running back Kerryon Johnson and receiver Marvin Jones, both on injured reserve.The Lions dropped their opener at home to the New York Jets, 48-17 back in September. Their home finale Sunday was similar.“We just have to be better as a team and even next year Kerry Hyder Jersey White , it’s not going to get any easier,” defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois said. “We’re going to keep playing playoff teams, now you have to figure out how to beat playoff teams. Don’t even look at the season, just look at playoff teams.”