DETROIT -- Observed and heard in the locker room following the Detroit Lions' 16-14 victory against the Minnesota Vikings.
Longtime Lions center Dominic Raiola said the possibility of this being his final game in Ford Field did not cross his mind -- similar to what he told me Friday. Raiola’s contract is up at the end of this season. “I still believe I got more,” Raiola said. “That’ll take care of itself. The week-to-week grind is what I’m worried about right now.”
Raiola saw billionaire Warren Buffett on the sidelines before the game, and while the longtime Lions center has Nebraska ties, he said he didn’t go over to the personal friend of Ndamukong Suh to say hello. Raiola said “that’s pretty big-time. I was impressed.” Rashean Mathis joked that he might have to ask Suh for Buffett’s number as well.
Kicker Matt Prater said he didn't think about his longest field goal record when he saw Blair Walsh lining up for a 68-yard field goal to try to win the game. “I don’t think about that because records are meant to be broken and I hope to get a chance to break it,” Prater said. “And bring that record to Detroit.” Prater, who made three field goals Sunday, holds the record right now with a 64-yard field goal.
Devin Taylor continued his somewhat surprising apparel decisions. He left the Detroit locker room Sunday wearing an ugly Christmas sweater with half of a stuffed animal sticking out of the front of it and the other half of the stuffed animal sticking out the back with Taylor in between.
