The coaching may have let this one slip away. The Lions trailed 14-0 but stormed back to lead 27-20 at halftime.
Leading 27-23 in sloppy conditions, the Lions took a gamble and faked a field goal, only to fumble away the possession.
The Steelers couldn’t score that well, and those three points were the difference when they took a 30-27 lead. Some ugly plays at the end furthered the demise, as Matthew Stafford was intercepted on a desperate heave that wasn’t necessary trailing only three.
The Steelers punched another one in, finding a wide open player on third down.
We’re too good to lose that game.