Chris Hoke details Steelers-Lions, must-win games for Detroit
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50-minute mark on the fan brought to you by South Hills Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Route 19 Peters Township. And the fan hotline presented by Sullivan Super Service, providing trusted plumbing and HVAC service for over 50 years. Chris Hoke joining me here to the top of the hour in studio. Dr. Hokenstein, we like to call him. The Assisted Goals Foundation is helping keep kids in hockey. Join us December 27th and 28th at the RMU Island Sports Center Garden Rink during the Nutcracker Tournament for an equipment sale. Shop discounted used gear from 11 to 4 each day. Sale proceeds help support annual scholarships. Thanks to partners Play It Again Sports, Cranberry Township, the Assisted Goals Foundation, helping keep kids in hockey.
Tell you another guy who's really impressing me these days, and that is Patrick Queen, Chris. He played through an injury clearly against his old team and helped them win. And then I thought he played one of his best games against Miami. He made a huge play on third down, some violent hitting. He really appears to have come on as like one of the heartbeats of the defense. What do you see it? I think he's making plays. I think that he does much better when the D linemen are keeping him clean. He's a smaller, fast guy. He's not like Malik, number 50. Harrison, yeah. Yeah, Malik Harrison. He's a thumper. You know... PQ is more of a guy who likes to fly to the football, keep them clean, he'll make plays for you.
On that third down play that you're referencing, he was on block. Double team came down on the D tackle, he was able to shoot the gap, which he's supposed to do. Inside linebackers are taught to shoot the gap when a defensive tackle gets doubled and made a huge play on third down. That was big. How do you see this game going, Hokie? What's your prediction? Already? Yeah, man. We're coming down to the wire here. We're in a two-minute drive. I think it's going to be a tough ballgame. Over the last 10 weeks, the Lions have won, lost, won, lost, won, lost. I mean, they're very inconsistent. Haven't won back-to-back games in over 10 weeks. So I look at this. They lost last week against the Rams. So to me, it looks like this is a week they're at home.
This is a must-win for them. If they lose this game, they might be on the outside looking in. They control their destiny still. Do they? Yeah.
What are the highlights of Patrick Queen's performance?
But I believe so. I'm fairly confident. Yeah, they have to win out. Yep. But if they lose, then they need help. That's the worst position to be in. You know you love kneecaps. You call them kneecaps, right? Oh, yeah. Kneecap Campbell. Great coach. He's going to have them ready. They're a very physical team. And so I think a lot of things are trending in favor for the Lions in this game. Man, I'll tell you right now, they are on the outside looking in by something like two games. They have to win out. They're in the eighth spot. They're eight and six. And Green Bay holds the seventh spot at nine, four, and one. They're two back in the loss column. They simply have to win out or they're almost 100% cooked because they're probably not catching the Niners, certainly not the Seahawks, and then Tampa Bay's in, whoever wins that division.
Every game now moving forward is a playoff game for them. Yeah. Now let's look at the AFC Hokie. Okay. Steelers appear to be getting hot. It's only two games at the moment. Here's the problem. Everybody is hot in the AFC who's in the playoff picture. I know the Patriots lost a game, but they've won 11 of 12. The Ravens are 6-2 in their last eight. The Jags have won five in a row. The Texans, six in a row. The Broncos, 11 in a row. The Chargers, all these teams are hotter than the Steelers even. And the Steelers have only won two games in a row. Right. And they're 8-6. Who would have thought that we'd be at 8-6 right now after going – we were 6-6, right? And we were just – we bombed. And so you're looking at this right now and thinking, okay, all of these teams are hot.
But those teams are hot. They've got to have a loss. If I was at one of those teams, I'd want a loss here in the next few weeks just to reset, right?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:18
2
What are the highlights of Patrick Queen's performance?
2:18–5:59
3
What makes this game a must-win for the Lions?
5:59–8:25
4
How does the AFC playoff picture look for the Steelers?
8:25–11:59
5
Which teams are the Steelers likely to face in the playoffs?
11:59–12:33
6
Why does Chris Hoke prefer playing the Chargers over the Bills?
12:33–12:52
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