SAN DIEGO – Burning questions –big lead by the Lions, big fade by the Lions, impact of turnovers, strategic calls and other issues as the Lions opened the season with a 33-28 loss to the San Diego Chargers:
Question: Two words – what happened: the Lions had a 21-3 lead with 8:49 left in the second quarter, and they got steamrollered the rest of the way.
What happened?
A. There’s no mystery. On offense, they couldn’t sustain ball control after going 80 yards on eight plays on their opening possession.