To beat the Los Angeles Rams, the Detroit Lions not only had to be at their best, but they needed for some luck to bounce their way and their coaching staff needed to put Detroit in the best positions they could be to win the game. The Lions did get a couple turnovers to keep it close, but there were a lot of curious coaching decisions that may have ultimately cost Detroit their upset bid.
Here are five moments in the game in which coaching decisions may have ended up hurting the team and my personal thoughts on each.