With the playoffs kicking off this weekend, it’s worth reflecting back on Detroit’s 2017 season and taking a look at why they are sitting at home watching the action unfold this weekend instead of being a part of it.
Football truly is a game of inches, and as proof, here’s a total of just five yards that helped keep the Lions out of the playoffs.
WEEK 3 VS. ATLANTA
Situation: 3rd & goal at Falcons 1-yard line with 12 seconds remaining in 4th quarter.
Trailing 30-26 with just 12 seconds remaining in the game, the Lions faced a 3rd and goal at the Atlanta 1-yard line after throwing incomplete passes to Theo Riddick and Kenny Golladay on first and second down.