![]() A couple more rushes from Reynolds (5, 17 yards) moved Detroit into the red zone. A bullet to Maurice Alexander for 18 and a third-and-short pickup by Tom Kennedy worked the Lions into Steelers territory. With Blough back in, Craig Reynolds got the drive off to a nice start with a 16-yard run thanks to a solid block from left guard Logan Stenberg. The Steelers converted on a 54-yard field goal to push the score to 19-3 Steelers. Tight coverage forced an incompletion on second down, and a nice open-field tackle forced a 2-yard loss on third-and-10. Back-to-back nice plays from Chase Lucas stopped Pittsburgh once they crossed over into Detroit territory. Pickett continued to pick on the Lions reserve cornerbacks, moving the Steelers steadily down field between the 20s. Detroit failed to capitalize on the special teams play and punted after just one first down. 16-0 Steelers.īlocked by #DETvsPIT | CBS /sDKOAY1tPo- Detroit Lions August 28, 2022īoyle remained in for the next offensive drive, but inaccuracies and poor pocket presence caused back-to-back incomplete passes after a nice first-down gain from Jackson. On the next play, Trubisky found Steven Sims, who beat Smith for an easy score. Trubisky found rookie George Pickens for a 22-yard pickup, then hit tight end Pat Freiermuth with Derrick Barnes in coverage for a 32-yard gain, setting the Steelers up at the 6-yard line with 16 seconds left. But a nice punt from Jack Fox and special teams tackle from Malcolm Rodriguez, Trubisky would have to start inside his own 10-yard line.Ī couple penalties, including a pass interference call on Saivion Smith, got the Steelers out of the shadow of their own end zone. With mostly the second-team offense in, Blough couldn’t move the ball downfield, throwing two straight incomplete passes and leaving plenty of time for the Steelers to retaliate. The Steelers were only able to pick up one first down before punting back to Detroit, setting up the Lions with an opportunity for a two-minute drill to end the half. His third-and-17 pass was nearly picked off, but Detroit got to punt instead.ĭetroit pulled most of their defensive starters for Pittsburgh’s next drive, keeping just Derrick Barnes and Malcolm Rodriguez on the field. Brown and Josh Reynolds got the Lions to midfield, but Blough took a sack that put the team behind the sticks. 9-0 Steelers.Ī couple of decent gains to St. But the good field position gave the Steelers an easy 38-yard field goal. The Steelers failed to move the sticks, after Alex Anzalone defended a third-down pass for Trubisky. However, Justin Jackson was stuffed at the line of scrimmage, turning it over deep in their own territory.Īgain, the defense bailed out the turnover from the offense. ![]() Blough scrambled for 7 yards on a third-and-8, giving the Lions an opportunity to go for it on fourth-and-1. The Lions gave David Blough a shot on the team’s fourth offensive drive-with the rest of their first teamers still out there. : Stream on NFL+ /Mz9OumYGR4- NFL August 28, 2022 But the Steelers stacked the box and stymied the Lions’ run game early, forcing a 5-yard loss and a third-and-3 draw play. Tim Boyle started the dive promisingly, side-stepping pressure and finding T.J. ![]() The Lions got the ball first, and-notably-reserve running back Justin Jackson returned the kick to the 29-yard line. Ultimately, the offensive struggles decided the game, though, as Detroit’s ended the preseason with a 19-9 loss to Pittsburgh. Detroit’s defensive starters held Pittsburgh to three three-and-outs out of four offensive drives, and kept them out of the end zone entirely. ![]() On the positive side, the Lions defense held up well against the Steelers’ first-team offense. Boyle finished the game just 5-of-15 for 64 yards and an interception, while David Blough was 17-of-31 for 160 yards and one touchdown-bolstered mainly by fourth quarter success. Unfortunately, neither quarterback stepped up to the occasion, as the first-team offense sputtered with both players behind center. The Lions rested starting quarterback Jared Goff to get a good, long look at both Tim Boyle and David Blough. Now, somebody needs to step up and run this offense, play efficient, play smart, take care of the football, get us the first downs, and when we get down to the red zone score touchdowns for us.” “I mean, somebody needs to step up out of the two and I thought they both progressed last week. “We need somebody to really take the reins here,” coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday. Going into this game, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was hoping to gain some clarity for his backup quarterback battle.
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