Let’s get into the report card for this Lions collapse. Those are two isolated incidents, but they are symptomatic of the larger issue Detroit’s coaching staff generated for the team. The attempt was no good, and it gave the Vikings a short field to drive down the field to score the game-winning touchdown. This time, they elected to try a 54-yard field goal to push the lead to six. The problem that appeared though was on the following drive, when Detroit was faced with a 4th-and-four with a chance to put the game way. That attempt in a vacuum is perfectly okay, Detroit was playing aggressively all game.
The attempt was unsuccessful, and they turned the ball over on downs. On fourth and short from the Vikings’ 30-yard line, Detroit went for it rather than attempting a 47-yard field goal. This game wasn’t the Vikings rising to the occasion and stealing the game from the Lions, it was Detroit giving it to them.Īfter the Vikings closed the lead to three points, Detroit had an offensive drive deep into Vikings territory. The fact the Lions lost is not the most frustrating part, it’s how they lost. Ultimately a last-minute touchdown pass by Kirk Cousins lifted the Vikings to a comeback win. Then an avalanche of self-inflicted wounds struck Detroit as the lead evaporated. Up by a score of 24-14, things were looking up as Dan Campbell closed in on his first road win. Through three quarters, and even into the last 10 minutes of the game, the Detroit Lions were in a position to win on Sunday. The Detroit Lions fell on Sunday by a score of 28-24 to the Minnesota Vikings, in large part due to a cascade of errors late in the game.
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