" Greetings from Detroit this is John -- for fox sports as we get ready for this -- match up. Between the one in five Detroit Lions in the Owens haven't St. Louis Rams. Now I've been here in this situation before team under first year head coach sorely in need of a win and you need a win for a couple of reasons it's fun. To win in the NFL it's miserable will lose in the NFL. You know progress is being made on both sides the Detroit Lions under rookie head coach Jim Schwartz feel like progress is being made they have that one waivers watched him. But -- an airplane and -- and seventeen they feel like they need that win under Steve Spagnuolo they have lost seventeen straight. Again I was on in this situation in Tampa 1996. Under -- schedule we're one and it eight. Under -- we could feel progress been in the eight which you need that -- to validate your progress amongst each other as a team collectively. In the community you're you're -- community. They don't see the progress that you feel within those doors and for the community to feel like progress has been -- you need depth. Both teams are hungry for a win -- searched for win now injuries may play a big factor in this game star quarterback Matthew Stafford has missed the last couple of games. With a dislocated the he looks to be back on Sunday we will see it's game time decision same thing for Calvin Johnson the star wide receiver. This is probably a little more doubtful didn't practice on Friday it was very limited throughout the week. We'll see without Calvin Johnson Bryant Johnson -- his north Brandon Pettigrew have to pick up that slack. She estimates the great game here in Detroit we'll see. NFL's Sunday. It's another thing. --"