And from the jaws of victory, the Detroit Lions miraculously find snatch away a defeat from the Philadelphia Eagles in a snowy mess of a football game.
In typical Lions fashion, the fourth quarter came and suddenly professional football players forgot how to play...
(And officials forgot the rules a bit too)
But do not blame this on the referees. Yes, the Eagles had a touchdown because of a highly highly highly highly questionable roughing the passer call.
But Jeremy Ross didn't care.
Instead blame the Lions inability to figure out that McCoy got his footing back and was burning them on the same cutback draw play after play after play.
Blame Dominic Raiola for confusing a motion sign for a snap it sign. Then Stafford for not just diving on the ball.
Blame the Lions for managing zero rushing yards in the fourth quarter in conditions that dictated an importance of running the ball.
Philly figured that out. Detroit did not.
This was a game we've seen a thousand times in Detroit. Just with the added bonus of snow.
Every time this team appears to turn a corner, the Same Old Lions creep their heads around the corner and go "pssstt I got somethin for ya buddy."
Next thing you know you wake up in a field in Nebraska without your phone, wallet or pants.
Luckily for the Lions we still have the important edge over the Bears. But it would be nice to be able to control our own destiny and actually take control of it.
But hey... at least we're not the Vikings.
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