💯. Theres no other explanation at all. Only way to win if youre not anointed is to blow out your opponent. If the lions keep this close, they have a snowballs chance in hell.
It's why GB kept their foot on the gas. I think it's also why SP knew we just had to keep the foot on the gas. If you're a small market or not one of the favored franchises, you have to force your way into the script.