The Detroit Lions fell to 8-7 with a surprising 29-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday — and now the Lions’ possibilities of making the playoffs stand at solely 6%, based on NFL Subsequent Gen Stats.
Detroit trailed the Steelers for many of the second half after quarterback Jared Goff was sacked for a security with 9:42 left within the third quarter, giving Pittsburgh a 12-10 lead. That set the stage for a wild fourth quarter, which started with the Steelers following the protection with a 17-play, almost 10-minute drive that culminated in a discipline purpose.
After Pittsburgh took a 15-10 lead, its protection compelled a three-and-out, and 4 performs later the Steelers scored on a 45-yard landing run by Jaylin Warren to push their benefit to 2 scores.
The Lions offense, which at this level within the second half had run solely six performs for negative-eight yards, lastly obtained going. Jared Goff led a 10-play, 74-yard landing drive in beneath 4 minutes to chop the result in 22-17. Kalif Raymond introduced Detroit inside one rating with a clutch landing on fourth down.
However Pittsburgh struck again nearly instantly. Three performs after the Raymond rating, the Steelers have been again in the long run zone courtesy of one other 45-yard landing run by Warren.
The Lions answered, nevertheless, engineering one other 10-play drive capped by a Jahmyr Gibbs landing.
Chaos started on the following drive. Pittsburgh made all of it the way in which to Detroit’s 18-yard line and referred to as on Chris Boswell for a 37-yard discipline purpose. Boswell doinked the kick off the precise upright, placing Detroit in place to drive for the go-ahead rating with slightly over two minutes remaining.
With just one timeout, the Lions drove the ball all the way in which to the pink zone. With beneath 25 seconds to go, Detroit had a 1st and purpose from the one-yard line. That’s when extra insanity ensued.
First, the Lions appeared to attain a go-ahead landing, just for the rating to be referred to as again due to an offensive cross interference.
Earlier than the following snap, Detroit was referred to as for a false begin, pushing the offense from the 1-yard line all the way in which again to the 15-yard line. After a seven-yard cross introduced them nearer to the top zone, Goff threw back-to-back incompletions, together with a third-down drop by Isaac TeSlaa in the long run zone.
After which on fourth down, a controversial name ended the sport. Goff threw full to Amon-Ra St. Brown, however he was in need of the top zone. As he was being pushed again by defenders, St. Brown pitched the ball again to Goff, who dove into the top zone for a landing as time expired.
There have been a number of flags on the play, nevertheless, and after an extended dialogue, the referees dominated that though Goff had scored, St. Brown had dedicated offensive cross interference, wiping out the landing and ending the sport.
The Lions entered the sport in eighth place and on the surface of the playoff image within the NFC. Detroit nonetheless has a path to the postseason, however it’s a slim one.
The Lions might want to win their remaining two video games in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears (each on the highway), whereas the Inexperienced Bay Packers might want to lose their ultimate two video games of the season in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings.
