Dominic Raiola Says the Lions are Prepared for the 49ers

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00:03 - They have a very tough matchup here now, Dominic,

00:05 coming up on Sunday.

00:07 Going out to Santa Clara to face the 49ers.

00:10 We know the deal here, number one seed in the NFC.

00:14 You've got Purdy, you've got Christian McCaffrey,

00:17 a very tough defense.

00:18 But I think the one thing that people aren't bringing up

00:22 enough about this Lion team

00:25 is that they've shown you this year

00:28 that they've got the stones to go on the road

00:30 and to put up a big effort.

00:32 Like they're not a team that's just gotten fat

00:34 playing indoors in the dome in Detroit.

00:37 They went to Kansas City opening week on the road

00:39 and took care of business.

00:40 They've gone on the road in some big spots.

00:43 I don't think they're gonna be scared at all

00:45 of a challenge like this going out to Santa Clara.

00:48 - Not at all.

00:50 This team is built to stay in games

00:53 and is built to win games that they are in.

00:56 So I would say the key to this one

00:58 is staying, hanging around and being in the game

01:01 and having positive possessions.

01:04 And possessions that end with punts.

01:06 You turn the ball over to San Francisco

01:08 and that's where Green Bay got in trouble.

01:10 But you gotta hold on the ball.

01:12 You gotta end it with a kick,

01:13 either a punt or a field goal or an extra point.

01:16 So you gotta end every drive like that.

01:18 And this defense definitely has the metal to be in games.

01:23 Obviously we saw that with, like you said,

01:25 that Kansas City with who I think is the best quarterback

01:28 in the game, Patrick Mahomes.

01:30 And so to open the season like that

01:33 and prove to themselves that they can do this

01:35 and it's been a theme for them.

01:38 So they're gonna be all right.

01:40 I mean, shoot, that head coach,

01:42 he would walk into a fiery pit and play.

01:45 So I know what he's built and what he's telling those guys.

01:49 So if you saw his post-game speech,

01:53 the guy was on to San Francisco

01:55 within 20 minutes of finishing that game.

01:58 So they'll be ready to play and it should be a good one.

02:02 I saw those numbers up there.

02:03 I'm definitely taking the plus seven.

02:05 - I'm with you.

02:07 I'm on the plus seven

02:09 and I do think that they can win the game outright.

02:11 I mean, they're seven to one to win the whole thing,

02:14 the Super Bowl.

02:15 And I've already put a couple of tickets in on that as well.

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