Matt Lombardo

Good evening, and season’s greetings.

Someone is “SO Excited” to watch Rudolph 🦌 🎅🏻

Thanks for the feedback! I’ll try to play around with it this weekend. Good call on the hashmarks, especially!

I messed around this morning in Canva over coffee.

New logo, same great new-age NFL analysis with a deep old school respect for the sport.

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1000%

Especially when you look at his fourth quarter against the Lions. Almost singlehandedly stonewalled Detroit’s comeback bid.

Always sprinkle the cinnamon on top. Always!

I have done it before, and sprinkled some cinnamon on top … may go that route again. Always open to suggestions!

There’s a farm near us that makes and sells incredible eggnog, which means it’s time for my annual question to followers … What’s the perfect liquor to mix into it?

Very fair. They came up very small in the biggest game of their season.

Seriously, start the Jahmyr Gibbs MVP conversation.

What. Are. These. Refs. Watching.

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Jahmyr Gibbs is inevitable.

Whoa. The Lions’ defense just went bust and Dak Prescott just made Ford Field sound like when Jayden Daniels silenced it back in January …

Brandon Aubrey is a cheat code.

Kickers, man …

Last spot, up for grabs!!

Trading field goals for touchdowns against the Lions is self sabotage.

Pickens was interfered with there and really nearly made a one-handed catch, still. Wild.

Great balance, pad level, and patience by David Montgomery on that touchdown run.

They’re Lions just attack defenses in so many ways.

Jack Campbell night in Detroit. Huge takeaway by the Lions’ defense. They’re swarming right now.

Lot of teams did. Have to remember what came with selecting Carter at that time

Officiating already careening off the rails …

Quintessential Lions drive there. Big plays to Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams’ speed, and a heavy dose of Gibbs.

Rinse, repeat, bite off kneecaps.

We got the view!

Seriously, what the hell were the refs and replay folks looking at? That was clearly and obviously a safety.

Come on.

Old enough to remember the heat Brad Holmes and the Lions took for taking Jack Campbell and Jahmyr Gibbs early. Both are cornerstone players, and Gibbs may be the most explosive offensive talent in the sport …