Week 13 · 2025–26 season
Lions
L 24-31 vs Packers · Nov 27, 2025
Misery Index · Despair
Lions fans are blaming Holmes for the pass rush, mourning Decker, and reliving the 2023 NFCCG on a loop.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
Thanksgiving at Ford Field, and J.Love carved it up at will — D.Wicks deep, C.Watson for 51, even R.Doubs from two yards out, each haymaker landing before the defense could answer. J.Goff and J.Williams kept it within a score, but M.Parsons sacking Goff at the GB 13 with three minutes left sealed a season-defining sweep. The pass rush problem isn't new, it isn't fixable in December, and the holiday audience just saw exactly why.
What fans said
“Swept by the packers and embarrassed on Thanksgiving.”
u/otf1024▲ 506despair
“Shoutout to Brad for not doing shit about our pass rush for three years in a row.”
u/Megistrus▲ 288rage
“Brad Holmes is an arrogant airhead and this one really grinds my gears to think Davenport was your answer for edge help.”
u/chaamp33▲ 80rage
“Ragnow might as well stay at the crib, this season’s done.”
u/Elite_Alice▲ 127despair
“I absolutely expected a 2023 Eagles-like regression this year, but fuck does it suck to be validated.”
u/Paper_Clip100▲ 103despair
“Total losers.”
u/Miserable_Carry_4763▲ 73rage
14 more
“I can't fucking believe they gave them that timeout. What a joke.”
u/JulioMcLaughlin2▲ 43rage
“Turned off my tv the second i saw packers eating on our field”
u/Ok_Put_5567▲ 67rage
“That 2023 NFCCG is only getting more and more painful.”
u/skier0224▲ 92despair
“I hope we get another crack but that one is always gonna haunt me.”
u/NorrinBanner▲ 66despair
“I hope Brad’s arrogance in his refusal to upgrade the roster and Dan’s “we’re good” haunt them for a long time.”
u/dead_drunk_and_naked▲ 26rage
“1-10 on our last fourth downs…”
u/gogreengolions▲ 323frustration
“We are going to relive 2023 over and over like a nightmare”
u/bloodlion87▲ 23despair
“We're certifiably mid. Our offense struggles to gain explosives, we only establish the run because Gibbs is a unicorn.”
u/Barebonesim▲ 56frustration
“Decker needs to retire, Goff can't escape pressure to save his life and now Amon-Ra hurt”
u/Extremeaty▲ 225frustration
“This loss really is basically a season killer...”
u/motorcity612▲ 25despair
““We’re good” and we’re 32nd in pass rush win rate”
u/CoolHandHazard▲ 142sarcasm
“i hate that i love this team so much”
u/VariousDisk317▲ 140frustration
“That's what happens when you go from an elite offensive line, especially in the run game to a mediocre one.”
u/FDTFACTTWNY▲ 27frustration
“He’s been a $180 million paper weight.”
u/SeasonCertain▲ 33frustration