It wasn’t exactly a fair fight on Saturday night. The Detroit Lions trotted out most of their second-string players against Pittsburgh Steelers starters and it showed. After the Lions forced a quick three-and-out for Ben Roethlisberger, it was all Steelers after that. Detroit looked overmatched, because they were.
But that doesn’t excuse some of the performances from Detroit. There were some undeniably bad performances from players who have no business struggling. There were some good moments, too, with most coming in the second half of the game.
For now, let’s focus on the offensive side of the ball.